PHYS 114 - Liberal Arts Physics

Institution:

Thiel College

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Description:

This course is suitable for a non-science major who wishes to explore the fundamentals of the natural sciences. All major areas of physics are covered: mechanics, heat, optics, electricity and magnetism, waves, atomic and nuclear physics, relativity, quantum mechanics and particle physics. The course is meant as a survey course with moderate depth, but large breadth. It also explores relationships between physics and other natural sciences, technology and global issues. It has a mandatory lab, giving the student a feel for laboratory science. Mathematical knowledge up to college algebra is required. The course satisfies the lab science requirement of group III of the IR for the B.A. degree and/or the natural/physical lab science requirements of group IV for either B.A. or B.S. degrees. Three lecture periods and one three-hour laboratory each week. Offered every fall. (P: College algebra with at least a C minus, or equivalent placement test.) (WIC)

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.thiel.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 589-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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