Introductory Physics Courses

  • PHYS 101 - Physics Science by Inquiry
  • PHYS 110 - Liberal Arts Physics
  • PHYS 114-115-116 Series
    This series is designed for students majoring in life science. The series focuses on developing algebra-based models to describe the physical world.
  • PHYS 117-118-119 Labs
    These are laboratory courses associated with PHYS 114-115-116 series.
  • PHYS 121-122-123 Series
    This series is designed for students majoring in physical science and engineering. The series focuses on developing calculus-based models to describe the physical world.
  • PHYS 141-142-143 Series
    This honors series is designed for students with a strong interest in physics and strong calculus preparation. The series focuses on developing calculus-based models to describe the physical world in depth and may include active research and cross-disciplinary applications and additional topics.

Physics introductory classes have course cancellations in effect. If for your pre-requisites are not in the UW registration system by the cancellation date (due to delay in processing AP scores, credits transferred from a community college, etc.), you may be dropped from your course. Contact Jade Cox at phys1xx@uw.edu for assistance with registration to avoid being dropped.

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