PHY-151 University Physics I
First semester of a two-semester sequence suitable for transfer students pursuing degrees in engineering, computer science, physics, or professional programs which require calculus-based physics. Topics include motion in one and two dimensions, force laws, energy, momentum, conservation principles, gravity, rotational motion, static equilibrium, and fluids. PHY101 or high school physics with a C or better is strongly recommended. This course carries SUNY General Education Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) credit.
Prerequisite
MAT-271 with a grade of 'C' or better.
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Course Outline
Department
Science and Technology
Course Description
First semester of a two-semester sequence suitable for transfer students pursuing degrees in engineering, computer science, physics, or professional programs which require calculus-based physics. Topics include motion in one and two dimensions, force laws, energy, momentum, conservation principles, gravity, rotational motion, static equilibrium, and fluids. PHY101 or high school physics with a C or better is strongly recommended. This course carries SUNY General Education Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) credit.
Credit Hours
4Prerequisites
MAT-271 with a grade of 'C' or better.
SUNY General Education Course
- Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning
Course Learning Outcomes
- Apply Newton's laws of motion and the conservation laws in the study of mechanical systems.
- Make and analyze measurements of physical phenomena, applying the proper use of units, dimensions, statistics, uncertainty, graphing, and calculation.
- Apply arithmetic, algebraic, geometric, and Calculus principles to the analysis of mechanical physical systems.
- Connect physics to other sciences, the arts, and everyday life.
Topic Outline
- 1. Units, conversions, and dimensional analysis
- 2. Precision, accuracy, and uncertainty analysis
- 3. Kinematics in one dimension
- a. Constant acceleration
- b. Variable acceleration
- 4. Vectors and coordinate systems
- 5. Kinematics in two dimensions
- 6. Force and motion
- a. Variable forces
- 7. Newton's laws and applications
- a. Friction
- b. Drag
- 8. Conservation laws
- 9. Work and energy
- a. Work done by constant forces
- b. Work done by variable forces
- 10. Impulse and momentum
- 11. Torque and rotational motion
- a. Deriving the moment of inertia
- 12. Static equilibrium
- 13. Elasticity
- a. Young's modulus
- b. Shear modulus
- 14. Gravitation
- 15. Fluid mechanics