Sep 07, 2024  
2024-2025 SCC Catalog 
    
2024-2025 SCC Catalog

PHY 221 - University Physics I


Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Credits: 4

Description: This is the first of a sequence of courses. The course includes a calculus-based treatment of the following topics: vectors, laws of motion, rotation, vibratory, and wave motion.

Prerequisite(s): Take MAT 140  with a minimum grade of C.
Course Topics:
  • Metric Unit and Scientific Notation
  • Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
  • Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
  • Motion and Force: Dynamics
  • Further Applications of Newton’s Laws
  • Gravitation and Newton’s Synthesis
  • Work and Energy
  • Conservation of Energy
  • Linear Momentum and Collision
  • Rotational Motion about a Fixed Axis
  • General Rotation
  • Static Equilibrium: Elasticity and Fracture
  • Fluids
  • Oscillations
  • Wave Motion
  • Sound
  • Temperature, Thermal Expansion, and the Ideal Gas Law
  • Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • Heat and the first Law of Thermodynamics
  • The Laws of Thermodynamics

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Required Materials:
  • Scientific, graphic calculator (TI series)

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A =  90 - 100
B =   80 - 89
C =   70 - 79
D =   60 - 69
F =     0 - 59


Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Explain basic physics principles and concepts in kinematics, linear and rotational dynamics, oscillation and wave, and thermodynamics.
  2. Utilize analytical and logical reasoning in solving scientific problems.
  3. Utilize effective strategies to collect, verify, and manage information from a variety of sources.
  4. Demonstrate oral communication skills in collaborative group work and presentations.
  5. Demonstrate competence in the terminology, mathematics, and scientific methods used within the discipline.

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2024-2025