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Physics, as one of the nat­ural sci­ences, aims to dis­cover the fun­da­men­tal laws of the uni­verse. Using the­o­ret­i­cal and ex­per­i­men­tal meth­ods, physi­cists study the basic struc­ture of mat­ter, space, and time. Knowl­edge of these laws al­lows us to un­der­stand the fas­ci­nat­ing world of nat­ural phe­nom­ena as well as to cre­ate new tech­nolo­gies that ben­e­fit every as­pect of human life. The main branches of clas­si­cal physics are me­chan­ics, ther­mo­dy­nam­ics, elec­tro­mag­net­ism and op­tics. In PHYS 1.3/PHYS 1441 we will ex­plore the first two branches. The top­ics we will dis­cuss in this course in­clude New­ton’s laws of mo­tion and uni­ver­sal grav­i­ta­tion, the mo­tions of plan­ets and satel­lites, the prop­er­ties of liq­uids and gases, and the na­ture of heat. In this course we use tools of cal­cu­lus such as de­riv­a­tives and in­te­grals.

Physics, as one of the natural sciences, aims to discover the fundamental laws of the universe. Using theoretical and experimental methods, physicists study the basic structure of matter, space, and time. Knowledge of these laws allows us to understand the fascinating world of natural phenomena as well as to create new technologies that benefit every aspect of human life. The main branches of classical physics are mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism and optics. In PHYS 1.3/PHYS 1441 we will explore the first two branches. The topics we will discuss in this course include Newton’s laws of motion and universal gravitation, the motions of planets and satellites, the properties of liquids and gases, and the nature of heat. In this course we use tools of calculus such as derivatives and integrals.

Top­ics for the course in­clude sam­ple spaces and prob­a­bil­i­ties, dis­crete dis­tri­b­u­tions (Bi­no­mial, Neg­a­tive Bi­no­mial, Geo­met­ric, Hy­per­ge­o­met­ric, Pois­son, and Gamma), con­tin­u­ous dis­tri­b­u­tions (Uni­form, Nor­mal, Chi-squared), ex­pec­ta­tion and vari­ance, hy­poth­e­sis test­ing, in­ter­val es­ti­ma­tion and con­fi­dence in­ter­vals. There will be ex­ten­sive use of MS Excel and R, a sta­tis­ti­cal soft­ware pro­gram. At the end of the course, stu­dents should be able make mean­ing­ful con­nec­tions be­tween sta­tis­tics and other areas of study, in­clud­ing and so­cial sci­ences.

Topics for the course include sample spaces and probabilities, discrete distributions (Binomial, Negative Binomial, Geometric, Hypergeometric, Poisson, and Gamma), continuous distributions (Uniform, Normal, Chi-squared), expectation and variance, hypothesis testing, interval estimation and confidence intervals. There will be extensive use of MS Excel and R, a statistical software program. At the end of the course, students should be able make meaningful connections between statistics and other areas of study, including and social sciences.

Top­ics in­clude func­tions, lim­its, dif­fer­en­ti­a­tion, tan­gent lines, L’Hôpital’s Rule, Fun­da­men­tal The­o­rem of Cal­cu­lus and Ap­pli­ca­tions.

Topics include functions, limits, differentiation, tangent lines, L’Hôpital’s Rule, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Applications.

Top­ics cov­ered in this course in­clude sam­ple spaces and prob­a­bil­i­ties, dis­crete prob­a­bil­ity dis­tri­b­u­tions (Bi­no­mial, Hy­per­ge­o­met­ric, Pois­son), ex­pec­ta­tion and vari­ance, con­tin­u­ous prob­a­bil­ity dis­tri­b­u­tions (Nor­mal, Chi- Square), con­fi­dence in­ter­vals, hy­poth­e­sis test­ing, and cor­re­la­tion and re­gres­sion. Spread­sheets are used through­out the se­mes­ter. This course, (3 cred­its, 2 class hrs, 2 lab hrs), sat­is­fies Path­ways: Sci­en­tific World. Course pre­req­ui­site: MAT 1375; Not open to stu­dents who have com­pleted MAT 2572.

Topics covered in this course include sample spaces and probabilities, discrete probability distributions (Binomial, Hypergeometric, Poisson), expectation and variance, continuous probability distributions (Normal, Chi- Square), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and correlation and regression. Spreadsheets are used throughout the semester. This course, (3 credits, 2 class hrs, 2 lab hrs), satisfies Pathways: Scientific World. Course prerequisite: MAT 1375; Not open to students who have completed MAT 2572.