General Education Core - Mathematics/Sciences

Students gain an appreciation of the general principles of science and the relevance of science to future experiences in life.

An introduction to the “magic” of the human brain through revelations of what its parts are and how they work. Topics include causes and explanations of dreams, fluctuations of memory, sensation, perception, attention, and the automation of mental processes in which voluntary conscious controls become automatic.

Encourages students to think about the world quantitatively. Topics include measuring systems, percentages, rates of change, personal finances, an introduction to statistics, and math applications in art and business.

Investigates how the natural world operates and, in so doing, kills and maims humans and destroys their structures. Students will learn how mankind has learned to adapt and survive destructive forces of nature that plague all of us every day, regardless of where we choose to live.

In this course students study some of the ways that our social lives, our health, and our professional lives have been affected by recent advances in science and technology.