SCI 3110 - Physical Science I
Course Schedule
The course schedule for SCI 3110, Physical Science I, is provided in the table below. Text references are to Krauskopf and Beiser, The Physical Universe, 11th ed., 2006
| Class | Date | Topic/Exam | Text Chapter/ GPS Standards |
| 1 | Aug 20 | Science Education and the Scientific Method | 1/ S8CS7, S8CS8, S8CS9 |
| 2 | Aug 22 | Science and the Sky | 1/ S8CS1, S8CS5, S8P1 |
| 3 | Aug 27 | Science and the Sky | 1/ S8CS3, S8P1 |
| 4 | Aug 29 | Universal Gravitation | 1/ S8CS3, S8P5 |
| Sep 3 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| 5 | Sep 5 | The International System | 1/ S8CS3 |
| 6 | Sep 10 | Exam 1 | Chap 1 |
| 7 | Sep 12 | Describing Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 8 | Sep 17 | Describing Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 9 | Sep 19 | Newton's Laws of Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 10 | Sep 24 | Free Fall | 2/ S8P3 |
| 11 | Sep 26 | Circular Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 12 | Oct 1 | Newton's Law of Gravity | 2/ S8P5 |
| 13 | Oct 3 | Exam 2 | Chapter 2 |
| 14 | Oct 8 | Work and Power | 3/ S8P2 |
| 15 | Oct 10 | Energy | 3/ S8P2 |
| 16 | Oct 15 | Energy | 3/ S8P2 |
| 17 | Oct 17 | Momentum | 3/ S8P3 |
| 18 | Oct 22 | Relativity | 3/ S8P3 |
| 19 | Oct 24 | Exam 3 | Chapter 3 |
| 20 | Oct 29 | Temperature and Heat | 4/ S8P2 |
| 21 | Oct 31 | Temperature and Heat | 4/ S8P2 |
| 22 | Nov 5 | Fluid Density, Pressure and Buoyancy | 4/ S8P1, S8P3 |
| 23 | Nov 7 | Buoyancy | 4/ S8P1 |
| 24 | Nov 12 | Gas Laws | 4/ S8P1 |
| 25 | Nov 14 | Kinetic Theory of Matter and Change of State | 4/ S8P1 |
| 26 | Nov 19 | Exam 4 | Chapter 4 |
| Nov 21 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| 27 | Nov 26 | Electric Charge | 5/ S8P5 (Thermodynamics) |
| 28 | Nov 28 | Electricity and Matter | 5/ S8P4, S8P5 |
| 29 | Dec 3 | Electric Current | 5/ S8P5 |
| 30 | Dec 5 | Electric Current | 5/ S8P5 |
| Fri | Dec 14 | Final Exam (3:00-5:00) | Chapters 1-5 |
e-mail: HaroldBanke@.clayton.edu