Jun 21, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

PHY 1121 - How Things Work I (3)


When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Science Inquiry Perspective (Themes: “How Things Work” ; Theme: “Exploring Science”)
An introductory survey of the ideas of mechanics, fluids, wave motion, sound, light, and special relativity. Objects from our daily environment will be considered as their operation, histories, and relationships to one another are explored. This course seeks to dispel the mysteries surrounding everyday phenomena.

NOTE: Not open to students who have credit for PHY 2010 .
Prerequisite: Demonstrated Readiness for College-level Math.  
Corequisite: MAT 1010  or MAT 1020  or MAT 1025  or MAT 1035  or MAT 1110 .
Prerequisite or corequisite: PHY 1111 .