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PHYS120: Physics I

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Additional course requirements

  • 1.5 units of 100-level PHYS
  • Completed Physics 12 with a minimum grade of B (73%)

Physics

Subject area

100-level

Course level

15

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2

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Description

Catalog description

Particle dynamics and curvilinear motion; force and momentum; rotational dynamics and angular momentum; kinetic and potential energy; special relativity.

Supplemental Notes

Catalog notes

  • Credit will be granted for only one of PHYS 120, PHYS 110, PHYS 122.
  • Credit will be granted for only PHYS 112 (3.0 units) or two of PHYS 120, PHYS 130, PHYS 122, PHYS 125 (1.5 units each).
  • An enriched course in physics primarily intended for students who are planning a career in Physics or Astronomy.
  • This course may include tours of local physics research institutions.

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Biology and Earth SciencesBiology and Earth Sciences (Honours)Chemistry and Earth SciencesChemistry and Earth Sciences (Honours)Chemistry and Ocean SciencesChemistry and Ocean Sciences (Honours)Earth SciencesEarth Sciences (General)Earth Sciences (Honours)Physical Geography and Earth and Ocean SciencesPhysical Geography and Earth and Ocean Sciences (Honours)Physics and Earth Sciences (Geophysics)Physics and Earth Sciences (Geophysics) (Honours)Physics and Ocean-Atmosphere SciencesPhysics and Ocean-Atmosphere Sciences (Honours)