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Undergraduate Catalog | 2019-2020 
    
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PHYS 1201 - Sports and Physics


Fundamental physics concepts are introduced and discussed using only sports-related applications, primarily golf, baseball/softball, and auto racing. Specific physics concepts include forces, Newton’s Laws, conservation of energy, conservation of linear momentum, conservation of angular momentum, Bernoulli’s principle for fluid flow, centripetal force, vibrations and sound, and heat transfer. In addition, an understanding of materials characteristics are important to the discussions.

Credit Hours: (3)
General Education Requirement(s) Satisfied: Natural Sciences
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