This course traces physics from its historical roots to modern discoveries, highlighting the evolution of concepts such as motion, energy, light, matter, space, time, and quanta, and their connections to modern technology. The course is accessible with basic math
The course is designed for non-STEM students interested in the natural world, the basic principles of nature as we understand it, how this kind of knowledge evolved over time, and the various areas of modern life that rely on it.
The course fulfills the following encounters: Natural Science (NS) for non-STEM students, Natural World (NW), and Quantitative Reasoning (Q).
Meeting times are from 12:10 pm to 1:25pm, in room 511, Lewis Lab. There are no prerequisites for this course.
![[Image: Galilei in ~1610]](Galilei-1610.jpg "Galilei in ~1610")
![[Image: Newton in ~1700]](Newton-1700.jpg "Newton in ~1700")
![[Image: Curie-Sklodowska in ~1900]](Curie-1900.jpg "Curie-Sklodowska in ~1900")
![[Image: Einstein in ~1910]](Einstein-1910.jpg "Einstein in ~1900")