Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

436 / PHYSICS
PHYS 212
Intermediate Mechanics
3 Semester Hours
Kinematics and dynamics of single and multiparticle
systems. Rigid bodies. Accelerating coordinate systems.
Continuous media. Small vibrations.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisites: PHYS 101 and 103.
Corequisite: MATH 245.
PHYS 253
General Physics I
5 Semester Hours
Vectors. Kinematics. Newton’s laws of motion, energy,
momentum, rotational motion, and harmonic motion. Fluid
mechanics. Heat and thermodynamics.
Lecture, 4 hours.
Corequisites: MATH 122 or 131 and PHYS 255.
NOTE: The PHYS 253-256 series is suitable for biology
and chemistry majors and others desiring a college-level
experience in physics. This series is not acceptable for
credit in the physics or engineering programs.
PHYS 254
General Physics II
5 Semester Hours
Electrostatics. Magnetism. Current, D.C. circuits.
Electromagnetic waves. Geometrical and wave optics.
Relativity. Nuclear physics.
Lecture, 4 hours.
Prerequisites: PHYS 253 and 255.
Corequisite: PHYS 256.
PHYS 255
General Physics I Laboratory
0 Semester Hours
Laboratory experiments pertaining to mechanics,
thermodynamcs, and fluid mechanics.
Laboratory, 2 hours.
Corequisite: PHYS 253.
PHYS 256
General Physics II Laboratory
0 Semester Hours
Laboratory experiments pertaining to electricity, magnetism,
and optics.
Laboratory, 2 hours.
Corequisite: PHYS 254.
PHYS 271
Astronomy
3 Semester Hours
Understanding the universe. Topics include: history of
astronomy, solar system, stars, galaxies, evolution of the
universe.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 101 or higher, or placement into MATH
106 or higher.
PHYS 272
Physics
3 Semester Hours
An introduction to basic principles of physics. History of the
development of physical theories, and the effects of science
and technology on the world.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 101 or higher, or placement into MATH
106 or higher.
PHYS 274
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Facts and Fiction
3 Semester Hours
Scientific principles underlying weapons of mass destruction.
Effects of nuclear and thermonuclear bombs, nerve agents,
and biological pathogens.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 101 or higher, or placement into MATH
106 or higher.
PHYS 278
Physics for Poets
3 Semester Hours
Principles of physics with an emphasis on conceptual
understanding. Physics as a human activity.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 101 or higher, or placement into MATH
106 or higher.