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, 13th ed., 2010
| Class | Date | Topic/Exam | Text Chapter/ GPS Standards |
| 1 | Aug 17 | Science Education and Scientific Methods | 1/ S8CS7, S8CS8, S8CS9 |
| 2 | Aug 19 | Scientific Methods and the International System | 1/ S8CS1, S8CS3, S8CS5, S8P1 |
| 3 | Aug 24 | Describing Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 4 | Aug 26 | Describing Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 5 | Aug 31 | Newton's Laws of Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 6 | Sep 2 | Newton's Laws of Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| Sep 7 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| 7 | Sep 9 | Circular Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 8 | Sep 14 | Newton's Law of Gravity | 2/ S8P5 |
| 9 | Sep 16 | Satellites | 2/ S8P3, S8P5 |
| Sep 18 | Exam 1 | Chapter 2 | |
| 10 | Sep 21 | Work and Power | 3/ S8P2 |
| 11 | Sep 23 | Energy | 3/ S8P2 |
| 12 | Sep 28 | Energy | 3/ S8P2 |
| 13 | Sep 30 | Momentum | 3/ S8P3 |
| 14 | Oct 5 | Momentum | 3/ S8P3 |
| 15 | Oct 7 | Relativity | 3/ S8P3 |
| Oct 9 | Exam 2 | Chapter 3 | |
| 16 | Oct 12 | Temperature and Heat | 5/ S8P2 |
| 17 | Oct 14 | Temperature and Heat | 5/ S8P2 |
| 18 | Oct 19 | Fluid Density and Pressure | 5/ S8P1, S8P3 |
| 19 | Oct 21 | Pressure | 5/ S8P1 |
| 20 | Oct 26 | Buoyancy | 5/ S8P1 |
| 21 | Oct 28 | Gas Laws | 5/ S8P1 |
| 22 | Nov 2 | Gas Laws | 5/ S8P1 |
| 23 | Nov 4 | Kinetic Theory of Matter and Change of State | 5/ S8P1, S8P2 |
| 24 | Nov 9 | Kinetic Theory of Matter and Change of State | 5/ S8P1, S8P2 |
| 25 | Nov 11 | Energy Transformations | 5/ S8P1, S8P2,(Thermodynamics) |
| Nov 13 | Exam 3 | Chapter 5 | |
| 26 | Nov 16 | Electric Charge | 6/ S8P5 |
| 27 | Nov 18 | Electric Currrents | 6/S8P2, S8P5 |
| 28 | Nov 23 | Electric Circuits | 6/ S8P5 |
| Nov 25-27 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| 29 | Nov 30 | Magnetism | 6/ S8P2, S8P5 |
| 30 | Dec 2 | Electromagnetism | 6/ S8P2, S8P5 |
| Dec 9 | Final Exam: Wednesday, 2:45 pm | Chapters 2-3,5-6 |
e-mail: HaroldBanke@.clayton.edu