PHYS 104

Course Code & Number

PHYS 104

Course Title

Introduction to Natural Sciences

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+2+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

First Year

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

The general principles of physics and chemistry. Measurement, motion, Newton's laws of motion, momentum, energy, work, power, heat, thermodynamics, waves, sound light, electricity, magnetism, and chemical principles. Understanding of the physical environment and be able to apply the scientific principles to observations experienced.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Convert the verbal description of a problem into the language of physics, sketch a diagram to analyze it in terms of the given physical quantities and those to be found.
2. Choose among the fundamental laws of physics, like Coulomb’s, Gauss’s, and Ampere’s laws, or Kirchhoff’s rules, expressed in mathematical equations that involve the physical quantities, appearing in the description of any given problem, and then solve (a) them for the unknowns.
3. Determine the correct number of significant figures for each parameter in the given problem; perform calculations using estimates of order of magnitudes, and carry out unit algebra.
4. Utilize the vector notation in order to separate the two or three dimensional problems into their components along different Cartesian directions and solve each independently.
5. Utilize differentiation and integration in terms of slope of a curve and area under a curve, respectively, in determining related physical quantities from each other, or in calculating derivative or integral of simple functions like polynomials.
6. Express verbally and in writing the concepts of physics, processes, and results in electricity and magnetism, effectively and competently.