COURSE MISSION STATEMENT:
The physical science course is designed to develop a degree of scientific literacy in students so that they can make well informed decisions in a democratic society that is grounded in science and technology.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To identify the crucial elements in the scientific process of modeling and prediction.
2. To develop a new awareness and sense of knowledge of the physical world in which we live.
3. To develop an ability to apply scientific concepts of the physical world in day-to-day tasks.
4. To gain an appreciation and understanding of the kinds of ideas and knowledge that scientific principles address.
5. To learn both the potential and the limitations of scientific understanding.
6. To develop accuracy in observation, orderliness, and persistence in solving scientific problems.