This Specialist program also encompasses other sciences such as Mathematics and Chemistry. Physical Science is an exciting and challenging program for students who want a deeper understanding of nature, and who wish to be introduced to the ways in which contemporary physics is related to other natural sciences. PHY235H is recommended for students in Biology, and PHY237H is recommended for students interested in Environmental Studies. PHY135Y General Physics A survey course recommended for students who major in Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics. PHY140Y Principles of Physics Recommended for all professionally oriented science students.
Emphasis is placed on building physical models and developing problem solving skills.
Topics include Einstein's relativity, Schrodinger's cat, chaos and the arrow of time. Each is presented in its historical context. Presented for students in the Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as in the Sciences. Common physical phenomena can be explained by simple ideas, without mathematics. A course illustrating some error analysis and laboratory measurement techniques used in pure and applied physics.