


PHY 115 Relativity Seminar for Nonspecialists Credits: 3 Examines philosophies of space and time, Mach’s principle and the role of inertia, curved space-time, unified field theory (Faraday to Einstein), and implications of extension in all domains. This course satisfies 4 credits as required by different majors and also 4 credits (out of the mandated 7 credits total) of UB’s Science Literacy and Inquiry general education requirement sequence. Covers the electric field, Gauss' law, electric potential, capacitance, DC circuits, RC circuits, magnetic field, Faraday's law, inductance, LR circuits, AC circuits, and Maxwell's equations. PHY 108 General Physics II Credits: 4 Prerequisites: PHY 107 Corequisites: MTH 142, PHY 158 A calculus based introductory course primarily for chemistry, engineering, and physics majors. Enrollment is not allowed in PHY107 if a student has current enrollment in PHY101. Covers kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, rotational motion, and oscillations. PHY 107 General Physics I Credits: 4 Corequisites: MTH 141 A calculus-based introductory course primarily for chemistry, engineering, and physics majors. This course satisfies 4 credits as required by different majors, and also 4 credits (out of the mandated 7 credits total) of UB’s Scientific Literacy & Inquiry Sequence general education requirements. PHY 102 College Physics II Credits: 4 Prerequisites: PHY 101 Corequisites: PHY 152 Presents non-calculus, introductory physics, including electricity and magnetism, light, optics, and modern physics. Repeating in the fall or spring semester can be requested by petition submitted through the Dept. Students who have previously attempted the course and received a grade other than W may only repeat the course in the winter or summer. This course is a controlled enrollment (impacted) course. PHY 101 College Physics Credits: 4 Corequisites: PHY 151 Presents non-calculus, introductory physics, including mechanics, heat, waves, and sound. Reviews algebra, geometry, and trigonometry as applied to physics. PHY 100 Introduction to Physics Credits: 1 This course covers mostly Newtonian mechanics, emphasizing problem solving and math skills useful for physics.
