SCIENCE 110/110L (THE SCIENCES I) TOPIC SCHEDULE
SECTION 001
SPRING 2004
Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM in Folsom 304
Dr. Bonnie Wood

 
WEEK
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
ASSIGNMENTS
1
 1/19: HOLIDAY - NO CLASS
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 1/21: 
  • Find Your Learning Group/Introductions 
  • Case Study: Love Potion #10
  
2
 1/26: Scientific Measurement & The Scientific Method (Outline 1)
  • Grouping Geometric Figures
  • The Nature of Science
  • Lab Safety
  • Lab Exercise 1A- Measurement
 1/28: Scientific Measurement & The Scientific Method (Outline 1)
  • Lab Exercise 1A- Measurement
 Ch. 1 
Outline 1
3
 2/2: Motion (Outline 2) 
  • Lab Exercise 2A-Motion
  • Life in a Vacuum
 		 2/4: Motion (Outline 2)
  • How fast do you walk?
  • Exercise 3A- Mechanics
TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS DUE		 Ch. 2
Outline 2
Homeworks: A, B, C (D)
4
 2/9: 

MECHANICAL ENERGY GROUP: "ASK THE EXPERTS" PRESENTATIONS

  • Case Study: The Cheerleader & the Football Player: Physics and Physical Exertion
  • Test Review Activity
 2/11: TEST (Outlines 1,2 and Labs 1A, 2A, 3A)  
WINTER BREAK-NO CLASSES
  
5
 2/23: Energy (Outline 3)
  • Lab Exercise 3A- Mechanics

 
 

 

 2/25: Energy (Outline 3)
  • What is Your Horsepower Rating?
 Ch. 3
Outline 3
Homeworks: A, B, C/D
6
 3/1: Heat and Temperature (Outline 4)
  • Lab Exercise 4A - Heat and Temperature
 3/3: Heat and Temperature (Outline 4)
  • Drinking bird
  • Radiometer
TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS DUE

 

 Ch. 4
Outline 4
Homeworks: A, B, C

 
7
 3/8: 
RADIANT ENERGY GROUP: "ASK THE EXPERTS" PRESENTATIONS
  • Case Study: A Case in Point: From Active Learning to the Job Market
  • Test Review Activity

 
 

 

 3/10: 
TEST (Outlines 3,4 and Labs 3A, 4A)		 (Midterm Grades are submitted on 3/12/04)
8
 3/15: Wave Motions and Sound (Outline 5)
  • Doppler Effect 
  • Lab Exercise 7A - Particle Waves
BOOK REVIEW TITLE DUE
 
 

 

 3/17: Electricity (Outline 6)
  • Organize Learning Group Activity, Celestial Observations (Outline 9-Learning Group Homework Activities)
  • Lab Exercise 5A - Electricity

 

 Ch. 5
Outline 5
Homeworks: A, B
www.fearofphysics.com
Ch. 6
Outline 6
Homeworks: A, B, C, D
Begin Celestial Observations
9
 3/22: Electricity (Outline 6)
ELECTRICAL ENERGY GROUP: "ASK THE EXPERTS" PRESENTATIONS
  • Lab Exercise 6A - Magnetism
 		 3/24: Light (Outline 7)
  • Lab Exercise 8A - Visible Light
  • Case Study: As Light Meets Matter --- Art Under Scrutiny. 
 Read Case Study: The Day They Turned the Falls On: the Invention of the Universal Electrical Power System.
Ch. 7
Outline 7
Homework: A (all parts)
Continue Celestial Observations
10
 3/29: Light (Outline 7)
  • Playing around with Lenses; Interference Colors with Polaroids
  • Case Study: A Light on Physics: F-Number and Exposure Time: A Case Study in Optics
  • BOOK REVIEW DRAFT DUE (exchange with another student)
 3/31: Atomic Structure/Radioactivity (Outline 8)
  • Case Study: The Benign Hamburger
TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS DUE
SUBMIT PEER-GRADED BOOK REVIEWS		 Chs. 8, 11
Homeworks Outline 8: A,B,C
Continue Celestial Observations
SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES
  
11
 4/12: Atomic Structure/Radioactivity (Outline 8)
NUCLEAR ENERGY GROUP: "ASK THE EXPERTS" PRESENTATIONS
  • Case Study: Irradiation: Is It Consumer-Friendly?
  • Test Review Activity
 		 4/14: UNIVERSITY DAY Complete Celestial Observations and
Maine Solar System Model Critique (Outline 9, Learning Group Homework Activities)
12
 4/19: TEST (Outlines 6,7,8 and Labs 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A)

 

 4/21: The Solar System (Outline 9)
LEARNING GROUP PRESENTATIONS, CELESTIAL OBSERVATIONS AND MAINE SOLAR SYSTEM MODEL CRITIQUE
  • Video: A Private Universe
  • Modeling The Interaction Sun, Earth And Moon
 Ch. 13
Outline 9
13
 4/26: The Solar System (Outline 9)
  • Case Study: Life on Mars: A Dilemma Case Study in Planetary Geology
  • Case Study: Is a Mars Sample Return Mission Too Risky?
  • Modeling The Rotation Of The Earth With A Foucault Pendulum
 4/28: The Earth (Outline 10)
  • Lab Exercise 10A - Rocks
 		 Ch. 14
Outline 10
14
 5/3: The Earth (Outline 10)
  • Lab Exercise 11A - Map Coordinates
FINAL BOOK REVIEW DUE		 5/5: 
  • Lab Exercise 12A - Topographic Maps
  • Final Exam Review
  
15
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM (OUTLINES 1 - 10 and LABS 10A, 11A, 12A)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
12:45 PM - 2:45 PM