Physics Department
PH 301
Course Assessment Spring 2010
Student Learning Outcomes
The performance on all student learning outcomes was acceptable with over 70% of the students
performing at the good/excellent level on most. Only one outcome had a performance level as low as
60%.
General Education Objectives
The objectives addressed by this course are:
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write, read, listen and speak clearly and effectively,
use analytical reasoning skills and apply logic to solve problems,
use quantitative skills and mathematical reasoning to solve problems and
use personal and collaborative skills for personal growth and to establish constructive
relationships in a diverse society.
The performance on the general education objectives was exceptional with approximately 80% achieving
the good/excellent level on all of objectives connected to the course.
PH 301: Course Assessment
Differentiate distance & displacement, Speed & velocity. Analyze 1-D motion with kinematic
equations
Use vectors, algebra, geometry and trigonometry to describe physical situations and to solve
physical problems in two dimensions.
Use Newton's laws to analyze situations in which an object remains at rest, or moves with
constant velocity under the influence of several forces.
Apply Newton's second law to an object subjected several forces such as gravity, pull of strings,
contacts forces including friction. Draw appropriate free body diagrams.
Draw force diagrams, apply Newton's laws of motion and use them to solve force and motion
problems.
Calculate the work done by forces acting on an object. Use work energy theorem to analyze
various physical situations
Utilize momentum, impulse and their relationship to solve problems; apply conservation of
momentum principle to solve collision problems in one and two dimensions.
Analyze physical properties of rotational motion including centripetal acceleration, torque,
angular momentum, rotational energy; and use them to solve rotation problems.
Apply the concepts of pressure, density, and buoyancy. Determine forces acting on an object
immersed partially or completely in a liquid.
Perform simple calorimetric calculations
Perform experiments as described in the rubrics and draw meaningful conclusions from data
and present them as part of a clear, well-organized lab report.
Identify and distinguish the various physical properties, how they are defined and measured.
Identify units, use the various systems of units, the SI system and conversion between units.
Identify the various measurement methods and tools of physics and the concept of scales.
Identify and utilize the concepts of error and uncertainty and how they are used to quantify the
quality of an experiment.
Demonstrate proficiency in solving science problems.