2013-2014 Catalog

PHYS 110A Principles of Physics IA

2.0 - 1.5 - 2.5

Prerequisite

(2) College-level reading, writing, and math proficiency; and MATH 1310

Course Description

This course is the first half of an algebra-based college physics sequence. The course is taught as three courses (PHYS 110A, 110B, and 110C) that include lecture and lab. All three courses must be successfully completed to transfer as a semester-length course. Students are strongly encouraged to stay with the same instructor throughout their physics series of five-week sessions. Topics include kinetics, vectors, Newton laws, work, and energy.