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PHY-231 General Physics I3 credits
Corequisites: PHY-231L
A non-calculus survey of physics topics including motion, forces, work, energy, and thermal physics. Facility with algebra and trigonometry will be assumed. Students with secondary school experience in physics and/or mathematics through calculus are strongly urged to take the PHY-271 - PHY-272 sequence. Three lectures weekly. In special circumstances, this course may be taken for 3 credits without lab. Consult instructor. Credit for PHY-231 will not be granted to students who have completed PHY-271.
PHY-231L General Physics I Lab1 credit
Corequisites: PHY-231
An integral part of PHY-231 with which the lab should normally be taken concurrently. One laboratory weekly. Credit for PHY-231L will not be granted to students who have completed PHY-271L.
