3.00 Credits
The course is a one-semester general education physics course that uses the concepts of physics to look at super heroes in comic books and in movies. Physics is the study of how our universe works; these same concepts can also be applied to the fantastical universe of comic book superheroes. Students will learn about various concepts in physics (matter, energy, and force). We will examine gravity, electricity, magnetism, optics, relativity, and quantum physics and see how they apply to the universe of superheroes. Comic books apply actual physics that range from the Kryptonian world of Superman to the superhuman speed of Flash here on Earth. We will explore these fundamental principles of physics and use them to separate fact from fiction in the world of your favorite comic book characters. This course does not count toward the Physics major or minor.