PHYSICS 121DL
General Physics I-A
Jonathan R. Bennett, Ken Alan McKenzie
Description from DukeHub
First semester of a two-semester introductory physics course suitable for students in the life sciences. Core physics topics: kinematics, dynamics, systems of particles, momentum, energy, angular momentum, conservation laws, statics, fluids, and oscillations. The course explores fundamental physics concepts, laws, and their synthesis. Quantitative reasoning is developed through the application of mathematical models of nature, as well as statistical data analysis. Relevant mathematics skills are taught and practiced in dedicated modules. Physics 121 includes lecture, lab, and discussion components. Not open to students with credit for Physics 141L, 151L, 161D or equivalent.
Skills
- data and statisticsdescription: "quantitative" and 3 more
- policy and lawdescription: "laws" and 1 more
- lab workhas a lab component
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "lab"
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "laws"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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