SCI1500

This is a one-semester introductory lecture and laboratory course that provides students with an introduction to the scientific endeavor as both a body of knowledge and as a process. The course distinguishes scientific inquiry as a unique way of knowing that employs a specific set of norms and practices. Students will perform simple scientific and mathematical inquiries to explore foundational principles and engage in their own open-ended discovery activities. Students will also grapple with ethical scientific dilemmas and explore how science and math interacts with society. Students will communicate their finding through writing, discussion, and oral and poster presentations. In addition, student will be introduced broadly to the scope of research activities represented by College of Science faculty who direct undergraduate research streams. Course activities will provide students with scientific frameworks to approach more sophisticated research projects as participants in faculty-led research streams in subsequent semesters.

FE - FE (First Experiences)

Fall