Academic Catalog

Physical Science (PHSC)

PHSC 1000    Interdisciplinary Physical Science PS  
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring  
Credits: 3  
Lecture hours: 3  
General Ed Requirement: Physical Science  
This course is designed to give non-majors a glimpse at how physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and astronomy relate to the world around them. It does this by using a conceptual approach to and demonstrations of the most significant and universal laws and models describing the physical world. The course also shows how the different disciplines in the physical sciences overlap and contribute to each other.
Prerequisites: MATH 0850 or MATH 1010 or MATH 1040 or MATH 1050 or MATH 1060 or MATH 1080 or MATH 1100 or MATH 1210 or MATH 2020 or MATH 2040 or MATH 2000 or ACT Math Score with a score of 24 or SAT Mathematics with a score of 570 or ALEKS PPL Math Placement with a score of 55