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Covers topics of human health and diet, the relationship between what you consume and your general well-being, and the control of some illnesses by prescribed diets. Specific areas of study are the four food groups, vitamins and minerals, the anatomical and physiological process of digestion, and illnesses which result from inadequate nutritional foods in the diet, or ingestion of harmful substances. Five hours, two credits.
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Covers topics related to human disease. The causative agents of disease and their effects on organs and organ systems in the human body will be studied. Specific areas of study will be the symptoms, causative agent, epidemiological information, and treatment of a variety of diseases. Five hours, two credits.
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Students will learn the basic principles of plant nutrition and control of disease problems through the growth and maintenance of healthy houseplants. Five hours, two credits.
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This course presents the different types of shelled and vertebrate fossils, their ecology, and evolutionary changes through geologic time. Students will use relative and absolute geologic history of rocks in southwest Virginia. Dinosaur classification, physiology, and extinction theories will be discussed. A four-hour Saturday field trip is required for the class. Five hours, two credits.
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An introductory course in human evolution tracing man to his present physical state and culture with emphasis on his influence on the environment. Five hours, two credits.
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A non-technical inquiry into the nature of matter and the means by which we have developed our present view of matter. The course begins with a discussion of scientific inquiry and a brief history of chemistry from Democritus to Bohr. The remainder of the course introduces the quantummechanical view of matter. Students will consider the behavior of matter at various scales - from the familiar "human" scale where phenomena can be directly perceived by our senses to the quantumand cosmic scales where behavior can only be imagined based on indirect evidence. Five hours, two credits.
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This course investigates the earth and the materials we obtain from it. Major rock forming minerals and their uses in society are discussed. Plate tectonic processes occurring n the course, mantle, and crust are investigated. Students will apply plate tectonic concepts to understand how the rocks and geologic structures in Franklin County formed. Landforms and the processes that form them will be presented. A four-hour Saturday field trip is required. Five hours, two credits.
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A study of chemistry as it relates to our world today. Topics include the atmosphere, fuels and fuel alternatives, acid rain, and the properties of water. Information is presented for the students to devise their own answers to many of the problems related to chemistry in our world today. Five hours, two credits.
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Introduces the non-science major to the scientific principles behind many of our favorite sports. Discussions will include the science and aerodynamics of flying objects, the design of sports gear, the importance of form in sports, and the limitations placed on our games by the laws of physics. Five hours, two credits.
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Man has always been interested in the heavens. This course will look at the history of that interest and where we are today in our knowledge of the universe. The birth and death of stars including our own sun will be discussed. New beliefs about the universe including black holes, dark matter, and the inflation theory will be presented. Time travel possibilities will be investigated. Five hours, two credits.
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