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PCS 110
Physics
Units and vectors. Motion: linear, projectile, circular and oscillatory motion. Newton's laws: Force, mass and acceleration; work, energy and power; linear and angular momentum. Electrostatics: Electric force and field; potential and potential energy; capacitance. Electric current and DC circuits. Magnetic field and force: magnetic force on currents and charges; Hall effect; torque on current loops; Waves: classification of waves; energy transfer; light and electromagnetic waves; diffraction and interference. MAPLE used for simulation/visualization of physical phenomena and problem solving.
Weekly Contact: Lab: 1 hr. Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Prerequisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Custom Requisites
Not available to Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science students nor to Faculty of Science students (with the exception of Computer Science Program).
Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages
*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.
- Computer Science
- Minor in Physics
- PCS 224 - Solid State Physics
- PCS 510 - Fundamentals of Astrophysics