PSC 1010 - The Physical World

• Students will be able to explain basic terminology, concepts and methods of physics.
• Students will be able to communicate a broad knowledge of the physical principles that describe and contribute to the world around us.
• Students will be able to show how basic mathematics can be used to model physical processes and provide quantitative predictions.
• Students will be able to evaluate a wide range of physical situations and apply the appropriate physics concepts to explain the situation or make predictions.
• Students will be able to critically identify pertinent and extraneous information when analyzing a physical situation.
• Students will be able to apply scientific methods of inquiry to gather and analyze data, draw evidence-based conclusions, and present data in graphical and tabular form with proper annotation.
• Students will be able to state in a logical fashion how experimental data supports scientific arguments and draw appropriate conclusions that recognize related outcomes.
• Students will be able to state scientific hypotheses, explain how hypotheses and theories are established and tested, and describe the historical context of their development.
• Students will be able to use basic scientific language and processes and be able to distinguish between scientific and non-scientific explanations of physical phenomena.
• Students will be able to read graphs and charts to extract needed information.