PHY 101 - Circuits, Science, & the World

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement SC.
This course uses the study of electric circuits to introduce elements of the scientific method, including the construction of scientific models, testing of hypotheses, and problem solving with the use of a validated hypothesis. The majority of the course is conducted via guided inquiry with students largely formulating, testing, and refining their own hypotheses and very little traditional lecture. A second theme of the course is scientific literacy and how to think about scientific issues that can impact our day-to-day lives. One or more topics of current interest such as global climate change will be examined through the same lens as applied to circuits: What are the predictions of the relevant scientific models, and how well do they match the data? This course satisfies the environmental perspective for EDU certification.