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