Sep 10, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalogue

PHYS 11100 - Physics for the Physical Sciences I

Course Credit: 1.25
Maximum Credit: 0
(B&MB, CHEM, ESCI, GEOL)
The first course in the three-semester Physics for the Physical Sciences introductory sequence. Topics include classical Newtonian mechanics, fluid dynamics, gravitation, periodic motion, and thermodynamics.  Necessary for students who might
major or minor in Physics or Chemical Physics, or pursue any area of engineering.  Appropriate for students majoring in other STEM fields, particularly the physical sciences. Prerequisite(s): MATH-11000 (or MATH-11100, MATH-10700/MATH-10800), PHYS-11100L Annually. [MNS, QL]