Learning Objectives:
Anticipated Learning Outcomes for 100- and 200- Level Courses:
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Recognizing concepts that involve developing mathematical descriptions of physical phenomena,
such as weights and measures, conservation laws, moving objects, fields and forces.
[knowledge, evaluation, analysis]
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Judiciously discriminating between reliable and less reliable
information in decision-making. [analysis]
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Knowing the scientific method and the process of critically
evaluating scientific information. [knowledge, comprehension, evaluation]
Anticipated Learning Outcomes for this Course:
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Representing data and mathematical relationships using tables,
equations, graphs and words. [knowledge, evaluation, analysis]
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Naming and analyzing dimensions of physical quantities, such as
time, mass, acceleration and force. [knowledge, analysis]
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Identifying the known and unknown variables in a physics problem.
[comprehension]
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Recognizing the relevant formulae to solve a physics
problem.[knowledge]
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Formulating the solution of a physics problem. [synthesis]
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Drawing valid conclusions from experimental data. [evaluation]
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Estimating the order of magnitude of a result. [evaluation]
Andreas G. Piepke
Last modified: Thu Dec 20 11:28:19 CST 2007