Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: DANT-0068 Organization: Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam Dates Offered: 11/1/2013 - 7/31/2018 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Physical Science Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 and above. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: DSST Principles of Physical Science is a multiple-choice exam designed to evaluate whether candidates possess the knowledge and understanding that would be gained by taking a lower-level college course in physical science which includes the following content: an overview of Newton's Laws of Motion; energy and momentum; thermodynamics; wave and optics; electricity and magnetism; chemistry: properties of matter; atomic theory and structure; and chemical reactions. Skills Measured: Questions on the Principles of Physical Science examination require candidates to demonstrate one or more of the following abilities: Physics: Energy and Momentum- 14%; Thermodynamics- 12%; Waves and Optics- 12%; Electricity and Magnetism- 14%; Fluids- 18%; Kinematics- 14%; Chemistry: Properties of Matter & Measurement- 4%; Atoms, Molecules & Ions- 10%; Stoichiometry- 4%; Gas Laws- 4%; Thermochemistry- 12%; Quantum Mechanical Theory- 8%; Bonding Theory- 6%; Solution Chemistry- 8%; Equilibrium- 12%; Chemical Kinetics- 12%; Electrochemistry- 12%; Nuclear Chemistry- 2%; Coordination Chemistry- 6%. Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam A History of the Vietnam War (DANT-0062) Art of the Western World (DANT-0054) Astronomy (DANT-0057) Business Ethics and Society (DANT-0052) Business Mathematics (DANT-0012) Computing and Information Technology (DANT-0028) Criminal Justice (DANT-0015) Environmental Science (DANT-0058) Ethics in America (DANT-0018) Ethics in Technology (DANT-0077) View All Courses Page Content