SCI 120 - Introduction to The Natural Sciences

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University of Maine at Augusta

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Description:

This introductory science course for nonscience majors is a broad-based laboratory science course integrating several science disciplines: biology, earth science, geology, physics, chemistry and cosmology. It focuses on concepts that are related to current issues in an effort to develop an understanding of how science influences our lives. It examines how scientists formulate and address questions about life, matter and the nature of the universe, and how this knowledge is organized so that it can be used to predict the future. In the laboratory students will engage in the process of science by conducting experiments, collecting data and analyzing data to form conclusions. Student collaboration through computer networking will be encouraged. Prerequisite: ENG101. CR. 4

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uma.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 621-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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