Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
TCNW-0069
Organization's ID:
PSC02
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
45 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Physical Science
Description

Objective:

To build upon the material typically presented in an introductory physical sciences in order to gain understanding of and create new knowledge within the framework of the scientific method.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Use and apply knowledge and understanding of basic facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to physical science to solve problems
  • Evaluate information from a range of sources
  • Make sound judgments that take account of scientific theories and concepts

General Topics:

  • Energy and work, potential and kinetic energy, momentum, temperature and heat, thermodynamics, reflection and refraction, mirror and lenses, waves, electric charges and fields, potential differences, electric current, Ohm's Law, circuits and applied electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetism
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training
Supplemental Materials