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Southside Virginia Community College

PHY100: Elements of Physics

Covers basic concepts of physics, including Newtonian mechanics, properties of matter, heat transfer, waves, fundamental behavior of gases, optics, ionizing radiation, and fundamentals of electricity and magnetism. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency, coherent written communication, application of arithmetic, exponents, and algebraic skills such as solving for an unknown variable in an equation, and finding the slope and intercept from the equation of a line. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

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UCGS
UCGS Block IV-Natural Science
The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a 30-credit hour program where all courses shall be transf...see moreThe Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a 30-credit hour program where all courses shall be transferable and satisfy a lower-division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. UCGS courses may satisfy a general education requirement without having a specific course equivalent at the receiving institution.
Passport
Passport Block IV-Natural Science
The Passport is a 16-credit hour two-year college program in which all courses are transferable and shall satis...see moreThe Passport is a 16-credit hour two-year college program in which all courses are transferable and shall satisfy a lower-division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. Passport courses may satisfy a general education requirement without having a specific course equivalent at the receiving institution.
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Online
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Campus
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Delivery Method
Hybrid
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Credits
4.0
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Department
Physics
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Dual Enrollment
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Type
Transfer
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High School
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College Campus
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Online
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Hybrid
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Starting Academic Year
2021
Where Will This Course Transfer?
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