Important information for all summer/winter classes offered by the Department of Physics:
During summer and winter breaks, classes are offered online. The content is the same as in standard classes, except classes meet more often to fit the shorter break period.
All lectures are posted as video recordings that you can view asynchronously. Submit homework sets on the course's online homework website. Recitations and office hours are online and interactive. The mid-term and final exams are administered online using the Respondus LockDown Browser with Zoom proctoring and live ID check.
PHY 101 College Physics I
Credits: 4
This course covers introductory non-calculus physics, including mechanics (linear and rotational motion, forces and equilibrium), heat, waves, and sound. It satisfies the physics requirement of various majors or of UB’s Scientific Literacy & Inquiry Sequence general education requirements. The textbook is "College Physics" by Serway & Vuille, latest edition.
PHY 102 College Physics II
Credits: 4
This course is the second section of College Physics I and covers electricity and magnetism, light, optics, and modern physics. The sequence of PHY101 and PHY102 satisfies the physics requirement required by health-related majors and some science and other programs. The textbook is "College Physics" by Serway & Vuille, latest edition.
PHY 107 General Physics I
Credits: 4
A calculus-based introductory course primarily for chemistry, engineering, and physics majors. Covers kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, rotational motion, and oscillations. This course is typically required by physics and engineering programs. The textbook is "Fundamentals of Physics" by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker (latest edition).
PHY 108 General Physics II
Credits: 4
This calculus-based course is the second section of General Physics I, also typically required by physics and engineering programs. It covers the electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitance, DC circuits, RC circuits, magnetic field, Faraday's law, inductance, LR circuits, AC circuits, and Maxwell's equations. The textbook is "Fundamentals of Physics" by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker (latest edition).
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