PHYS170A1

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PHYS170A1 - The World Around Us

PhysicsUndergraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

035786

Course Description

This is a course inquiring into basic concepts used by every physical science in its exploration of the world. The concepts originate in physics, which offers the framework on which other disciplines are build. Applications of the concepts are made in the course, not just to traditional physics problems, but to problems in many other scientific disciplines. In the course we will explore the development of the concepts from their intuitive beginnings to their present forms. In the process, we will see how science searches for a logically consistent explanation of the world, and how the creation of these concepts has influenced our perception of that world.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Undergraduate

Course Attributes

GE - T1-NATS (Tier 1 Natural Sciences)

Enrollment Requirements

015797

Course Requisites

May be convened with

Component

Discussion

Optional Component

Yes

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No