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Online Class: Physics 101

Understand Your World With Physics

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Course Description - An Introduction to Physics

Welcome to the world of Physics! Here, we will explore the natural laws of how the universe operates. This introductory course covers all the fundamentals of Physics, and is comprehensive enough for students already familiar with the subject. Join now, and together we'll learn about momentum and energy, force and motion, gravity, particles, the five states of matter, temperature and heat, sound waves, electricity, magnetism, and light.

Today, much of technology and our lifestyles is brought to us by the laws of Physics, yet surprisingly, most people don't understand the fundamentals. Acoustics, astronomy, electromagnetism, electronics, nuclear power, optics, nanotechnology are just a few of the industries requiring an understanding of Physics.

This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Introduction to Physics - The modern advanced and complex our society becomes, the greater our need for a variety of different types of energy sources. In simpler times, energy was something derived from rubbing two sticks together to create fire.
Lesson 2: Mechanics of Measurement - Despite the vast array of specializations that presently exist, covering everything from acoustics to thermal dynamics, physicists--regardless of their area of expertise--utilize a core continuum of practices.
Lesson 3: Momentum and Energy - Momentum can be defined as 'mass in motion'. This is equally true, for all objects have mass- hence, if an object is in motion then it has momentum-and if it is momentum, by and large, it is 'mass in motion.'
Lesson 4: Force and Motion (Newton's Laws of Motion) - Back in the late 1600s, Sir Isaac Newton, one of the most notable scientists and mathematicians in history published his now legendary 'Laws of Motion' within his book entitled, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Since, the laws formed the basi
Lesson 5: Gravity - Whatever goes up-must come down. This famous statement refers to the basic tenets of gravity, hence, an explanation as to why objects fall to Earth.
Lesson 6: Systems of Many Particles - With respect to objects of noticeable size, we work with them by envisioning that they are made up of numerous smaller pieces-these then are referred to as 'particles.'
Lesson 7: Solids - While you have probably studied or learned about solids as they relate to chemistry; when applied to physics, the subject of solids focuses more on the bulk matter as opposed to the individual particles that comprise it.
Lesson 8: Gases and Liquids - Within the previous chapter, we touched upon the three (well, primarily there are three) states in which a substance can be found: solid, liquid and gas.
Lesson 9: Temperature and Heat - Temperature is a central component within physics. In short, within physics, the transfer of energy, internally, from one part of substance to another, or, externally, from one body to another occurs on account of differences in temperature.
Lesson 10: Energy, Work, and Heat (Thermodynamics at work) - We cited the differences between heat and temperature, listed and described the range of measurement scales available to track temperature, and identified the different states (phases) substances which may be found based upon temperature factors and press
Lesson 11: Wave Motion - Waves can be found anywhere and everywhere. Consider for a moment several commonly found examples: sound waves (discussed in greater detail in the subsequent chapter), light waves, radio waves (frequency), telecommunication waves, and microwaves (seriousl
Lesson 12: Sound Waves - Fundamentally speaking, sound is a mechanical wave. Our ears have then been constructed as conduits as such waves--meaning they serve as receivers for the mechanical waves transmitted through the air from a specified point of origin.
Lesson 13: Static Electricity - Defined as the state in which electrical charges build up on the surface of a material, 'Static Electricity' received its name on account of the lack of a flowing current.
Lesson 14: Electrical Induction - Prior to even beginning to broach the subject of electrical induction, we first will need to define the individual components which comprise the state referred to as 'electrical induction.'
Lesson 15: Electrical Current - The scientific definition of 'electrical current' includes the concept of speed-meaning the rate at which the charge is moving (flow) through the channel.
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The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.

- Bertrand Russell

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