Outlines for Lectures 1-8!

Lectures #9-15

Lecture #9 | Lecture #10 | Lecture #11 | Lecture #12 | Lecture #13-14 | Lecture #15

Lecture # 9: The Atom and the Periodic Table

I. Introduction: Atoms are building blocks for matter


II. The Structure of the Atom

A. The Electron

B. The Atomic Nucleus

C. The Bohr Atom and Photons


III. The Periodic Table

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Lecture #10: The Nucleus & Radioactivity

I Why You Should Care

II Radioactive Decay:

A. The Nucleus - Protons & Neutrons

B. a, b, g decay

C. Half Life

D. Radiometric Dating

E. Hazards

III Fission vs. Fusion

A. Energy: Reactors vs. Bombs

B. What Forces Hold Nucleus Together?

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Lecture # 11: Electrons, Bonds, and Properties

  • Intro: Why YOU Should Care


  • Electrons: Why they Control Chemistry

  • Bonding: Ionic, Metallic, and Covalent, Etc.


  • Gas, Plasma, Liquid, Solids


  • Chemical Reactions:

  • Changes in Energy

  • Oxidation/Reduction, Etc.


  • Material Properties

  • Strength (different types)

  • Electrical Properties
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    Lecture #12: Electricity and Magnetism


  • Why you Should Care


  • Electric Force

  • Charges
  • Coulomb’s Law
  • Field
  • Comparison with Gravity


  • Magnetism

  • Poles and Dipoles
  • Field

  • Electromagnetism

  • Magnetic fields from moving electric charges
  • Electric fields from moving magnetic fields

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    Lectures # 13&14: Electromagnetic Waves

  • Why You Should Care


  • Waves: Background
  • Wavelength, Frequency, Velocity and Amplitude
  • Transverse vs. Longitudinal
  • Interference
  • Doppler (Red Shift)


  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • How they Form and their Speed
  • Interaction with Matter
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Radio, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, UV, X-rays, Gamma

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    Lecture #15: The Age of the Earth

    - Why You Should Care


    - Various Estimates Over Time
    - Creationists
    - Geologists
    - Physicists


    - The Role of Science


    - IF Science is Wrong, Then Why?

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