The common aim of the courses in Science is to explore the phenomena, ways of observing and understanding them, theories that synthesize them, and the undergirding methodology that, taken together, result in the scientific perception of our world. Each course addresses one or several of these topics in some depth.
Students participate by solving problems, and by observing or by experimenting in the laboratory.
This exposure helps to develop scientific literacy and numeracy, thereby leading to a better understanding of today's technologically and scientifically oriented society. Science A Courses in this section, largely concerned with the physical sciences, deal with the analysis of natural phenomena through quantitative descriptions and synthesis of their simple elements. Science B Courses in this section, emphasizing biological, evolutionary, and environmental science, present semiquantitative and frequently descriptive accounts of complex systems that cannot yet be fully analyzed on the basis of their simple elements. The following departmental courses may be taken to meet the Science B requirement. Behavioral Neuroscience Earth and Planetary Sciences 6.