1981-1982 Academic Catalog

100 71-160 Introduction to the Physical Sciences-A, Sp, Su 5 hours A descriptive survey of the sciences of astronomy, geology, and meteorology with some consideration given to the historical background of these disciplihes. Four lectures and one 2-hour lab– oratory per week. 71-161 Introduction to the Physical Sciences-A, W, Sp, Su 5 hours An introductory study of the sciences of physics, chemistry, and space science with emphasis on basic concepts and principles as well as the development of foundational laws pertaining to these disciplines. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory or five lectures per week. 71-162 Environmental Physical Science 5 hours Physical and chemical principles underlying environmental topics of current and long-standing interest are studied. Some top– ics covered are: energy (nuclear and other kinds), food chemistry and nutrition, soaps, water and air quality, and others, depending on time and class interest. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week. 71-166 Introduction to Physical Geology -Sp, Su 5 hours An introductory study of the earth and its environment, with emphasis on erosion processes, metamorphism, igneous activity, and the structural features of the earth's crust and geologic time. Four lectures per week, laboratory by arrangement. Prerequisite: High school geometry. 71-180 Introduction to Mathematics -A 5 hours An introduction to mathematical concepts selected from alge– bra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, scientific notation, graphical representation of data, the metric system, and other mathematical systems. 71-184, 71-185 Introduction to Analysis - W, Sp 5 hours each quarter A general introduction to modern methods of analysis, includ– ing topics from algebra and trigonometry. The course is designed for students with inadequate preparation for calculus. Prerequi– site: Two years of high school mathematics or permission of in– structor 71-203 Natural Resource Conservation - Sp 5 hours An ecological approach to natural resource conservation with emphasis on population, air and water pollution, wildlife conser– vation, and other contemporary ecological problems. Four lec– tures and one 2-hour laboratory each week. Prerequisite: 71-100 Principles of Biology or permission of instructor. 71-220 Origins 5 hours Two models for the origin of the universe, life, and man are developed. The two models, creation and evolution, are exam– ined using available scientific evidence, and predictions based on each model are compared with the scientific evidence. Prerequi– site: 71-100 Principles of Biology, 71-160 Introduction to the Physical Sciences or equivalent. 71-264 Introductory Astronomy -A, Su 5 hours An introductory study designed to impart a general knowledge of concepts, principles, and laws pertaining to a God-created uni– verse, with some emphasis on techniques used to obtain this knowledge. Four lectures per week, laboratory by arrangement including field observations at the college observatory. Prerequi– site: High school geometry or permission of instructor. DEPARTMENTAL COURSES 71-120 Introduction to Computer Programming l hour A three-week course in which the use of the computer as an educational tool is stressed. Each student learns the basic princi– ples of programming and is required to write several simple pro– grams relating to his or her academic major. Time-sharing facili– ties are available for program debugging and execution. 71-300 Teaching Science and Mathematics 3 hours A general methods course which treats the history, the mate– rials, and the methods of science and mathematics teaching. Em– phasis is placed on recent trends in materials and methods. Pre– requisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. 71-321, 71-322, 71-323 Clinical Teaching in Science or– Mathematics 1-3 hours each quarter A practical on-campus experience in which a student is as– signed to assist a college instructor in preparation for classes and laboratories, classroom and laboratory teaching, grading of re– ports and examinations, and other teacher responsibilites. The student is expected to participate for 22 clock hours for each hour of credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Pro– gram.