Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

PHYS D020 - Preparation for College Physics


For students who have not had high school physics or have had inadequate preparation to enter regular physics sequence. Material presented includes metric system, review of mathematics, scientific method, representation of data, and problem solving. Will not satisfy any part of natural sciences requirement of College of Arts and Sciences.

Requisites: WARNING: No credit if physics course above D020
Credit Hours: 2
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Be able to solve physics problems incorporating unit conversions and unknown variables.
  • Be able to understand basic representations of data from experiments.
  • Have developed study skills for the physical sciences.


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