This course exams human development across the lifespan with emphasis upon research, theoretical perspectives, and common physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developmental milestones. Course content highlights educational and familial contexts through a multidisciplinary approach of human development in relation to physiological, social, emotional, cognitive, language, and cultural influences. Course instruction includes engaging discussions on major […]
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This year-long course will serve as an introduction to the major principles of United States history from pre-Columbian America (beginning in approx. 500 BC) through Reconstruction (1877 AD). This course will emphasize civics through a unit of study on American government. It will also focus on a critical examination of primary and secondary sources. Students […]
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In this course, students study the historical development of human cultures. The goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity and similarities of cultures and their interaction throughout history and to show these cultural differences and similarities are relevant today.
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In this course, students study the modern development and evolution of human cultures. The goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity and similarities of cultures and their interaction throughout history and to show these cultural differences and similarities are relevant today.
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This course provides students with an understandingof economics ranging from the viewpoint of the individual consumer or small business owner to the global economy. Students study the law of supply and demand, forms of business, labor unions, government finances and influence on the economy, money and prices, and inflation and deflation cycles. Course content relates […]
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This course focuses on the behavior of people in groups. Course instruction is designed to familiarize students with various cultures and the problems resulting from people living in groups. Course content includes topics as culture, subcultures, social institutions, collective behavior, social change, social deviation, the family, religion, racial and ethnic minorities, poverty, and crime. Students […]
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This course focuses on the study of life by examining the five fundamental concepts of cellular biology, genetics, ecology, evolution and physiology. The scientific process and laboratory skills are emphasized along with biology’s connections to other scientific disciplines. Course instruction requires students to study and apply the experimental method, compose lab reports, engage in peer […]
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This course provides an in depth overview of the law of nature. Topics include matter and interactions, forces and motion, energy, and waves and their interactions and applications. Course instruction promotes a solid understanding of physics, cultivation of problem-solving and critical-thinking skills related to physics, application of physics knowledge to decision-making about scientific and technological […]
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This course weaves together previous studies of algebra, geometry, and mathematical functions into a preparatory course for calculus. Topics include fundamental concepts of Algebra, functions and graphs, polynomials and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, topics in trigonometry, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices and determinants, conic sections and analytic geometry, […]
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In this course, students use mathematical knowledge and practices to solve problems. This course strengthens students’ understanding of functions in preparation for the process of differentiation and integration. Calculus concepts explored include limits and continuity, derivatives, definite integrals, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, and techniques of integration. Course instruction places emphasis on the exploration […]
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