1988-1989 Academic Catalog

152 Science and Mathematics Excellent equipment, like the atomic absorption spectrophotometer pictured here, ~ids students in the analysis of compounds. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES These courses are designed to meet the general education requirements for gradua– tion. They will not count toward any science or mathematics major; a student majoring in science or mathematics may take these courses only as electives. How– ever, any course listed for science or mathematics major or minor may also count toward fulfilling general education requirements. GSCI-101 Basic Mathematics-A 4 hours A course designed to ensure that the student has a mastery of the rudimentary concepts and basic skills of arithmetic and algebra. Topics covered include: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, integers, fractions, and decimals; percents; ratios and proportions; exponents; algebraic expressions; solu– tions of linear equations; word problems graphing. Three lectures and two I-hour laboratories per week. BI0-100 Principles of Biology-A, W,Sp,Su 5 hours This course emphasizes basic life process and the principles by which these processes operate at the ecological, organismic, and cellular levels of organization. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week. GSCI-160 Introduction to the Physical Sciences-Sp 5 hours A descriptive survey of the sciences of astronomy, geology, and meteorology with some consideration given to the historical background of these disciplines. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week. GSCI-161 Introduction to the Physical Sciences-W 5 hours An introductory study of the sciences of physics and 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 per week. GSCI-162 Environmental Physical Science-A 5 hours Physical and chemical principles underlying environmental topics of current and long-standing interest are studied. Some topics 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. GSCI-166 Introduction to Physical Geology-Sp S hours An introductory study of the earth and its environment, with emphasis on the physical and chemical properties of minerals, erosion and sedimentation, metamor– phism, igneous activity, the structural features of the earth's crust, and geologic time. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week. GSCI-180 Introduction to Mathematics-A 5 hours An introduction to mathematical concepts including inductive and deductive rea– soning, logic set theory, numeration systems, consumer mathematics, algebra, and statistics. GSCI-184 College Algebra-A, W,Sp 5 hours A general introduction to the methods of algebraic analysis. Many of the topics of intermediate algebra are covered. This includes, but may not be limited to, the field axioms, linear functions, inequalities, systems of equations, determinants, and quad– ratic functions. This course, in conjunction with GSCl-185, is designed to help prepare the student for calculus. Prerequisite: Two years of high school mathematics or permission of the instructor.