PS 302 Physical Science

Instructor: Dan Ross

Email: rossd@flc.losrios.edu

Prerequisite:

None

Schedule:

TBD

Catalog Description:

This is an integrated, interdisciplinary course which introduces the non-science major student to the physical sciences. Areas covered will include astronomy, physics, chemistry and geology. The purpose of the course is to trace the development of modern scientific concepts, to analyze a number of natural phenomena, and to explore the significance of science.

What the Course is About and Why YOU Should Take It:

This course is a great overview of general science topics that are relevant to everyone’s daily life. Things like motion, electricity, light, how does biological life work, nuclear power, solar power, global warming, etc… Most students tell me they had fun and learned a lot.

Texts:

· Hewitt, Suchocki, Hewitt; Conceptual Physical Science, 3^rd Edition; Pearson Addison Wesley 2004. ISBN 0-321-05173-4

· A scientific calculator. It must do scientific notation.

· A notebook.