PART ONE - Our Place in Space and Time

 

Where Are We ?

Check out the excellent Molecular Expressions web site at

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/

where, if your browser is Java enabled, you can zoom in from outer space down to the quarks inside atoms, passing our visible world on the way down !

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Len Bruton's Course Powerpoint Notes and Web Links:  

Our Place in Space and Time

Matter and Energy

Planet Earth

Atmosphere, Continents and Oceans

After completing Part One, you should have a fundamental understanding of the important scientific concepts and principles that explain where we are in our Universe and the material nature of the external world.

 

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