0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Pre-Req: READ 0892, MATH Mods. 1-7Co-Req: NoneDesigned for the non-science major to fulfill general education requirements in the laboratory-based physical sciences. This course includes a study of two fundamental components of the physical sciences: (1) Astronomy: theories regarding formation of the universe, galaxies and stars will be discussed leading to an understanding of how stars are arranged in space and the nature of the Milky Way galaxy, our solar system, and planet earth and (2) Earth Science: rocks, minerals, earth’s internal properties, building and shaping of the earth’s surface, geologic time, the atmosphere, oceans, and weather. This course intends to establish a base from which the non-science student can view nature more perceptively. Emphasis is placed on helping students to conceptualize scientific information.