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
distribution 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