PHYS 005 - The World of Physics

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Physical World Sector. All classes. Prerequisite(s): Entrance credit in algebra and trigonometry. An introduction to the physical theories of the mechanical universe. The courses focuses on the development and principles of Newtonian mechanics, relativity and the relativistic mechanics of Einstein, and the quantum mechanics needed to describe atomic and nuclear phenomena. This course cannot be taken for credit by a student also receiving credit for PHYS 008, 009, or any physics course numbered 100 or greater.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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