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Physics is an eminently practical field. It has been called the science of pushing things around. Physics is also the most speculative and theoretical of the natural sciences, asking questions about the world at its most fundamental levels—those of motion, force, energy, and matter.

Lakeland’s physics courses are centrally important for any student majoring in the natural sciences. More broadly, though, they sharpen any student’s analytical and problem-solving abilities. Physics teaches us why the world looks and acts the way it does, but it also allows us to exercise our imagination as we explore, with scientific precision, the origins of the universe and the very nature of reality.

Courses

Note: While listed as electives, these courses are included in certain majors and minors as required coursework.

• PHY 100 - The Physical World Around Us
• PHY 200 - Celestial Systems (4 semester hours)
• PHY 211 - General Physics I (4 semester hours)
• PHY 222 - General Physics II (4 semester hours)
• PHY 251 - Physics I (4 semester hours)
• PHY 252 - Physics II (4 semester hours)
• PHY 480 - Special Topics in Physics (3-4 semester hours)
• PHY 490 - Independent Study in Physics (3-4 semester hours)

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