Students explore some of the great achievements in physical science including the work of Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and scientists of this century including Albert Einstein and Madame Curie. The course is activity-based approach rather than the standard lecture method of teaching. Data analysis includes the use of spreadsheets. Students learn to take measurements of position, velocity, acceleration, temperature, voltage, sound, and light intensity using various sensors which are connected to computers through special interfaces. There are numerous demonstrations.
Multimedia is used extensively in the course including laser videodisc, CD-ROM, and digitized video.