Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHYS 101 Introduction to Mechanics 4 semester hours
Vectors, Newton’s laws of motion, work and energy, impulse and momentum, rotation, angular momentum, static equilibrium, harmonic motion. May include a brief introduction to quantum mechanics. Laboratory experiments pertaining to mechanics. Measurement, estimation, and uncertainty. Projectile motion, Newton’s laws, friction, torque.
Lecture, 3 hours; Laboratory, 2 hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 131 or concurrent enrollment.
Prerequisite(s): UG MATH 131 D
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