Discover the Fundamentals of 1st Year Physics | Undergraduate Curriculum

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First-year physics undergraduate courses typically cover foundational concepts essential for understanding advanced topics in physics. PHY131 includes motion concepts, kinematics in one and two dimensions, forces, Newton's laws, impulse, momentum, energy, work, rigid body rotation, oscillations, and fluid dynamics. PHY151 focuses on kinematics, forces, dynamics, momentum, work, energy, rigid body rotations, and gravity. PHY190 introduces special relativity, covering reference frames, time dilation, Lorentz transformations, and applications in particle physics. Discussions highlight that while PHY121 and PHY151 may seem like a review of high school material, they present challenging problems that require a deeper understanding. Electricity and magnetism are addressed in subsequent courses (PHY152 and PHY251), and while programming is not explicitly required, students can opt for more rigorous math courses to enhance their analytical skills.
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A little more detail than your link from the other thread:

PHY131, with chapter numbers in brackets
concepts of motion (1)
kinematics in one dimension (2)
vectors and coordinate systems (3)
kinematics in two dimensions (4)
force and motion (5)
motion along a line (6)
Newton’s third law (7)
motion in a plane, Newton’s law of gravity, Kepler’s third law (8, 13)
impulse and momentum (9)
energy, work (10-11)
rotation of a rigid body (12)
oscillations (14)
fluids (15)

PHY151, with chapter numbers in brackets
kinematics, forces, dynamics (1-8)
momentum, work, energy (9-11)
rigid body rotations (12)
gravity (13)

PHY190
intro to special relativity
reference frames and relativity
clock synchronization
nature of time
different kinds of time
the metric equation
space-time metric
time dilation
twin paradox
lorentz transformations
two observer diagram
length contraction
contraction paradoxes
causality
four momentum
properties of four momentum
conservation of four momentum
applications in particle physics
 
mutton said:
A little more detail than your link from the other thread:

PHY131, with chapter numbers in brackets
concepts of motion (1)
kinematics in one dimension (2)
vectors and coordinate systems (3)
kinematics in two dimensions (4)
force and motion (5)
motion along a line (6)
Newton’s third law (7)
motion in a plane, Newton’s law of gravity, Kepler’s third law (8, 13)
impulse and momentum (9)
energy, work (10-11)
rotation of a rigid body (12)
oscillations (14)
fluids (15)

PHY151, with chapter numbers in brackets
kinematics, forces, dynamics (1-8)
momentum, work, energy (9-11)
rigid body rotations (12)
gravity (13)

PHY190
intro to special relativity
reference frames and relativity
clock synchronization
nature of time
different kinds of time
the metric equation
space-time metric
time dilation
twin paradox
lorentz transformations
two observer diagram
length contraction
contraction paradoxes
causality
four momentum
properties of four momentum
conservation of four momentum
applications in particle physics

hmm what abour electricity or EM? Thermodynamics? PHY121 and PHY151 seems like a review of high school.

I mean courses for physics major. Like the type of math, programming, and stuff.

Thanks for answering my questions, again!
 
When I took first-year physics (not any of these), the topics were the same as in high school, but the questions were killer and few people did well. Also, even though 151 seems to have covered less material than 131, I'm sure it is a lot more intense.

http://www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/prg_phy.htm
All the required courses are listed here. E&M is in 152 and 251. No programming is mentioned. For the math courses listed, there are harder proof-based versions that you can take instead.
 
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