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PHYS 115 - Descriptive Physics

Credits: 5

Covers mechanics, electricity, heat, light, sound, and atomic theory. Surveys of the major fields of physics concentrating on how physicists work to understand and describe physical phenomena.

Note
Two hours lecture, one hour quiz, and four hours studio a week.

Requisites
Prerequisite: High school algebra.

Typically Offered
Spring

K-State 8
Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning
Natural and Physical Sciences


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