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PHYS 17200

Modern Mechanics
Modern Mechanics - Online

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About the Course
PHYS 172 D is a first semester calculus-based physics course that is taught in an online format. The course meets the same requirements as PHYS 172 and can be taken instead of the face-to-face course. It will not use the same text or other course materials as PHYS 172. All of the course materials will be distributed online through Blackboard Learn website for the course. For the laboratory part of the course, students will purchase a kit which includes an interface box. They will complete the lab activities at home and enter the report online. Assistance for all aspects of the course, including labs, homework and problem solving, will be provided through synchronous and asynchronous discussion boards and chat rooms. The midterm and final exams will also be taken online.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
1. Understand and describe a wide range of physical phenomena in mechanics and thermodynamics using only a few fundamental principles of physics. 2. Learn a unified approach that relates microscopic behavior to macroscopic behavior. 3. Model natural phenomena quantitatively. 4. Apply all this to a range of topics related to mechanics and thermodynamics. 
 

PHYS 17200

Course Catalog
PHYS 17200 Modern Mechanics

Description
Credit Hours: 4.00. Introductory calculus-based physics course using fundamental interactions between atoms to describe Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, energy quantization, entropy, the kinetic theory of gases, and related topics in mechanics and thermodynamics. Emphasis is on using only a few fundamental principles to describe physical phenomena extending from nuclei to galaxies. 3-D graphical simulations and numerical problem solving by computer are employed by the student from the very beginning. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:IPS 1753 Calculus-based Physics I
0.000 OR 4.000 Credit hours
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Laboratory, Lecture, Recitation
Offered By: College of Science
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Course Attributes
Credit By Exam, Core Transfer Library, Lower Division, GTC-Science, UC-Science
May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Understand and describe a wide range of physical phenomena in mechanics and thermodynamics using only a few fundamental principles of physics. 2. Learn a unified approach that relates microscopic behavior to macroscopic behavior. 3. Model natural phenomena quantitatively. 4. Apply all this to a range of topics related to mechanics and thermodynamics.
Prerequisites
( (Undergraduate level MA 16100 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16300 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16700 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MATH 16300 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16500 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently]) or ( (Undergraduate level MA 23100 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 22100 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16010 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MATH 23100 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 22300 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently]) and (Undergraduate level MA 23200 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 22200 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16020 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MATH 23200 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 22400 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently]) ) or Undergraduate level MATH 16500 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or ALEKS Math Assessment 085) or SAT Mathematics 650 or ACT Math 29 or SATR Math 670
Other Information
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Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Physics-BS
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