skip to page contentYork University Redefine the possible.
Prospective students Current students Faculty & staff Alumni Visitors York crest
Home
Syllabus
Assignments
Notes
Resources
Contact
 

PHYS 1410 6.0 Physical Science (Section A, daytime)

   
Syllabus
Topics

I(a) Motion: Vectors

I (b) Position, displacement, velocity, acceleration

(introduces basic differential and integral calculus ideas)

II(a) Forces

II(b) Newton's 2nd law

III(a) Oscillations

III(b) Collisions (momentum conservation)

III(c) Work, Energy, Power

IV Rotational motion (torque, angular momentum)


Extra: Gases, fluids and elasticity


V(a) Static electricity

V(b) Fundamentals of circuits

VI Electromagnetism and applications

VII Waves (mechanical, sound, electromagnetic)

VIII Wave Optics

IX Modern Physics: particle or wave?