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    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Hope College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Hope College Catalog

PHYS 121 - General Physics I


The course is calculus-based and designed for students desiring professional science careers. It provides a rigorous examination of the following physical phenomena and systems: forces, conservation of momentum, energy (kinetic, potential, chemical, and thermal), fields, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Students may take MATH 126  or MATH 131  either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.

Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Natural Science with Lab (NSL)
Prerequisites: MATH 126  or MATH 131  
Corequisites: MATH 126  or MATH 131 , PHYS 141