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Welcome to Scientific Inquiry: Physical Sciences

Welcome to Scientific Inquiry: Physical Sciences. SC133 with laboratory Assistant Professor John Bell. Why are we here. Need to graduate Advisor signed me up Taking it with a friend Filling out the schedule Class was open Schedule conflict with what I wanted so I took this course

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Welcome to Scientific Inquiry: Physical Sciences

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  1. Welcome to Scientific Inquiry: Physical Sciences SC133 with laboratory Assistant Professor John Bell

  2. Why are we here • Need to graduate • Advisor signed me up • Taking it with a friend • Filling out the schedule • Class was open • Schedule conflict with what I wanted so I took this course • Study creation • Following the will of God

  3. Course materials • Textbook from the bookstore - you must buy new • On-line • Converge • Corban webmail • How to pass or get an A

  4. Science for you • Knowledge • Science impacts our world • Science guides our world • Looking for a better world • Application • Finding it yourself

  5. Astronomy • Charts the skies • Taxonomy • Structures which are created or discerned • What has been? • What will be? • Why?

  6. Telescopes • Telescopes gather light • Identify location • Sample spectra • Measure intensity

  7. Measuring the skies for analysis • Predicting the locations: Brahe and Keppler • How far to the nearest star • Parallax • A parsec measures an angle • 1 parsec is 3.26 light years • Proxima Centauri is 1.29 parsec

  8. What do I need to do next? • Read Chapter One • Laboratory Experiment Thursday • Stellar Spectra • AC4414 @ 9:00 am & noon • Converge provides Syllabus and other course materials

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