PHYS-2306: Foundations of Physics
Description: Introductory sequence for students in physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Overview of intercultural contributions to physics and universal aspects of physics, and of human benefits of physics to address world-wide challenges. 2305: classical mechanics of translational and rotational motion, Newtonian gravitation, and thermal physics. 2306: oscillations, waves, electricity, magnetism, and optics.
Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.
Course Hours: 4 credits
Corequisites: PHYS-2325 or (MATH-1206 or MATH-1206H or MATH-1226) for PHYS-2305.
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 299
Average GPA: 2.85 (rounds to B)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 17.87%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.82%
| Keith P Nelson | 2024 | 19.0% | 37.3% | 27.8% | 7.9% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2.61 | 37 |
| Lay N Chang | 2020 | 31.5% | 40.6% | 20.3% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.96 | 27 |
| Robert B Vogelaar | 2023 | 34.0% | 38.6% | 15.3% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 2.95 | 27 |
| Almas Khan | 2024 | 36.2% | 36.3% | 16.4% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.97 | 99 |
| Fei Lin | 2024 | 22.5% | 40.4% | 23.7% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.73 | 71 |
| Cihan N Kaplan | 2024 | 12.5% | 40.1% | 21.9% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 2.43 | 7 |
| Alma L Robinson | 2024 | 49.3% | 29.9% | 14.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 3.20 | 6 |
| John H Simonetti | 2024 | 44.8% | 27.4% | 14.7% | 8.2% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 3.02 | 5 |
| Daniel J Osborne | 2023 | 27.0% | 35.6% | 24.4% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 2.73 | 13 |
| Satoru Emori | 2020 | 32.0% | 43.1% | 18.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.02 | 3 |
| Rohit Pandey | 2019 | 23.5% | 48.4% | 20.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.88 | 4 |