Algebra-based Physics: mechanics, heat, and sound (customarily taken by premedical, preveterinary, and predental students).PREREQ: MAT 172, or MAT 171 and MAT 108, or satisfaction of requirements forplacement into calculus I (MAT 175).

This course is a quantitative study of the principles and techniques of physics. It is the first half of a one-year survey of physics. The following topics are studied: equilibrium of a rigid body, planar motion of bodies, Newtons laws, work and energy, conservation principles, elasticity and periodic motion, fluid statics and dynamics, temperature, heat thermodynamics, and mechanical waves. This course is designed for students with an interest in the natural sciences, computers, mathematics, or statistics.Not open to students who have completed PHY 2001 and PHY 2002L, PHY 3004, or PHY 3010.

Introduction to principles and methods of physics. Topics include Newton's Laws of Motion, mechanics, heat, and sound. (Recommended for Liberal Arts and life science majors, including biology and psychology.)

3 hours lecture, 1 hour recitation, 3 hours laboratory; 5 creditsIntroduction to mechanics, heat, and sound. Intended for students interested in the biological sciences, medicine, or dentistry. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed any of the following: Physics *1111 [1.1], *1112 [1.2], *1150 [1.5].) STEM variant course - Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core Scientific World requirement. Prerequisite: a grade of B or higher in Mathematics *1011 [2.9] or 1026 [2.92] or 1012 or a grade of C or higher in Mathematics 1201 [3.3]; or placement in Mathematics *1201 [3.3] on the basis of the calculus placement test. Students who think they are insufficiently prepared in problem solving are advised to take Physics *1111 [1.1] and *1112 [1.2] instead of Physics *1100 [1].

This classroom and laboratory two-semester course includes the study of concepts and principles of physics in the areas of mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, and atomic physics plus an introduction to quantum physics and relativity theory. Algebra and simple trigonometry are used.Note: This course satisfies Pathways Life and Physical Science and Scientific World areas.

Intended for Biology and Health Science majors. Weight, balance; forces and torques exerted by muscles; introduction to motion and fluid flow; conservation of energy in animate and inanimate systems; energy consumption and metabolism; heat, gravitation, molecular potential energies; energy levels and transitions; binding and dissociation in large and small systems; free energy in chemistry and biology. Articulated experiments include mechanical systems simulating forces and torques in the human arm, energy conversion such as electrical energy to heat. (science)(LP)(SW). Prerequisite: MTH 123 or MTH 125.

PHYS 20300 General Physics I: For majors in the life sciences (biology, medicine, dentistry, psychology, physical therapy) and for liberal arts students. Algebra based introductory physics course covering: vectors, kinematics, Newton's laws, equilibrium, gravitation, motion in a plane, work and energy, impulse and momentum, rotation and angular momentum, simple harmonic motion, fluids, heat, and thermodynamics. Use of mathematics is restricted to elementary algebra and some trigonometry. PHYS 20300 required for Premed, Predent., Bio-Med., and all Life Science students. Prereq.: MATH 19500. 3 lect., 2 lab/workshop hrs., 4 cr. Materials fee $10

A one-semester course for students of Architecture. Translational and rotational equilibrium. Newton's laws of motion and vibrations. Work, energy and power. Fluids and temperature. Heat and energy transfer.

First semester of two-semester introductory physics course using algebra

Topics include kinematics, vectors, forces, Newton's law of motion, weight, gravitational field, free fall, non-uniformly accelerated motion, momentum and impulse, kinetic and potential energy, heat and thermodynamics, illumination and photometry, reflection of light, refraction.

First term of non-calculus two-semester lecture and laboratory course in classical and modern physics. Includes study of mechanics, heat, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics, harmonic motion and waves. Physical principles are demonstrated and students receive hands on laboratory experience. Corequisite: MAT 01400. Note: Recommended for students in liberal arts, pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy, pre-optometry and allied health.

This course is the first part of a year-long algebra-based physics sequence intended for life science and liberal arts majors. The sequence also fulfills the physics requirement for pre-professional programs in the health sciences. Among the subjects covered in the course are kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, conservation of linear momentum, rotational motion,Newton's gravitation, fluids, and oscillations.CUNY Pathways: Flexible Core-Scientific World OR Required Core-Life & Physical Sciences

This is the introductory course in physics designed for students majoring in the biological sciences. The course includes the basic laws of mechanics, energy and momentum conservation, and thermal properties of matter.

This course is the first part of the four semester calculus physics sequence. Topics include vectors, kinematics and dynamics of particles, work, energy conservation, linear and angular momentum conservation, rotational kinematics and dynamics, harmonic motion and fluid statics and dynamics.

A beginning course for technology students. Topics include units, vectors, equilibrium, linear motion, Newton's laws, circular motion, angular motion, momentum, vibration, and fluid motion. Emphasis is on applications. A working knowledge of simple algebra is assumed.

PH-301 and 302 are designed for students who need or want two semesters of noncalculus physics, such as those planning careers in optometry, dentistry, and other medically-related fields. Topics include elementary particles, conservation laws, vectors, laws of motion, linear and angular momentum, energy, gravitation, and thermodynamics.

Must be taken initially with PHYS 1211. May be taken alone if a passing grade has been received in PHYS 1211. A non-calculus-based course primarily for majors in life sciences, pre-health professions, and liberal arts. Mechanics, thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and sound. No previous knowledge of physics is required.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F

Laboratory component of the General Physics I course. Includes experiments in the areas of mechanics and thermodynamics. Must be taken initially with PHYS 1214. May be taken alone if a passing grade has been received in PHYS 1214.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F

Introduction to instrumentation, data acquisition, analysis, and presentation. Experiments include: equilibrium; motion, energy and momentum measurements; harmonic oscillations; elasticity; and heat. Not open to students with credit in PHYS 151.

An introduction, intended for life science majors, to the basic concepts of physics. Topics may include: equilibrium motion, Newton's laws, gravitation, work and energy, momentum, rotation, harmonic motion, statics and dynamics of fluids, thermal properties of matter. Not open to students with credit in PHYS 151 or 117.