PHYS 1116 - Physics I: Mechanics and Special Relativity

(PBS)

Fall, spring. 4 credits.

Forbidden Overlap: Students may receive credit for only one course in the following group: PHYS 1101, PHYS 1112, PHYS 1116, PHYS 2207. In addition, students may not receive credit for both PHYS 1116 and PHYS 2216. Prerequisites: good secondary school physics course, proficiency with basic calculus (at the level of MATH 1910 or MATH 1120), and enjoyment of puzzle-solving. More analytic than PHYS 1112; intended for students who are comfortable with a deeper, somewhat more abstract approach; intended mainly but not exclusively for prospective majors in physics, astronomy, or applied and engineering physics. Corrective transfers between PHYS 1116 and PHYS 1112 (in either direction) encouraged during the first three weeks of instruction.

J. Alexander (fall) and L. McAllister (spring).

At the level of An Introduction to Mechanics by Kleppner and Kolenkow.