PHY 131Prereq: MAT 123 or Level 5 on math placement; MAT 125 or MAT 131 or AMS 151 (concurrent)
PHY 131: Classical Physics I
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- First part of a two-semester sequence for science and engineering majors covering mechanics, wave motion, kinetic theory, and thermodynamics, with calculus used concurrently.
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