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Physics

Overview

College Physics is a two-semester sequence addressing such topics as measurement, motion, energy, fixed axis rotation, oscillations, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and atomic and particle physics.

This course satisfies the General Education requirement of a laboratory science elective and provides opportunities to develop the following competencies: written and oral communication, scientific and quantitative reasoning, critical analysis and reasoning, technological competency, and information literacy.

Selected learning outcomes

Explain and use key concepts governing the motion of specific mechanical systems.
Develop problem-solving strategies based on the relevant physical principles and their mathematical representations.
Apply the scientific method to laboratory investigations of phenomena illustrating classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electrostatics, electric circuits, optics and waves.
Synthesize, interpret, and communicate in writing the results of laboratory investigations.

Resources

Course structure and syllabus excerpts

The RC time constant in OpenStax problems (PDF)

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