Introductory Courses
Lab manuals for introductory courses can be found here.
The following courses can be used to fulfill the Natural Science distribution and/or Pathways requirements. Consult the table below for details of requirements satisfied. Further information on Lehman College's general education requirements can be found here.
- PHY 166/167 - Two-semester Introductory Physics (algebra based) [Each 6 hours (4, lecture; 2, lab), 5 credits]Recommended for pre-health students.
- PHY 168/169 - Two-semester Introductory Physics (calculus based) [Each 6 hours (4, lecture; 2, lab), 5 credits] For pre-engineering, science, and math students.
- PHY 165 - Applied Physics[5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits]
- PHY 131 - Conceptual Physics [3 hours (2, lecture; 1, lab), 3 credits]
- PHY 135 - Fundamental Concepts and Methods of Physics [5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits]
- PHY 140 - Physics of Sound [4 hours (3 lecture; 1 lab), 3.5 credits]
- PHY 141 - Sound, Speech, and Music [3 hours (2, lecture; 1, lab), 3 credits]
- PHY 151 - Energy and the Environment [3 hours (2, lecture; 1, lab), 3 credits]
- AST 101 - Introduction to Astronomy[3 hours (3 lecture), 3 credits]
- AST 102 - Introduction to the Universe [4 hours (2 lecture; 2 lab), 3 credits]
- AST 117 - Astronomy of Stellar Systems [5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits]
- AST 136 - Astronomy of the Solar System [5 hours (3, lecture; 2, lab), 4 credits]
| Pathways Life & Physical Sciences |
Pathways Scientific World |
Natural Sciences distri bution requirement (pre-2013) |
|
| AST 101 | X | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AST 102 | X | ||
| AST 117 | X | X | X |
| PHY 131 | X | ||
| PHY 135 | X | X | X |
| PHY 140 | X | X | |
| PHY 141 | X | ||
| PHY 151 | X | ||
| PHY 166 | X | X | X |
| PHY 167 | X | X | X |
| PHY 168 | X | X | X |
| PHY 169 | X | X | X |
