Dec 05, 2025  
Fall 2025 - Summer 2026 Academic Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 - Summer 2026 Academic Catalog

PHYSC 121 - Engineering Physics 1

5 Credits

An introduction to the principles of Mechanics, Oscillations, and Acoustic Waves. Topics included: Kinematics and Dynamics, Work, Energy, Momentum, Hydrostatics, Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Waves, Superposition Principle, and Interference. Laboratory exercises are performed on the topics covered.

Prerequisites: MATH 161 Precalculus (Functions & Coordinate Geometry)  
Pre or Corequisites: MATH 181 Calculus 1