Dec 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Chesapeake College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Chesapeake College Catalog
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PHY 215+ - Physics I

| Meets a General Education requirement.
A calculus-based study of the laws of physics. The first of two semesters of college physics, preparing students for further study in the physical sciences for education and engineering. Topics include kinematics, statics and dynamics, momentum and energy, rotational dynamics, mechanical waves and sound, gravitational field, properties of materials, and an introduction to fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.4 credits [ALTERNATE YEARS - FALL - ODD] Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisite(s): Complete  ENG 094  as a prerequisite, or appropriate placement score; MAT 140+ .
Note: All developmental courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better in order to progress to the next developmental level or into college-level courses.



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