Course level: Undergraduate Course description: This is a course in introductory physics for students interested in a career in the health sciences. The focus will be in teaching you how to think about science, particularly physics, and how to use mathematics for scientific problem-solving. The course will incorporate collaborative learning through the use of "concept" questions to stimulate your thinking about the readings and group discussions. We will also use a host of interactive software tools and videos to visualize key ideas. Many examples will be drawn from biology and medicine, but the course will also explore how physics underlies current technologies like airplanes and satellites and how it contributes to other scientific disciplines like anthropology. We will make extensive use of the World-Wide Web, even to the point of using it as the primary "textbook" for the course. NOTE TO ALL PENN STUDENTS: This course does not fulfill the pre-medical requirement for Physics. It does not have a lab component. Credits earned: 3 credits Delivery method(s): Other Course includes: No data given Prerequisites: At least one high school science course in biology, chemistry, or physics (not necessarily AP); Mathematics up to and including differential calculus (the calculus can be co-requisite). Costs: $2205 Tuition rates can vary among degree programs at the same school. Please verify current rates with each institution. Contact info: 215-898-1684
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