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PHYS P22 Physics Frontiers: From Colliding Black Holes to Disruptive Technologies Units: 3.00
A descriptive course exploring concepts in physics at the frontiers of active research. Bypassing jargon and mathematical complexities, students will focus on the big questions at the extremes of our understanding of the universe around us. Designed for non-scientists who want to learn how we try to understand our fantastic, physic natural world.
Learning Hours: 114 (24 Lecture, 24 Practicum, 36 Online Activity, 18 Off-Campus Activity, 12 Private Study)
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate basic science literacy i.e., strong physics critical thinking skills; an understanding of the relevant quantities (and units) and foundational physics relationships so that you can make simple predictions about issues that are relevant to you, your community and the world.
- Create and implement simple experiments to demonstrates key physics principles relevant to frontier physics, and use the results to evaluate one or more possible models.
- Evaluate the quality and accuracy of various physics resources.
- Assess the effectiveness and supportiveness of their group members (and yourself).
- Synthesize ideas from several sources to create and present an original physics teaching artifact/demonstration.
- Describe active frontiers of physics research and their potential impact on society.