PHS4550 - General Physics I

5 hour(s)
Elective Type: Laboratory Science
Kansas Regents Shared Number: [KRSN PHY1010/1011/1012]
Description Topics include mechanics-linear motion, rotational motion, force, work, energy, momentum, and conservation principles; heat-temperature, ideal gas, heat as a form of energy, first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, and entropy; wave motion-simple harmonic motion, elasticity, and the wave equation. This class is designed for students needing five hours of physics without calculus.

Course Classification: 3 cr. Lecture/2 cr. Lab
Prerequisite(s): MTH4425 - Trigonometry

Course Outcomes/Procedures: PHS4550 General Physics I Course Procedure