PHYS& 110 - Physics for Non-Science Majors w/Lab

5 Credits

Have you ever been curious about how the physical world really works? What causes tides and how can tides help us harness energy? Is there really a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? What patterns and phenomena exist in nature and how can they be explained? Physics give us the tools to help us understood the universe, from the very small to the very big, through the lens of a small number of first principles. No previous science experience required. Just come with questions and a desire to explore! After a set core of topics, students get to choose what to cover the last three weeks of class. Possible topics include mechanics, energy, momentum, gravity, electricity and magnetism, light, waves, nuclear physics and relativity. Course includes one lab credit.

Pre-requisite(s) MATH 091 min 2.0

FeesPH SC

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Students who are not science majors and want to explore nature and technology through applications of physics and physics labs.
Active Date 20230320T11:41:20

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 22
Total Contact Hours 66
Degree Distributions:
AA

Science
Science Lab

Course Outline
Course context and organization may be adapted to fit the instructor and text. Generally, content will be divided into fundamental topics and applied topics. These may be organized in a fundamentals-first format or with fundamentals introduced as needed to serve a chosen applied topic list.

Essential fundamentals (always included) are forces, motion and energy. Applications are selected by the instructor (optionally with input from students).
A minimum of four options to be selected from the following list: momentum, rotation, light, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism and EM waves, optics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, relativity, particle physics, and cosmology.

Student Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate understanding of the nature of science and scientific methods and how science differs from other ways of understanding the world.

Synthesize information presented in mathematical forms (equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, words), apply appropriate mathematical formulae and interpret mathematical solutions.

Collect, analyze and interpret data and measurements from laboratory to draw valid conclusions.

Collaborate effectively in applying course specific content to problem-solving, data collection and data analysis.

Identify and explain orally and in writing the application of physics concepts to everyday life and society using appropriate vocabulary.

Use simple estimation and graphs to infer solutions to word problems.