Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory, and one-hour problem session. Physics is the most basic of the sciences. It is likely that biologists, chemists, and other scientists will make use of physics concepts at some point in their work. Skills needed to think like a physicist are also useful to people in other disciplines like business, history, law, etc. Under-class students may use this course as a springboard into a physics or engineering major (via the 3-2 program). Upper-class students may use this course to learn physics concepts needed in another scientific field. Much of Chapters 1-15 in the course textbook will be covered. Newtonian mechanics is the focus of this calculus-based course, with applied topics such as vibrations, waves, and fluids covered as well. In the spirit of the DELL General Education program, “The University of Lynchburg’s vision and mission lead us to affirm that liberal education equips students to seek larger meaning and purposeful lives through a broad education.” This course will help student achieve a minimum level of scientific literacy so that they may be productive citizens who recognize that science is the best means we have to understand our natural world. A proficiency in algebra and trigonometry is required to be successful in this course. A lab fee is required.