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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Problem solving and applications of mathematical thinking in the real world and in the ideal world of mathematics. Elementary number theory and public key cryptography. Integers, rational numbers, real numbers and the sizes of various infinite sets. Additional topic chosen from: geometry, elementary topology, chaos and fractals, probability. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Core Studies 5 or 5.2 or Mathematics 2.5 or any mathematics course numbered 3 or higher.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits. The nature, power, and limits of the computer and computing. The components of the computer. Information representation. Computer networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. The nature of algorithms, problem-solving, and computer programming. Feasibility and computability. Computer and network security and privacy. (Not open to students who are enrolled in, or have completed, any course in computer and information science, other than CIS 5.2, numbered 1. 0 or higher with a grade of C or higher, or who have completed Core Studies 5 or 5.1.)
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2.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Life, biology, science, and the urban condition in today's world. Role of science in society. Analysis of life using the scientific method. Physical structure, properties, and principles that apply to all living things. Integration of biological science into daily events. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed any course in biology or who have completed Core Studies 8.1).
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2.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Study of basic concepts in chemistry and their implications in modern life. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Integrated Science 2, Core Studies 7.1, or any college course in chemistry, except Chemistry 0.7 or 1.1.)
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2.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits The development of physics, in historical context. Applications to everyday life. Laws of universal gravitation and the conservation of energy. Examination of a topic in modern physics in which these classical concepts are transformed, extended, and/or applied. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Physics 0.1 or 1 or 1.2 or 1.5 or 1.6, Integrated Science 1 or Core Studies 7.2.)
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2.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Study of five fundamental themes that underlie geology and their implications for important issues in modern life: Earth as a dynamic planet, Earth materials, geologic time, geology and the human environment, and the scientific method as applied to geology. (Not open to students who are enrolled in, or who have completed, Geology 1 or 2.2, or who have completed Core Studies 8.2.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture; 3 credits Organization and evolution of the universe. Methods of inquiry over large cosmological distances. The structure of space and time. Lifecycle of stars. The origin of chemical elements. Are we alone in the universe Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Scientific Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture; 3 credits Global energy balance as a function of the chemistry of the atmosphere and its effects on global and local climate. Climatic consequences of human energy use. The long history of climate and the relatively short history of human energy use. The socioeconomic and political issues involved in attempts to project and influence future energy use and its climatic consequences. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Core Curriculum Upper Tier 30.09.) Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Scientific Inquiry. 80 Core Curriculum
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Introduction to programming through the use of project-based educational robotics activities. Small group work on a series of multi-week creative projects involving use of robots to address meaningful and socially important issues, such as urban search and rescue or elder care. Introduction to the fundamentals of robotics (including aspects of mechanical design) and elementary programming within a graphical environment. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Scientific Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Earth system science. Origin and evolution of the earth. Time scales of environmental and geologic processes. Earth materials. Rock cycle. Plate tectonics. Biogeochemical cycles. Global climate changes. Greenhouse effect and global warming. Circulation in the oceans and atmosphere. Atmospheric circulation and ozone depletion. Environmental pressures on natural resource utilization (petroleum and water). Public policy and the global environment. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Scientific Inquiry.
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