PH 201 General Physics

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Offers the first term of a three-term sequence of introductory algebra-based college physics. Includes kinematics, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, and rotation.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); and placement into MTH 251 (or higher), or completion of MTH 112Z (or higher); cocurrent registration in PH 214 or successful completion of course; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Student Learning Outcomes:

Apply mathematical and physical principles to specific problems based on identified physics topics.
Evaluate reliability and relevance of physical evidence gathered by self and others. Distinguish among science, pseudoscience, and other fields.
Apply mathematical and physical principles to observed, measured, and given physical data to make predictions and explain past observations.Explain relevance of physical principles to problem-solving.

General Education Outcomes:

Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models, and solutions and generate further questions.
Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner.
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment.

Content Outline
Required textbook for college credit: College Physics; Knight, Jones, and Field; Pearson Addison Wesley
ISBN: 1st edition (preferred) 080530634X or 0805390626; 2nd edition 0321595491, 0321815408, or 0321815114; or 3rd edition 0321879724 or 0321902556

Math Review
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
Science
- Demarcation
- Laboratory ethics
- Error estimation and propagation
- Hypothesis testing
- Scientific writing
Kinematics
- 1-dimensional motion
- 2-dimensional motion
Dynamics
- Newton’s laws of motion
- Energy, work and power
- Momentum and collisions
Rotation
- Rotational kinematics
- Rotational dynamics
Universal Gravity
- Gravitational force
- Gravitational potential energy