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(UNDER REVIEW) 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

PHYS 161 - Physics I: Mechanics and Heat

4.00 credit hours
Newton’s Laws of motion, energy conservation, rotational motion, thermodynamics. Laboratory required, includes experimental physics and an introduction to computational modeling. Credit may be earned for only one of PHYS 131  and PHYS 161.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 151  or concurrent enrollment.
Cardinal Directions Designation(s): Sciences.


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