PHYS 1060

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Discipline(s): Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Universe

For non-science majors. Introduces physics and science in everyday life, considering objects from our daily environment and focusing on their principles of operation, histories, and relationships to one another. 1050 is concerned primarily with mechanical and thermal objects, while 1060 emphasizes objects involving electromagnetism, light, special materials, and nuclear energy. They may be taken in either order.


  • Matthew Shields

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    3.00

     GPA

    3.33

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2016

  • Louis Bloomfield

     Rating

     Difficulty

    2.97

     GPA

    3.12

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    Last Taught

    Spring 2020

  • Chris Neu

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    4.50

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    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

  • Richard Lindgren

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     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.19

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    Spring 2023

  • Olivier Pfister

     Rating

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.28

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    Last Taught

    Spring 2022

  • Lihong Yao

     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    2.88

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Summer 2013

  • Gordon Cates

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     GPA

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    Last Taught

    Spring 2021

  • Jongsoo Yoon

     Rating

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     GPA

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    Last Taught

    Summer 2023

  • Eugene Kolomeisky

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.10

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Summer 2016

  • Patrick Handley

     Rating

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     GPA

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    Last Taught

    Spring 2011

  • Matthew Caplan

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    Last Taught

    Spring 2013

  • Faculty Staff

     Rating

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     GPA

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2014

  • Svyatoslav Tkachenko

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.23

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Summer 2014

  • Junjing Zhao

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.27

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Summer 2022