Each track will be team-taught by faculty from across the University. All of the tracks address common concepts, but from different points of view. All of the courses will include laboratory sessions in small sections in which students will conduct experiments and explore the concepts covered in the lectures. The courses will use computers and related technologies in problem solving. For all tracks, students must start from the beginning, and complete all three quarters.
All courses are four units per quarter.
For students thinking of majoring in the humanities or social sciences this program is an excellent way not to only satisfy the distribution requirements, but also to provide an active understanding of the ideas and applications of science, mathematics, and engineering. Exploration of various models of human population growth, natural resource use, and environmental change to predict the future of the earth. In exploring how the heart works, why it fails, and why t is such a frequent cause of death, this course will address core principles of physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and biology, including issues of diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, and the role of genetic and environmental factors in heart health. The engineering component of the course will be covered either through an examination of the design and manufacture of a sophisticated modern diagnostic instrument or the discovery, manufacture, and clinical use of a biotechnology-based cardiovascular product. Light in the Physical and Biological Worlds Light is the most familiar physical phenomenon.