Nov 28, 2025  
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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PHYS 2300 - General Physics I

4 Credit(s)

Offered: every semester

This first-semester general college physics course consists of studies in the principles and application of classical mechanics, waves, sound and heat. Typical topics include description of motions, Newton’s laws of motion, Kepler’s law of planetary motion, universal gravitation, work and energy, conservation laws, temperature, heat, and laws of thermodynamics. Cross-listed with PHYS 2600  

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1300  or equivalent

Note: Credit cannot be earned for both PHYS 2300 and PHYS 2600.

Meets General Education Requirement(s): PL, SI



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