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SCI321: Selected Topics in Physical Science

This course requires students to use conceptual reasoning with regard to the fundamental principles of science; Newton’s laws of force and motion, Newton’s laws of universal gravitation, and laws of thermodynamics. Upon completion of this course students should be able to solve problems dealing with equilibrium, momentum, and energy, fluid mechanics, thermal energy, light and sounds waves. This course requires a research paper and/or project.


 

Newton's Laws

Force and Its Representation
Tutorial from the Physics Classroom

How Newton Built on Galileo's Ideas
Lecture on Newton's Laws of Motion from Michael Fowler, University of Virginia

Newton's First Law of Motion
Tutorial from the Physics Classroom

Newton's Laws
Written by David Stern, Educational Websites on Astronomy, Physics, Spaceflight, and the Earth's Magnetism (NASA)

Universal Gravitation
Tutorial from the Physics Classroom


Laws of Thermodynamics

Chemical Thermodynamics
Site created by the Shodor Education Foundation discusses the five topics of thermodynamics: heat and work, energy, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy

Heat and Thermodynamics
Bubble chart with links to topics in heat and thermodynamics from Georgia State University

Thermodynamics and Thermal Physics
Articles and resources from About.com

Topics in Physical Science

Fluid Mechanics
Tutorials, image gallery, and calculators from Professor M.S. Cramer, Virginia Tech

Forces in Two Dimensions
Tutorial on equilibrium and statics from the Physics Classroom

How Electricity Works
Overview from HowStuffWorks.com

How Light Works
Overview written by Craig Freudenrich at HowStuffWorks.com

Sounds Waves and Music
Discussion on the nature and properties of sound from the Physics Classroom


Additional Sites of Interest

Amusement Park Physics
Learn how the laws of physics affect amusement park ride design from Learner.org

Climate.org
Resources on the relationship between climate and life on Earth

GEsource
Geography and environment information gateway

International System of Units
Modern metric system of measurement universally used in science

NASA
Official site for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Science Foundation
Highlights of site include research overviews, classroom resources, and a multimedia gallery

PSCR
Collection of physical science resources for education

PSIgate
Physical sciences information gateway

PestFacts.org
Facts about pesticides

Science and Technology for Citizens on FirstGov.gov
Official information and services from the U.S. Government

Scirus
Science-specific search engine

Sheffield Chemdex
Web directory for chemistry

Understanding and Using the Scientific Method
Article from About.com

WebElements Periodic Table
Each element is a clickable link to additional information about the element

 

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