PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Catalog description

per semester. Three hours of lecture per week per semester. To introduce the students to the major concepts which science has formed of the natural world and to provide a balanced and coherent presentation of the more important theories of physical science; to give students an acquaintance with scientific methods, and to show the relationship of science to other fields of knowledge. The major areas cover the solar system, matter, energy, the structure of matter, elementary concepts of geology, and elements of weather. The lectures are supplemented with demonstrations, slides, films, filmstrips, and field trips.