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: 921
Average GPA: 2.83 (B)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 20.23%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.55%
| Yangsoo Kim | 2011 | 20.8% | 24.5% | 28.5% | 16.5% | 8.8% | 0.9% | 2.30 | 60 |
| Brenden A Magill | 2018 | 3.9% | 31.6% | 47.0% | 17.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.26 | 2 |
| Daniel J Osborne | 2023 | 27.0% | 35.6% | 24.4% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 2.73 | 13 |
| Almas Khan | 2024 | 34.7% | 37.2% | 18.3% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 2.96 | 285 |
| Joseph Slawny | 2009 | 11.8% | 38.9% | 38.6% | 7.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.49 | 60 |
| Matthew L Joyce | 2013 | 45.1% | 35.5% | 14.4% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 3.19 | 44 |
| Fei Lin | 2023 | 26.8% | 39.4% | 22.3% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.83 | 91 |
| Keith P Nelson | 2023 | 21.5% | 39.3% | 26.3% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.71 | 73 |
| Cihan N Kaplan | 2024 | 12.5% | 40.1% | 21.9% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 2.43 | 7 |
| Alma L Robinson | 2024 | 40.3% | 36.5% | 17.7% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.12 | 20 |
| Lay N Chang | 2020 | 31.5% | 40.6% | 20.3% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.96 | 27 |
| Robert B Vogelaar | 2023 | 30.8% | 41.0% | 18.1% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 2.92 | 43 |
| Mark L Pitt | 2010 | 19.2% | 39.0% | 19.6% | 7.7% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 2.43 | 3 |
| William Mather | 2012 | 35.9% | 51.0% | 11.7% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.21 | 4 |
| Staff Kraykivskiy | 2016 | 36.2% | 35.8% | 18.8% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 2.98 | 21 |
| Guy J Indebetouw | 2008 | 17.3% | 29.9% | 31.2% | 13.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 2.33 | 11 |
| Leo E Piilonen | 2015 | 37.5% | 37.0% | 17.5% | 5.7% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 3.03 | 10 |
| John H Simonetti | 2024 | 38.5% | 32.7% | 19.3% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 2.98 | 11 |
| Lance E Arsenault | 2006 | 13.0% | 39.9% | 32.3% | 12.8% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.48 | 6 |
| Jason I Ridley | 2006 | 14.7% | 41.4% | 33.4% | 10.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.56 | 2 |
| Heath D Hart | 2010 | 6.7% | 33.4% | 33.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 0.0% | 2.19 | 1 |
| Wolf David A De | 2006 | 27.9% | 38.7% | 22.1% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 2.79 | 16 |
| Alfred L Ritter | 2008 | 19.1% | 47.6% | 28.8% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.78 | 28 |
| Clark R Snelgrove | 2006 | 20.2% | 41.3% | 29.9% | 6.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.75 | 2 |
| Jonathan M Link | 2018 | 19.1% | 50.6% | 24.9% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.83 | 22 |
| Stefan V Stoianov | 2013 | 26.2% | 46.2% | 17.4% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2.86 | 8 |
| Satoru Emori | 2020 | 31.1% | 39.6% | 23.5% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 2.98 | 10 |
| James A Gray | 2014 | 28.5% | 28.7% | 29.5% | 8.1% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.74 | 2 |
| Sean G Mcmahon | 2018 | 23.9% | 37.3% | 28.8% | 6.7% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.74 | 4 |
| Giti Khodaparast | 2011 | 15.2% | 46.7% | 32.9% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.71 | 8 |
| Rohit Pandey | 2019 | 23.5% | 48.4% | 20.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.88 | 4 |
| Diane Agud | 2010 | 30.7% | 33.0% | 23.7% | 7.1% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 2.76 | 6 |
| Jerome R Long | 2004 | 30.5% | 19.9% | 26.8% | 14.3% | 8.6% | 0.0% | 2.46 | 4 |
| Marvin Blecher | 2009 | 4.1% | 55.9% | 35.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.57 | 4 |
| Austin J Amaya | 2010 | 23.8% | 42.8% | 21.4% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 2.76 | 1 |
| Djordje Minic | 2007 | 75.3% | 20.6% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 3.64 | 8 |