7 courses with the subject PHSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
A survey of physical properties and processes of the Earth. The content is drawn from geology, atmospheric science and oceanography. Topics may include the motion of the Earth, atmospheric circulation, plate tectonics and igneous activity and physical properties of the oceans.
A survey, with emphasis on physical geology, considering processes at work on the Earth's crust, such as glaciation, weathering, mass movement, water, diastrophism and consideration of rocks and minerals composing the crust.
A survey of the universe beyond our solar system: stars and multiple star systems, nebulae, galaxies, quasars, pulsars and black holes. Models of the universe's origin and modern observing techniques will also be discussed.
How do the planets move through space and indeed what are the planets like? How did our solar system come into existence? What is our sun like? These and other questions will be treated in depth in the introduction to the astronomical aspects of our star system.
Basic experiments in astronomy illustrating how information is derived about stars and planets, etc.
This course is intended for the student who has had an exposure to the rudiments of science and who is interested in exploring the topic of energy sources. This course will deal with energy sources which are state of the art or near state of the art. Each energy will be examined from the point of view of the physical principles involved and the practical limitations of the utilization. Discussions where pertinent will also include hazard analyzes.
An introduction to what we know about the physical universe and how we have discovered it. The process of scientific discovery is explored using major discoveries in the history of science as examples. Topics include the fundamental properties of matter and energy, the nature of chemical reactions, the use of energy by living things, the nature and property of DNA and biological evolution among others. The course includes a combination of lecture and classroom discussion.
Source: St Bonaventure University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
