SC 130 Physical Science laboratory syllabus fall 2015

Lecture topics and corresponding laboratories with cross-references to the text section numbers. The three-digit numeric prefixes correspond to the textbook section.

KeyTopicLectureLaboratoryRubricLab DateDueLock
L01Measures011 Density012 DensityIMPDTGADFGVOC20 Aug27 Aug03 Sep
L02Motion021 Linear motion022 Linear motionIDTGA27 Aug03 Sep10 Sep
L03Motion031 Acceleration032 Acceleration of gravityIMPDTGDTGADFGVOC03 Sep10 Sep17 Sep
L04Motion041 Energy042 MomentumIDTGA10 Sep17 Sep24 Sep
L05Forces051 Newton's laws052 Pulleys and forcesIMPDTGADFGVOC17 Sep24 Sep01 Oct
L06Heat061 Temperature062 Conduction of heatIDTGA24 Sep01 Oct08 Oct
L07Earth071 Hide 'n Seek072 Latitude & longitudeIMPDTGADFGVOC01 Oct08 Oct15 Oct
L08Weather081 Air water082 CloudsAccComConEff08 Oct15 Oct22 Oct
L09Sound091 Waves092 Speed of soundIMPDTGADFGVOC15 Oct22 Oct29 Oct
L10Spectra101 Color102 Colors of lightFavLeaGVOC22 Oct29 Oct05 Nov
L11Optics111 Lenses112 Ref[le|ra]ctionIMPDTGDTGADFGVOC29 Oct05 Nov12 Nov
L12Electricity121 Ohms law & power122 CircuitsIDTGA05 Nov12 Nov19 Nov
L13Chemistry131 Elements132 Acids & Bases IMPTTDGVOC19 Nov26 Nov03 Dec
L14Astronomy141 Solar system142 Mathematical modelsIMPDTGADFGVOC26 Nov03 Dec03 Dec
L15Cosmology151 Cosmology152 Site swap notation[none]03 Nov--

Rubric codes

Rubric codeSectionIMPDTGADFGVOCIDTGA
IIntroduction to the laboratory
MMaterials
PProcedure
DData recorded and complete
TTable format
GGraph type and format
AAnalysis and explanation of results
DDiscussion and conclusions
FFormat of document
GGrammar and syntax
VVocabulary
OOrganization
CCoherence and cohesion