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2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHY 111 - Physics for Science and Engineering I

Credits 4Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: MTH 111 (151) or MTH 113 (153); Corequisite: MTH 114 (154)
Calculus-based introduction to the concepts of classical mechanics, emphasizing problem solving and covering the same topics as PHY 113. Topics include 1- and 2-dimensional kinematics and dynamics; Newton’s Laws of Motion; work, energy and momentum; and rotational motion and angular momentum. Many of these topics are further explored in laboratory experiments. This course may be repeated as PHY 113.
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