3-3-0

This course is designed to emphasize topics of particular relevance to the life sciences. Topics that will be covered include: mechanics (statics, kinematics, dynamics, conservation of energy and momentum, rotational motion); fluid dynamics (pressure, elasticity, viscosity, diffusion); and thermodynamics (temperature, heat transport, kinetic theory of gases). Concepts and problem-solving skills are emphasized.


Corequisite: Mathematics 191a or Mathematics 198a


This course should be taken concurrently with Physics 083. This course is for students who lack collegial Physics NYA. This course is for students who lack collegial Physics NYA. Students who have received credit for an equivalent course taken elsewhere may not register for this course. Credit will be given for only one of Physics 191a, 193a, and 199f.