Physical Sciences

This course is an algebra and trigonometry based general physics course for students not majoring in physics or engineering. It covers kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, rotational motion, properties of fluids, simple harmonic motion, waves, temperature and ideal gases, heat and thermodynamics.

This course is an algebra and trigonometry based general physics course for students not majoring in physics or engineering. The course covers electric charge, Coulomb''s Law, electric field, electric potential, capacitance, electric current, D.C. circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, A.C. circuits, electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, the wave nature of light, the Special Theory of Relativity and introduction to Quantum Theory and models of the atom.

This course is the first course of a calculus-based sequence for majors in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, astronomy and certain other fields. This course covers kinematics, vectors, forces, energy, translational and rotational motion, momentum, static fluids, simple harmonic oscillations and mechanical waves.

This course is the second course of a calculus-based sequence for majors in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, astronomy and certain other fields. The course covers electric charge, Coulomb''s Law, electric field, Gauss''s law, electric potential, capacitance, electric current, D.C circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, A.C circuits, Maxwell''s equations and electromagnetic waves.

This course is part of a calculus-based sequence for majors in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, astronomy and certain other fields. Physics 3C includes thermodynamics, electromagnetic waves, ray optics, wave optics, special relativity, basic quantum theory, wave mechanics, properties of atoms, nuclear structure and nuclear reactions.

This is a one semester, inquiry-based physical science course suitable for satisfying the general education requirements of non-science majors and especially of students who aspire to become elementary school teachers. Students construct a meaningful understanding of physics and chemistry concepts through lecture and laboratory activities. The course covers: matter, physical and chemical properties, energy, motion, light, atomic structure, bonding, solutions and chemical reactions. The inter-dependence of chemistry and physics, their applications in everyday life, and the power and limitations of scientific inquiry will be emphasized. Not open to students who already have credit in CHEM 4.