Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Physical Science
982-003-50
Physical Science (Note: This course will be considered as
an extra credit for Diploma purposes)
(Physical Science for Explorations Science students only)
This course is for students who have never taken Physical
Science 436 in high school and is reserved for
Explorations Science students. Content: Introduction to
the structure of matter; the nuclear atom; the periodic
table; chemical and physical properties of matter; acids
and bases. Specific to the Physics part of the course:
Numerical Calculations; Plotting Graphs; Solving
Equations; Finding Roots; Electric Forces; Batteries;
Simple Circuits; Properties of Triangles; Vectors; 1-
dimensional Kinematics (equations and graphs).
4 hours/week Units: 2.66 Lab: 1 hour/week
(Note: The Chemistry portion of the course will consist
of 2 hours of Class and 1 hour of lab work.
The Physics portion of the class will be 2 hours of class
and NO lab work.