1989-1990 Academic Catalog

154 Science andMathematics Forty quarter hours in chemistry and physics: CHEM-151,152 General Chemistry ................................................... 8 CHEM-357 Organic Chemistry .......................................................... 5 PHYS-271,272,273 General Physics ................................................ 15 Electives in chemistry or physics ....................................................... 12 1\venty hours of earth sciences: GSCI-166 Introduction to Physical Geology ....................................... 5 GSCI-264 Introductory Astronomy .................................................... 5 GE0-250 Introduction to Geography .................................................. 2 GE0-251,252 World Regional Geography (West and East) ................. 8 Students inust also con1plete the professional secondary education re- quirements for certification listed in the Education Department section of the catalog. Comprehensive Science Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency .......................................................................................... 0-8 Other General Education requirements ............................................. 55-77 Comprehensive Science major require1nents ......................................... 96 Education requiren1ents .......................................................................... 4 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ............................. 198-220 "My education In mathematics at Cedarvllle helpedme develop two Important processes that I use every day: analytical thinking andproblem solving. Thinking analytically helps me examine Ideas at the lowest level of detail andstill see the bigpicture. Solvingproblems involves astep-by-step analysis ofasituation." - Keith Hoh, a 1985mathematicsgraduate, works as asystems engineer for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Pontiac, Michigan.