2006-2007 Academic Catalog

2006-07 Cedarville University 203 School of Engineering, Nursing, and Science Science and Mathematics Science and Mathematics MTED-3120 Teaching Mathematics –Fa 3 hour Designed to introduce prospective secondary school science teachers to the curriculum, materials, and methods of classroom teaching. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. PHYS-1010 College Physics I –Fa 5 hours Basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics using algebra and trigonometry. This is the first of a two-course sequence intended for students in the life sciences and pre- professional programs. Topics include kinematics, motion in two dimensions, forces and motion, work and energy, momentum, circular motion, gravitation, waves, phases of matter, heat, and the laws of thermodynamics. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: high school trigonometry; or GMTH-1030 Precalculus or equivalent. (Fee: $100) PHYS-1020 College Physics II –Sp 5 hours Basic concepts of electricity and modern physics using algebra and trigonometry. This is the second of a two-course sequence intended for students in the life sciences and preprofessional programs. Topics include electricity, magnetism, AC circuits, geometrical and physical optics, relativity theory, quantum theory and other modern physics topics. Four lectures and on two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHYS-1010 College Physics I or equivalent. (Fee: $100) SCED-3120 Teaching Science –Fa 3 hours Introduces prospective secondary school science teachers to the curriculum, materials, and methods of classroom and laboratory science teaching. Attention will be given to the philosophy and education psychology theories that are currently influencing science education and the methods of instruction that arise from these theories. Teacher education students participate in activities and complete assignments designed to provide experience in science lesson planning, acquisition of classroom and laboratory resources, and strategies of maintaining science laboratory safety. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Biology BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology –Fa 4 hours Structure and function of plant and animal cells with emphasis in central concepts. This is the first biology course for majors, open to others with high school biology and chemistry backgrounds. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. (Fee $100) BIO-1120 General Zoology –Sp 4 hours This course will provide an integrative study of the diversity of organisms that make up the animal kingdom. Morphology, physiology, and ecology of the major phyla will be integrated with principles of population dynamics to study the continuities and discontinuities among the animal taxa. Two fifty-minute lectures and two two-hour labs per week. Prerequisite: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology. (Fee: $100) BIO-2210 Microbiology –Fa 4 hours A study of the characteristics, culture, and control of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. A major emphasis is placed on microorganisms and disease, with some coverage of industrial and environmental topics. Laboratory techniques are emphasized .Two lectures and two two-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-1000 Principles of Chemistry; CHEM-1010 Principles of Biochemistry or equivalent. (Fee: $100) BIO-2250 Cell Biology –Sp 4 hours Foundational knowledge of cell biology including basic mechanisms of prokaryotic and eukaryotic metabolism, division, and physiology. Three fifty-minute lectures and one three-hour laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology, BIO- 1120 General Zoology, and BIO-2130 General Botany and Ecology (Fee: $100) BIO-2500 General Botany –Fa 4 hours A survey of the phyla of the plant kingdom and autotrophic prokaryotes and protists. Laboratory experiences will focus upon field botany, plant communities, and opportunities to investigate plant processes. Special emphasis will be upon the growth and development and the anatomy and physiology of flowering plants. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology, BIO-1120 General Zoology. (Fee: $100) BIO-2600 General Ecology –Sp 3 hours A study of the interrelationships among plants, animals, and microbes and with their environment. Basic theory of biotic communities and ecosystems will provide insights about energy flow, nutrient cycling, and responses to natural and human disturbances of terrestrial, aquatic, and wetland systems. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIO-1120 General Zoology, BIO-2500 General Botany. (Fee: $100) BIO-3300 Genetics –Fa 4 hours This is an integrative course of the areas of classical and molecular genetics. Focus on the principles of heredity in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, which includes the understanding of transmission genetics on a molecular level. The molecular nature of genes, including gene expression, mutations, and manipulation of DNA will be emphasized. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology; BIO-2250 Cell Biology. (Fee: $100) BIO-3410 Invertebrate Zoology –Fa 3 hours This course will provide an overview of the diversity of invertebrates. It will take an integrative approach to learning about invertebrate taxonomy, ecology, morphology, and physiology. Field collections of local fauna will be used to learn the principles of invertebrate classification and to study local biological diversity. Prerequisite: BIO-1120 General Zoology. (Fee: $100) (even years) BIO-3420 Vertebrate Zoology –Sp 3 hours This course is a study of the diversity among the vertebrate classes with an emphasis on continuity and discontinuity of morphological form and physiological function of vertebrate systems. Prerequisite: BIO-1120 General Zoology (Fee: $100) BIO-3450 Human Structure and Function I –Fa 4 hours Study of the structure and function of the human body with an emphasis on body systems. Includes human tissues, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO-1120 General Zoology. (Fee: $100) BIO-3460 Human Structure and Function II –Sp 3 hours Study of the structure and function of the human body with an emphasis on body systems. Includes cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and renal systems. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: BIO-3450 Human Structure and Function I. BIO-3510 Plant Physiology –Sp 3 hours A study of the physiological aspects of vascular plants with emphasis upon plant-soil water relationships, mineral nutrition, photosynthesis, and plant growth and development. Two lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO-2500 General Botany, BIO-2600 General Ecology. (Fee: $100) (odd years) BIO-3520 Plant Taxonomy –Sp 3 hours A study of the naming and classification of common vascular plants with emphasis upon field identification in the context of plant community and taxonomic family, plant collecting and herbarium techniques, and the importance of plants in global stewardship and missions. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Includes a travel study opportunity during Spring break. Prerequisite: BIO-2500 General Botany, BIO-2600 General Ecology. (Fee: $100) (even years)