The class will cover the nature of matter from a non-specialist point of view emphasizing concepts from chemistry.

Each week we will view two 30-minute DVD lectures by David Ball from the Teaching Company, each followed by 20 minutes for answering questions and discussion.

Instructor Dick Chase worked 27 years as an industrial physicist for Ford Motor Company and has taught physics from community college to the graduate level.

This class, for those 50 and over, will meet for two hours on Thursdays from January 26 through April 13.