Physics I

PHYS-1100

The first semester of a two-semester sequence of interactive courses. Topics include linear and angular kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, forces and fields, gravitation, oscillatory motion, waves, sound, and interference. This course includes a lab component that is intended to provide students with hand-on as well as data analysis experience.

4 credits Introductory Level Course
Prereqs:
none

Past Term Data

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2024
Physics I (4c)
  • Juan Pablo Borja
  • Darryl Michael
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Cameron Valier Cogburn
  • Damien J. West
  • Humberto Terrones Maldonado
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
Seats Taken: 556/672
2023
Physics I (4c)
  • Juan Pablo Borja
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Hesham Hassan
  • Pascal D. Bassene
  • Damien J. West
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
Seats Taken: 620/672
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 7/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Juan Pablo Borja
  • Cameron Valier Cogburn
  • Damien J. West
  • Julian S. Georg
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Charles Harold Martin
Seats Taken: 744/753
2022
Physics I (4c)
  • Paul Martin Amy
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Julian S. Georg
Seats Taken: 380/576
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 13/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Juan Pablo Borja
  • Esther Alexandra Wertz
  • Julian S. Georg
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Pascal D. Bassene
  • Hesham Hassan
  • Damien J. West
  • Humberto Terrones Maldonado
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Charles Harold Martin
Seats Taken: 927/945
2021
Physics I (4c)
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Morris A Washington
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Vincent Meunier
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Julian S. Georg
Seats Taken: 453/604
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 3/24
Physics I (4c)
  • Julian S. Georg
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Morris A Washington
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
Seats Taken: 705/768
2020
Physics I (4c)
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Morris A Washington
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Julian S. Georg
Seats Taken: 380/576
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 15/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Morris A Washington
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Gwo Ching Wang
Seats Taken: 651/730
2019
Physics I (4c)
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Morris A Washington
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Julian S. Georg
Seats Taken: 478/576
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 9/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Julian S. Georg
  • Morris A Washington
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Charles Harold Martin
Seats Taken: 672/708
2018
Physics I (4c)
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Morris A Washington
  • John Schroeder
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Rajendra P Dahal
Seats Taken: 508/576
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 8/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Michael J Trinkala
  • Morris A Washington
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Mei-Li Hsieh
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Charles Harold Martin
Seats Taken: 677/708
2017
Physics I (4c)
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Morris A Washington
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Glenn Ciolek
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Christian M. Wetzel
Seats Taken: 544/570
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 12/40
Physics I (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Charles Harold Martin
  • Morris A Washington
  • Joseph Darryl Michael
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Humberto Terrones Maldonado
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Rajendra P Dahal
Seats Taken: 557/612
2016
Physics I (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Morris A Washington
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 377/384
Physics I (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 15/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Paola Nidia Alboni
  • Cecilia Levy
  • John Schroeder
  • Morris A Washington
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Glenn Ciolek
Seats Taken: 575/720
2015
Physics I (4c)
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Morris A Washington
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Humberto Terrones Maldonado
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • David Woodruff Hutchinson
Seats Taken: 307/384
Physics I (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • Yong Sung Kim
Seats Taken: 16/40
Physics I (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Morris A Washington
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Humberto Terrones Maldonado
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Peter Persans
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Glenn Ciolek
Seats Taken: 577/624
2014
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Morris A Washington
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Paul Stoler
  • Toh-Ming Lu
Seats Taken: 373/384
Physics I (4c)
  • Peter Persans
  • Matthew Thomas Newby
Seats Taken: 24/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Adam Joseph Simbeck
  • Morris A Washington
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Paul Stoler
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Toh-Ming Lu
Seats Taken: 561/564
2013
Physics I (4c)
  • Morris A Washington
  • Paul Stoler
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Michael J. Malak
