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PHYS221 — Spring 2026

PHYS221: General Physics

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Offering:
Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 3, lab. 2, cr. 4


Prerequisites:
PHYS 220
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Description:
Electricity, light, and modern physics, for students not specializing in physics.


Instructor(s):
NELSON, LUCIA | LIU, MIAOYUAN | ROUTE, MATTHEW


Email:
lucian@purdue.edu | liu3173@purdue.edu | mroute@purdue.edu


Textbook(s) for Spring 2026

Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Req/Opt Notes
College physics: Modified Mastering Physics with an e-book Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen 2ND 9780134665535 Pearson Required

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