Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

OOSL-0085

Organization's ID:

PHY250L

Organization:

StraighterLine

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

14 weeks (27 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	1	Physics or Physical Science

Description

Objective:

The course objective is for students to complete at-home laboratory experiments, track and record results, answer lab-based questions reflected in graded lab reports, and complete lab-based assessments to meet the lab requirement. This lab-only course is designed as a standalone addition to StraighterLine's General Physics I course. The labs are provided as part of an inexpensive at-home lab kit supplier with online lab instructional materials and resources.

Learning Outcomes:

Discuss uncertainty in measurement and significant digits
Solve problems involving linear, projectile, and circular motion
Explain Newton's laws and how they apply to free body diagrams
Discuss the difference between static and kinetic friction
Describe how momentum is conserved in elastic collisions
Differentiate between specific and latent heat
Distinguish between work done by systems and work done on systems
Compare and contrast types of energy
Apply Archimedes' Principle by measuring buoyant force and displaced water weight