Statics of particles, equilibrium of rigid bodies, internal forces, trusses; kinematics: rectilinear motion, curvilinear motion; dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, including Newton’s second law, friction, impulse, linear momentum, angular momentum, work and energy.
This course is calculus-based and intended for students of science and engineering.
Prerequisite(s):
ENGL 099, PHYS 12 or PHYS 100 (P), MATH 151 (math may be taken concurrently)
Preclusions:
Students with credit for PHYS 101 or 141 may not take PHYS 151 for further credit.
Transfers to:
UBC PHYS 170 (3)
SFU PHYS 120 (3), Q/B-Sci
UVIC PHYS 1XX (1.5); ALEX PHYS 151 (3) & ALEX PHYS 152 (4) & ALEX PHYS 153 (4) = UVIC PHYS 110 (1.5) & UVIC PHYS 111 (1.5) & UVIC PHYS 1XX (1.5)
UNBC PHYS 1XX (3)
TRU EPHY 1700 (3)