PHYS 106 - Physics for Future Leaders

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1; Sustainability
Essential physics needed to be a president, business leader, coach, or any other profession. Covers knowledge required to make informed decisions regarding current issues with technical aspects. Topics of study include energy, radioactivity, spy satellites, and medical imaging.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-B1 - Lower Division Physical Science, Overlay - Sustainability
Course Typically Offered: Fall ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Think critically and apply analytical and quantitative reasoning to address complex challenges and everyday problems;
Communicate clearly and persuasively orally and especially in written text;
Work collaboratively and respectfully as members and leaders of diverse teams and communities;
Act responsibly and sustainably at local, national, and global levels;
Demonstrate expertise and integration of ideas, methods, theory, and practice in a specialized discipline of study; and
Understand the fundamental principles of physics and be able to apply core ideas such as work, heat, and energy to analyze physical processes

B1. Physical Science Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about the physical sciences;
demonstrate an understanding of scientific practices, including the scientific method; and
describe the potential limits of scientific endeavors, including the accepted standards and ethics associated with scientific inquiry.

Sustainability Overlay Learning Outcomes

identify the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability, either in general or in relation to a specific problem;
analyze interactions between human activities and natural systems;
describe key threats to environmental sustainability; and
explain how individual and societal choices affect prospects for sustainability at the local, regional, and/or global levels.