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Physical Science I and Lab - Course of Study | PHY 2244, Lab Reports of Physics

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePhysics
Prof. Stephen H. Roberts

Material Type: Lab; Professor: Roberts; Class: Physical Science I & Lab; Subject: Physical Science and Physics; University: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College; Term: Fall 2006;

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MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
JEFFERSON DAVIS CAMPUS
COURSE OF STUDY
FALL 2006
DATE REVISED
COURSE NAME: Physical Science I
COURSE NUMBER: PHY 2244
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: Jefferson Davis Campus
Stephen Roberts, Chair
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: Four Semester Credit Hours
CONTACT HOURS:
LECTURE: Three Hours
LABORATORY: Two Hours
PREREQUISITE COURSES: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A combined lecture and laboratory course that
includes
studies of measurements and units, electricity,
mechanics, heat, sound, light, and astronomy. Labs
associated with this course contain experiments and
exercises that reinforce the principles introduced in
lecture classes.
TEXTBOOK: An Introduction to Physical Science, Tenth Edition,
Shipman, Wilson, and Todd
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MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE

JEFFERSON DAVIS CAMPUS

COURSE OF STUDY

FALL 2006

DATE REVISED

COURSE NAME: Physical Science I COURSE NUMBER: PHY 2244 SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: Jefferson Davis Campus Stephen Roberts, Chair SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: Four Semester Credit Hours CONTACT HOURS: LECTURE: Three Hours LABORATORY: Two Hours PREREQUISITE COURSES: None COURSE DESCRIPTION: A combined lecture and laboratory course that includes studies of measurements and units, electricity, mechanics, heat, sound, light, and astronomy. Labs associated with this course contain experiments and exercises that reinforce the principles introduced in lecture classes. TEXTBOOK: An Introduction to Physical Science, Tenth Edition, Shipman, Wilson, and Todd

PURPOSE: The purpose of the science programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is to provide the scientific literacy our students will need to function in a technological society. This purpose is achieved by offering quality lectures and laboratory activities to the community we serve. Our mission is to offer students an educational experience which will foster intellectual development and a lifelong pursuit of knowledge. Services are provided for college transfer credit curricula requiring science courses, for two- year technical programs, and science education for the general public. In addition, our responsibilities to the community are met by a personal commitment by faculty members to science fairs, speaking engagements, tours of our science facilities by local school children, and consultations with individuals who have needs relating to our discipline. CORE OBJECTIVES/TOPICS: Core topics to be covered in all Physical Science I lecture classes: a. measurements and units b. electricity c. mechanics d. heat and energy e. sound f. light g. astronomy The following course objectives cover the minimum core topics that are listed above for this course. Additional objectives are taught at the discretion of the instructor.

  1. Understand how changes in the motion of objects correlate with the forces that cause these changes.
  2. Learn that the application of forces to objects follows three simple laws formulated by Sir Isaac Newton, and be able to state and explain these laws.
  3. Distinguish between weight (a gravitational force) and mass (the quantity of matter), and tell how these are related to each other near the surface of Earth.
  4. See that any two massive objects in the universe exert an attractive force on each other.
  5. State the conservation laws that apply to linear momentum and angular momentum, and give examples of each.
  6. Use proper units when working with the important concepts that you learn about in this chapter. WEEK 6
  7. Understand how work and energy are defined.
  8. Perform calculations using the concepts of work, energy, and power.
  9. Differentiate among the various types of energy, and tell how they are alike and how they differ.
  10. Deal with the conservation of energy law and understand its importance in the overall scheme of physical science.
  11. Determine the amount of power required to do a certain amount of work in a given period of time.
  12. Describe the uses and sources of energy in the United States today. WEEK 7
  13. Distinguish between heat and temperature and explain the units involved in each.
  14. Learn how temperature scales are set up and how to convert temperature readings between scales.
  15. Work with the concepts of specific heat and latent heat to determine heat requirements for increasing a material’s temperature or changing its phase.
  16. Tell how heat can be transferred through various forms of matter or even through empty space.
  17. Explain how solids, liquids, and gases differ, and be able to describe how the behavior of gases can be explained using the kinetic theory of molecules.
  18. Discover how kinetic energy in gases can serve as a model for understanding heat and pressure effects in all phases of matter.
  19. Understand the basis for the three laws of thermodynamics and how they apply to such adverse processes as heat engines and refrigerators.
  20. Show how entropy can be used to explain thermodynamic processes.

WEEK 8

  1. Understand the general properties of both transverse and longitudinal waves.
  2. Describe electromagnetic waves and list the various types of transverse waves that fit into this category.
  3. Discuss sound waves in detail and understand their general properties and the way they propagate through air.
  4. Explore the Doppler effect in both sound and light waves and explain how this effect helps us understand such diverse processes as the change in pitch of the siren of a moving ambulance and the overall expansion of the universe.
  5. Show how standing waves are formed and how their presence can be related to resonance. WEEK 9
  6. Distinguish between diffuse and regular reflection and tell when each will occur.
  7. Explain how light is refracted when it penetrates a new medium and how this can lead to the formation of a spectrum of colors.
  8. See how light can be polarized and what useful things can be done with polarized light.
  9. Understand the interaction of two or more light waves as they are added together and how this can cause both constructive and destructive interference.
  10. Learn under what conditions light can be diffracted around sharp edges or through narrow slits.
  11. Show how the reflection of light from the surfaces of plane and spherical mirrors can produce real and virtual images.
  12. Determine how lenses can focus light rays and how they can be used to correct vision defects. WEEK 10
  13. Define the fundamental property known as electric charge.
  14. Explain how and when electric charge can be move from one place to another and thereby produce electric current.
  15. Describe magnetic fields using the concepts of magnetic field lines and magnetic poles.
  16. Show how the interaction of electric and magnetic effects can be incorporated into one unified theory known as electromagnetism.
  17. Understand how the control of electron flow in circuits forms the basis for today’s high-technology lifestyle. WEEK 11
  1. Understand how stars are classified and formed and how they proceed through well-defined life cycles as they burn up their nuclear fuel.
  2. Describe the groupings of stars into gigantic “island universes” called galaxies.
  3. Trace the history of our universe from its conception in the Big Bang to its present-day structure, using our current knowledge of cosmology.