This is an introductory course primarily for non-science majors and students lacking high school physics and chemistry. The course includes principles of chemistry and physics. A non-algebra approach is used to study mechanics, heat, atomic structure, chemical combinations, electricity, and fundamentals of earth science.

Course Fee: $10.00
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement including the laboratory requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

This is a general physics course covering measurement and experimental error, kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, rotational motion, properties of solids and fluids, thermal physics, properties of ideal gases, kinetic theory, and thermodynamics.

Co-requisite: PHYS 234
Prerequisites: M 121 and M 112 or equivalent. (M 112 may be taken concurrently with PHYS 231, but it is highly recommended that it be taken prior to enrollment in PHYS 231)
Broadfield Science majors must take the 2 credit lab; Technology majors will take the 1 credit lab.
Course Fee: $10.00
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

A general physics course covering properties of periodic motion, properties of waves, properties of light, geometric optics, optical instruments, wave optics and electric charge, electric field, electric potential, capacitance, electric current, resistance, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, alternating-current circuits, relativity and atomic structure.

Prerequisites: PHYS 231, M 121 and M 112
Co-requisite: PHYS 235
Broadfield Science majors must take 2 credits lab; Technology majors will take the 1 credit lab
Course Fee: $10.00
Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

This laboratory course will include experiments related to work and mechanical energy, properties of sound and properties of thermodynamics.

Co-requisite: Enrollment in PHYS 231
This course taken in conjunction with the lecture portion of the course (PHYS 231) meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

This laboratory course will include experiments related to the properties of light, electricity and atomic structure.

Co-requisite: PHYS 232
Broadfield Science majors enroll in 2 credits; Technology majors enroll in 1 credit lab.
This course taken in conjunction with the lecture portion of the course (PHYS 232) meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Natural Sciences (CAT III) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course