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PHYSCI – Physical Science

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Lower Division

PHYSCI 100 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS: IMAGES AND COLOR (3-2-4)(F)(Odd years)(DLN). An inquiry approach to constructing understanding of physical phenomena. Image formation and color are explored to deepen conceptual understanding of the phenomena and how we explain our physical environmental. For non-science majors only.

PHYSCI 101 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS: MOTION AND FORCE (3-2-4)(S)(DLN). An inquiry approach to constructing understanding of physical phenomena. Motion and force are explored to deepen conceptual understanding of the phenomena and how we explain our physical environment. For non-science majors only.

PHYSCI 102 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS: ELECTRICAL AND THERMAL PHENOMENA (3-2-4)(F)(Even years)(DLN). An inquiry approach to constructing understanding of physical phenomena. Electrical circuits and thermal phenomena are explored to deepen conceptual understanding of the phenomena and how we explain our physical environment. For non-science majors only.

PHYSCI 111 LABORATORY ONLY (0-V-1)(F/S). For transfer students who need a laboratory experience to gain Area III Core credit for a lecture-only PHYS course taken elsewhere but includes a weekly 2 or 3 hour lab at Boise State. (Pass/Fail.) PREREQ: PERM/INST.

PHYSCI 200 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS: THE LEARNING CONTEXT (1-0-1)(F/S). An investigation of the theory behind the approach used in the Foundations of Physics courses and its impact on the students and their learning in the course. This study is at the interface between physics and the learning of physics. (Pass/Fail.) COREQ: PHYSCI 100 or PHYSCI 101 or PHYSCI 102 or PERM/INST.