Introduction to Physics
Physics · 3 hrs Lecture | 3 hrs Lab
Offered: Fall/Winter and Spring, Every Year
PHYS-1301 prerequisites
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Where PHYS-1301 counts
Counts toward 13 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- BCHM 3-YEAR BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
- BCHM 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
- BCHM HONOURS BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
- CHEM 3-YEAR BSc IN CHEMISTRY
- CHEM 4-YEAR BSc IN CHEMISTRY
- CHEM BSc (HONOURS) IN CHEMISTRY
- ENV 4-YEAR BSc (CHEMISTRY)
- ENV HONOURS BSC (CHEMISTRY)
- NSCI 3-YEAR BSc IN NEUROSCIENCE
- NSCI 4-YEAR BSc IN NEUROSCIENCE
- NSCI HONOURS BSc IN NEUROSCIENCE
- PHYS MINOR IN PHYSICS
- RT 4 YEAR BSc (RADIATION THERAPY)
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This is a non-calculus course intended for pre-medical, pre-dental, and arts students. Topics include the following: mechanics, electric and magnetic fields, electric circuits, light, optics, Bohr theory, radioactivity, and nuclear reactions.
Requisite courses
Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S or Applied Mathematics 40S or MATH-0042 [prerequisite(s)]; PHYS-1301L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).
Note
In order for a student with credit in PHYS-1301(6) to proceed to further courses in Physics, he/she must have (a) permission of the Department and (b) standing in MATH-1101(6) or both MATH-1103(3) and MATH-1104(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.