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Peter Persans
  • Toh-Ming Lu
Seats Taken: 362/384
Physics I (4c)
  • David Woodruff Hutchinson
  • Peter Persans
Seats Taken: 14/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Morris A Washington
  • Jeffrey M Warrender
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Paul Stoler
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Michael J. Malak
  • Toh-Ming Lu
Seats Taken: 564/576
2012
Physics I (4c)
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Morris A Washington
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Glenn Ciolek
Seats Taken: 344/384
Physics I (4c)
  • Michael J Trinkala
Seats Taken: 10/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Theeradetch Detchprohm
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Michael J. Malak
  • Michael J Trinkala
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Peter Persans
  • Gwo Ching Wang
Seats Taken: 560/590
2011
Physics I (4c)
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Morris A Washington
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Gary S Adams
  • Toh-Ming Lu
Seats Taken: 289/384
Physics I (4c)
  • Michael J Trinkala
Seats Taken: 11/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Michael J Trinkala
  • Morris A Washington
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Glenn Ciolek
Seats Taken: 473/468
2010
Physics I (4c)
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Sergei Shenogin
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Morris A Washington
  • Glenn Ciolek
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Gary S Adams
Seats Taken: 311/380
Physics I (4c)
  • Michael J Trinkala
Seats Taken: 8/40
Physics I (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Glenn Ciolek
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Gary S Adams
Seats Taken: 514/480
2009
Physics I (4c)
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • John Schroeder
  • Xi-Cheng Zhang
  • Michael J Trinkala
  • Morris A Washington
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Paul Stoler
  • Glenn Ciolek
  • Gwo Ching Wang
Seats Taken: 372/476
Physics I (4c)
  • Michael J Trinkala
Seats Taken: 13/40
Physics I (4c)
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Sergei Shenogin
  • Michael J Trinkala
  • Morris A Washington
  • Gary S Adams
  • Xi-Cheng Zhang
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Toh-Ming Lu
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Glenn Ciolek
Seats Taken: 624/624
2008
Physics I (4c)
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Paul Stoler
  • Michael J Trinkala
  • Morris A Washington
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Joan L Perras
  • Glenn Ciolek
  • Gwo Ching Wang
Seats Taken: 478/470
Physics I (4c)
  • Yong Sung Kim
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Sergei Shenogin
  • Shawn Yu Lin
  • Shengbai Zhang
  • Michael J. Malak
  • Michael J Trinkala
  • Melissa Beth Anderson
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Glenn Ciolek
Seats Taken: 613/576
2007
Physics I (4c)
  • Albert Redo Sanchez
  • Xi-Cheng Zhang
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Morris A Washington
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Gary Bedrosian
  • Fred V. Strnisa
Seats Taken: 521/516
Physics I (4c)
  • Gary S Adams
  • Michael J. Malak
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Morris A Washington
Seats Taken: 388/402
2006
Physics I (4c)
  • Morris A Washington
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 272/288
Physics I (4c)
  • Sang-Kee Eah
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • John Schroeder
  • James J Napolitano
  • Xi-Cheng Zhang
  • Albert Redo Sanchez
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 428/465
2005
Physics I (4c)
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 306/374
Physics I (4c)
  • Masashi Yamaguchi
  • Morris A Washington
  • John Schroeder
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 278/327
2004
Physics I (4c)
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 411/432
Physics I (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Christian M. Wetzel
  • John P. Cummings
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 275/336
2003
Physics I (4c)
  • Daniel Sperber
  • Ingrid Wilke
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • Gary S Adams
  • Xi-Cheng Zhang
  • John Schroeder
  • Morris A Washington
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 398/480
Physics I (4c)
  • Thomas G Shannon
  • John Schroeder
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • Morris A Washington
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 282/326
2002
Physics I (4c)
  • Karen Cummings
Seats Taken: 391/528
Physics I (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Daniel Sperber
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • Gary Bedrosian
Seats Taken: 322/384
2001
Physics I (4c)
  • Gary S Adams
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • Paul Stoler
  • Karen Cummings
Seats Taken: 409/528
Physics I (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Karen Cummings
Seats Taken: 241/288
2000
Physics I (4c)
  • Daniel Sperber
  • Michael J. Malak
  • Philip A Casabella
  • Gwo Ching Wang
  • Paul Stoler
  • Gary S Adams
Seats Taken: 417/576
Physics I (4c)
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • John Schroeder
  • Paul Bedrosian
  • Daniel Sperber
  • Karen Cummings
  • Gary S Adams
Seats Taken: 336/384
1999
Physics I (4c)
  • Philip A Casabella
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • Gay Kendall
  • Daniel Sperber
  • Wayne G Roberge
  • Karen Cummings
  • Paul Stoler
  • Gary S Adams
Seats Taken: 395/468
Physics I Notebook (4c)
  • John Schroeder
  • Doris Jeanne Wagner
  • Philip A Casabella
  • Paul Stoler
  • Matthew B Koss
Seats Taken: 301/368
1998
Physics I (4c)
  • Timothy M Hayes
  • Daniel Sperber
  • Paul Stoler
  • Gary S Adams
Seats Taken: 255/322