PHYS 3000 - Physics by Inquiry

4 hours

This course is designed for students in education majors interested in teaching physics. This course could also be suitable for students who would want to get their “feet wet” with a hands-on science course. The course provides an activity based introduction to Electric Circuits, Electromagnets, Light and Optics and Kinematics, The course focuses both on the content as well as curriculum design, instructional strategies and use of educational technologies for effective physics teaching. The emphasis is more on learning the concepts and applying them to practical situations rather than on mathematical skills. Students work on experiments, collect and analyze data and present an analysis of their results.