PHYS 121 Advanced Physics I
3 Credits

Strive to understand your universe! This is a calculus-based introduction to physics for learners eager to learn more about the universe around them through both Western scientific principles and Indigenous ways of knowing. Throughout the course, there are examples that connect physics concepts to Indigenous experiential knowledge, highlighting relationships with the natural world and traditional understandings of motion, energy, matter, and thermodynamics. The laboratory experience is extensive, and there is a project to design and build a scientific model that learners test and use to perform an experiment. Topics include translational and rotational kinematics and dynamics, statics and equilibrium, momentum and energy conservation principles, fluids, kinetic theory, and thermodynamics. Learners intending to pursue careers involving engineering or science will benefit greatly from this course.

Prerequisites
,Minimum grade of C in Physics 11; Minimum grade of C in Pre-Calculus 12 or equivalent. Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 101

Transfer Credits
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