PHS181 Physics for Non-Sci Majors I

Lead Faculty: Dr. Nataliya V. Serdyukova

Course Description

Non-calculus based general physics course for non-science majors. Study of one-dimensional and two-dimensional kinematics, dynamics, statics, work, energy, linear momentum, solids and fluids, temperature and kinetic theory, heat, vibrations and waves, and electrostatics.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and define physical quantities.
• Apply principles and laws of classical mechanics to explain physical phenomena and solve problems.
• Explain different physical processes from an energetic point of view.
• Interpret fundamental principles of behavior of the charge in an electric field.
• Apply the laws of kinetic theory of gases.
• Define basic principles of vibrations and wave propagation.