Spring 2022

LS C70V 001 - LEC 001

Descriptive Introduction to Physics

Physics for Modern Citizens

Na Ji

Jan 18, 2022 - May 06, 2022

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Physics Building 4

Class #:27937

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 3

Enrolled: 16

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 19

Waitlist Max: 20

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: PHYSICS C10

Early Drop Deadline

Early drop deadline: second Friday after instruction begins.

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, and 5 hours of outside work hours per week.

Final Exam

THU, MAY 12TH

08:00 am - 11:00 am

Stanley 106

The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing conceptual understanding rather than math, with applications to current events. Topics covered may vary and may include energy and conservation, radioactivity, nuclear physics, the Theory of Relativity, lasers, explosions, earthquakes, superconductors, and quantum physics.

Class Description

We are citizens of the modern world, surrounded by advanced technologies, many of which came from Physics—the scientific discipline that aims to understand natural phenomena such as energy, motion, and matter. To understand the world and our place in it, to make informed decisions in our daily life, to demand changes and find solutions to the most pressing problems of our day, we as modern citizens need to have a basic understanding of physics and the many roles it plays in our life. And that is what this course is about.