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PHYCS 140. Practical Physics: How Things Work -- A Course for Nonscientists

Nonmathematical lecture-demonstration course for nonscience students, underscoring the generality and ubiquity of basic physical laws in understanding commonplace phenomena: musical instruments, photography, electric and electronic circuits, television, motors, engines, etc.
3 hours. No credit for students in the College of Engineering.