PHYS 1A PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS FOR CHEMISTRY AND LIFE SCIENCES I

4 Units 3 hours lecture 3 hours lab
Transfers: CSU, UC
Prerequisite: MATH 3A or 3AH
The study of mechanics, vibration and waves, fluids and thermodynamics. Topics include kinematics, and dynamics in one and two dimensions; Newton’s Laws of motion; energy and momentum; conservation principles, statics; kinematics and dynamics of rotation; elasticity; Hookes’ Law; simple harmonic motions; wave behavior; interference and standing waves; properties of fluids; Pascal’s and Bernoulli’s principles; temperature, heat, calorimetry, the gas laws, laws of thermodynamics. This course is specifically intended for Biology and Chemistry majors; not intended for Engineering and Physics majors.
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