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, 14th ed., 2012
| Class | Date | Topic/Exam | Text Chapter/ GPS Standards |
| 1 | Aug 16 | Science Education and Scientific Methods | 1/ S8CS7, S8CS8, S8CS9 |
| 2 | Aug 18 | Scientific Methods and the International System | 1,1a/ S8CS1, S8CS3, S8CS5, S8P1 |
| 3 | Aug 23 | Describing Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 4 | Aug 25 | Describing Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 5 | Aug 30 | Newton's Laws of Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 6 | Sep 1 | Newton's Laws of Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| Sep 6 | No Class | ||
| 7 | Sep 8 | Circular Motion | 2/ S8P3 |
| 8 | Sep 13 | Newton's Law of Gravity | 2/ S8P5 |
| 9 | Sep 15 | Satellites | 2/ S8P3, S8P5 |
| Sep 16 | Exam 1 (10:00 am, A&S G233) | Chapters 1, 2 | |
| 10 | Sep 20 | Work and Power | 3/ S8P2 |
| 11 | Sep 22 | Energy | 3/ S8P2 |
| 12 | Sep 27 | Energy | 3/ S8P2 |
| 13 | Sep 29 | Momentum | 3/ S8P3 |
| 14 | Oct 4 | Momentum | 3/ S8P3 |
| 15 | Oct 6 | Relativity | 3, 3a / S8P3 |
| Oct 7 | Exam 2 (10:00 am, A&S G233) | Chapter 3 | |
| 16 | Oct 11 | Temperature and Heat | 5/ S8P2 |
| 17 | Oct 13 | Temperature and Heat | 5/ S8P2 |
| 18 | Oct 18 | Fluid Density and Pressure | 5/ S8P1, S8P3 |
| 19 | Oct 20 | Pressure | 5/ S8P1 |
| 20 | Oct 25 | Buoyancy | 5/ S8P1 |
| 21 | Oct 27 | Gas Laws | 5/ S8P1 |
| 22 | Nov 1 | Gas Laws | 5/ S8P1 |
| 23 | Nov 3 | Kinetic Theory of Matter and Change of State | 5/ S8P1, S8P2 |
| 24 | Nov 8 | Kinetic Theory of Matter and Change of State | 5/ S8P1, S8P2 |
| 25 | Nov 10 | Energy Transformations | 5/ S8P1, S8P2,(Thermodynamics) |
| Nov 11 | Exam 3 (10:00 am, A&S G233) | Chapter 5 | |
| 26 | Nov 15 | Electric Charge | 6/ S8P5 |
| 27 | Nov 17 | Coulomb's Law | 6/S8P2, S8P5 |
| 28 | Nov 22 | Electric Currents | 6/ S8P5 |
| Nov 24 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| 29 | Nov 29 | Electric Circuits | 6/ S8P2, S8P5 |
| 30 | Dec 1 | Electric Power | 6/ S8P2, S8P5 |
| Dec 6 | Final Exam (Tuesday, 12:30 pm, B-10) | Chapters 1-3,5-6 |
e-mail: HaroldBanke@.clayton.edu