General Information:

GS104: General Science Physics
Instructor: Bruce Emerson
MW: 8:30 -10:00 Redmond Rm 142
Lab W: 7:30 - 10:00 Redmond Rm 122

Textbook:

No Text is required. See the text link on the course webpage

NOTE: This is a VERY tentative syllabus. Like the weather it is subject to change without notice as I continue to search for more effective ways to structure this material. My focus is trying to develop some deeper understanding of this material and science in general rather than trying to cover lots of different topics lightly.

Week

Topic and Reading

Lab Activity

Week 1

Science and Literacy

Writing Activity

Week 2

Time of Flight

Data/Graphs

Week 3

Ultrasound

TBD

Week 4

Topics to be determined

TBD

Week 5

Topics to be determined

TBD

Week 6

Topics to be determined

TBD

Week 7

Topics to be determined

TBD

Week 8

Topics to be determined

TBD

Week 9

Topics to be determined

TBD

Week 10

Review

Make up lab

 

EXAMS:

Midterms: Skills Validations are ongoing and will crop up whenever:)

Final: Thursday June 11th from 8:00 am to 10:00

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