Vision Statement

Physics is the connection of explanatory concepts, principles, theories and hypotheses to the physical world.  These connections are often made in a quantitative way using the language of mathematics.  Verification of the accuracy of these conceptual connections rests in measurements made of the physical world.

It is the actual process of how the scientific community makes the connection between concepts and physical measurements which insures that scientific knowledge is reliable.  This is science's most important feature.  Communicating an understanding of this process to students is the primary goal of all physics courses taught at IUS.