The relationship of organisms with their environment, the evolution of structures and functions, ecological succession and the patterns of growth are all covered, in depth. This is a laboratory course investigating the functional phenomena of human life and the principal conclusions that have been reached about the causes and interdependence of these phenomena. Studies also include structure and functional mechanisms for the performance and coordination of external and internal activities of the human body. This course places a strong emphasis on environmental issues and teaches students the chemistry required to make intelligent and well informed decisions regarding man and his relationship to his environment. This course offers a solid foundation in chemistry.
Great emphasis is placed on the experimental nature of chemistry.
The purpose is to provide a college preparatory course that meets the standards for those who are interested in discovering the strategies of science through laboratory experiences. Physics explores the concepts of mechanics and the properties of matter, heat, sound, light, electricity and magnetism. Much of the time in this course is spent doing physics experiments and in solving physics story problems. The principle content is basic mechanics that includes the properties of matter, motion, forces, and energy. Other topics studied are geometric optics, light and other wave phenomena, properties of waves, electricity and magnetism, force field, quantum mechanics and the physics of atomic structure.