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Standard Course Syllabus
Physics 2019/2029
General Physics Laboratory
   

Date Approved:  7 March 2008

Offered: This two-semester sequence may be started in the Fall or Spring.  An accelerated version of the sequence may be offered in the summer. 

 Prerequisites for this Course: Physics 2010/2020 is a corequisite. It is strongly recommended that students take this course at the same time as 2010/2020

 This course is a prerequisite for: None

 Credit Hours: One (per semester).  One three-hour laboratory session per week

 Text: Students should purchase a laboratory manual from the bookstore

 Topics Covered: Topics parallel 2010/2020.

 Skills Emphasized: Using laboratory equipment to make measurements.  Using a computer for taking data.  Using spreadsheets to analyze and graph data.  Analysis of graphs.  Communicating results of experiments in writing.  Working as a member of a group.

 Notes: This sequence is primarily intended for students in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, and technology programs which do not require calculus.

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Ogden, Utah 84408