1980-1981 Academic Catalog

100 Cedarville College Requirements for Minor in Mathematics. Twenty-five quarter hours of mathe– matics courses, including Mathematics 281, 282, 283 and at least one 300 or 400 level course. Requirements for Minor in Physics. Twenty-five quarter hours of physics from Physics 271, 272, 273, 276, 378, and 379. PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Pre-Medical, pre-dental, or pre-veterinary medicine students normally major in Biology or Chemistry. Additional courses recommended for the pre-medical or pre-dental student are listed under these majors. One-year and two-year programs are available for students preparing to transfer to schools of pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, and engineering. The student works with his or her advisor in arranging a program to meet the requirements of the professional school the student plans to attend after leaving Cedarville College. DEPARTMENTAL COURSES 120 Introduction to Computer Programming 1 hour A three-week course in which the use of the computer, as an educational tool, is stressed. Each student will learn the basic principles of programming and will be required to write sev– eral simple programs relating to his academic major. Time-sharing facilities will be available for program debugging and execution. 220 Origins 5 hours Two models for the origin of the universe, life and man will be developed. The two models, Creation and Evolution, will be examined using available scientific evidence, and predictions based on each model will be compared with the scientific evidence. A two-hour laboratory will meet on alternate weeks. Prerequisite: SM100 and SM160 or equivalent 300 Teaching Science and Mathematics 3 hours A general methods course which treats the history, the materials, and the methods of sci– ence and mathematics teaching. Emphasis will be placed on recent trends in materials and methods. Prerequisite: Admission to the teacher education program. 321-322-323 Clinical Teaching in Science or Mathematics 1-3 hours each quarter A practical on-campus experience in which a student is assigned to assist a college in– structor in preparation for classes and laboratories, classroom and laboratory teaching, grad– ing of reports and exams, and other teacher responsibilites. A student will be expected to participate for 22 clock hours for each hour of credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the .teacher education program. 440 Seminar 1 hour Each student will present a paper from library or laboratory research. Approval of the topic by the student's advisor and seminar instructor must be obtained and date of presentation set before enrolling in the course. The student must also attend a minimum of 1O seminars during the Senior year. Guest lecturers and faculty may present papers at the invitation of the instructor. Required of all Science and Mathematic majors. Prerequisite: Senior classification and attendance of a minimum of 1Oseminars during the Sophomore and Junior years. A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE 100 Principles of Biology-A, W, Sp, Su 5 hours This course emphasizes basic life processes and the principles by which these processes operate at the ecological, organismic, and cellular levels of organization. The course is de– signed for the non-science major. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week. 104 Introduction to Cell Biology -A 5 hours Structure and function of plant and animal cells are explored, with emphasis on central concepts. This is the first biology course for majors; it may be taken by others with good preparation in high school biology and chemistry. Three lectures and two 2-hour laboratories per week.