Undergraduate Courses :: Physics 106

Name:   Introductory Physics 1 - Laboratory
Description:   The laboratory and discussion component of Phys 105.
Format:   One hour discussion, two hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites:   Not open to students with credit in Physics 101.Concurrent registration in Phys 105 and high school algebra and trigonometry.
Credits:   Natural Sciences CDC credit granted only upon successful completion of both Physics 105 and 106. Students may obtain 1 hr additional credit by concurrently registering in Physics 104.To be properly registered,you must enroll in one lab and one discussion.
Outline:   1 hours. Non-calculus course. Kinematics; Newton's laws; simple harmonic motion; linear momentum; work and energy; torque and angular momentum; rotational dynamics; gravitation;wavess, physical geometric optics; relativity. Credit is not given for PHYS 106 if the student has credit for PHYS 101. Natural Sciences CDC granted only upon successful completion of both PHYS 105 and PHYS 106. Students may obtain one additional hour of credit by concurrently registering in PHYS 104. Prerequisite(s): High school algebra and trigonometry. Must enroll concurrently in PHYS 105.
Typical Text:   Physics (Volume I), James S. Walker, Prentice Hall (Second Edition).
Webpage:   physicsweb.phy.uic.edu/106
Offered:   Every Spring and Fall semester.