PHYS 212 General Physics

Introduction to mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity, atomic and nuclear physics, elementary particles, quantum mechanics, and special relativity; designed primarily for non-physics majors to acquaint them with the ideas and methods of physics for possible application to problems in other areas of human endeavor. Prerequisites: MATH 121, 122 or equivalent. Must be taken in sequence. Corequisites: PHYS 214, 215, 216 .