A Fundamentals of College Mathematics 3 credits An introduction to the fundamental mathematical principles and operations used in undergraduate courses in the physical and social sciences. Topics include sets, logic, probability, statistics, number theory, algebra, and geometry. Selections from Aristotle's writings on physics, the soul, and aesthetics. I 3 credits An anthropological perspective on the evolution, biology, ecology, and behavior of nonhuman primates from prosimians to great apes. Students are introduced to the principles of evolution and adaptive trends.
Films are an important part of the course.
Three written assignments and a final examination. It treats society and social institutions as fundamental realities and considers the ways in which social forces affect individual personality and identity. It provides an introduction to the perspective of sociology as distinct from that of psychology. Topics include socialization, social solidarity, morality, authority, deviance, individualism, and freedom. A course with an explicitly multi-arts viewpoint that explores the historical and cultural inheritance of the West over the last two centuries.