PSCI 1020 - Principles of Earth/Space

4 credit(s)

This is a one-semester course designed for the non-science major to fulfill general education requirements. This course includes (1) investigation of scientific methodology, common measurement systems, symbols and equations, problem solving approaches within the physical sciences; (2) a study of the fundamental concepts of Earth Sciences: Earth materials, Earth internal and surface processes and Earth internal and surface properties, Earth’s waters, the atmosphere, weather and climate; (3) a study of the fundamental concepts of Space Sciences: Earth and moon relationship, our solar system, the universe and star life cycle. Corequisite(s): PSCI 1021. F, S. (T)
3 hours lecture