Activities include discussion of assigned readings, short papers, as well as some emphasis on effective reading skills, vocabulary building, and exam preparation. Critical Reading For students who already have beginning acquaintance with the methods of critical reading, but who need to refine and strengthen their skills in order to succeed in regular university courses. Activities include concentrated text analysis, oral and written presentations and independent library research. Onward Biology Understanding life begins with ecological relationships, energy and nutrients in ecosystems and population ecology. Includes the birth of evolutionary theory, Mendelian genetics, the molecules of life, cell organization, how chemical reactions transform energy and molecular evolution.
Emphasis is placed on the unity of life.
Onward Chemistry Introduces the basic fundamental laws and theories that govern matter and its behavior in nature. Includes an overview of chemical equations, formulas and their manipulation, gas laws, solutions, types of reactions, bonding and equilibria. Onward Zoology Introduces biological diversity, classification, life's history on earth and origin of life. Plant systems are studied as a key part of the living fabric of the earth. Much emphasis is place on animal systems, including anatomy and physiology, embryology, reproduction and animal behavior.