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FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR 2005-2006
Contemporary Science
| SCI 100 Biology of a Living City | |
| This course will examine current selected topics in biology including cloning, today's epidemics, genetically modified foods and environmental issues. Students will be introduced to many fundamental principles of modern biology as well as the history and ethics pertaining to the topics. This course is open to all arts students and has no secondary school biology requirement. (May not be used as a credit towards a science degree)
| | Lect: 3 hrs. | | back to top |
| SCI 101 Chemistry Applications to Living Systems | |
| The emphasis of this course will be on understanding chemistry and the role it plays in everyday life, particularly to those who live in an urban environment. The course will endeavor to have a conceptual and contextual focus rather than a quantitative approach, relating chemistry to urban/environmental issues with particular reference to life in Toronto where possible. Topics could include water/sewage treatment, air pollution, energy sources, soil chemistry, foods, and industrial chemistry (polymer, petroleum, pharmaceutical, etc). The curriculum could also include sections on street drugs, cosmetics, chemistry in the movies, and forensic chemistry. (May not be used as a credit towards a science degree)
| | Antirequisites: CHY 103 and CHY 113. | | Lect: 3 hrs. | | back to top |
| SCI 102 Chaos and Fractals | |
| This is an introductory course on an exciting field of modern mathematics which has many applications. Topics will include: What is a chaotic system? What makes a system chaotic? Fractals; drawing fractals, fractals in nature. Strange attractors. Julia sets. The Mandelbrot set - and more. Along the way we will look at the historical development of these ideas and how they are used today in areas such as physics, biology, medicine, and economics. (May not be used as a credit towards a science degree)
| | Antirequisite: MTH 322. | | Lect: 3 hrs. | | back to top |
| SCI 103 Measurement and Its Limitations | |
| Measurements are made to make a judgment about something. It can be to judge the accuracy of data, to accept or reject a product or to determine the price charged in everyday commerce. The judgment made can only be as sound as the measurement is reliable. The error in making a measurement limits its usefulness. This course will introduce basic concepts associated with measurement and the uncertainty in measurement, including the source of error in measurement. Examples taken from the physical, biological and medical sciences will illustrate how the limitations of measurements can alter people’s perceptions and the impact this can have on issues such as government policies and medical treatments. (May not be used as a credit towards a science degree)
| | Lect: 3 hrs. | | back to top |
| SCI 104 Physics Answers to Everyday Questions | |
| The physics of everyday life course is for liberal arts students who are looking to understand a connection between science and the world in which they live. This course offers a non-conventional view of physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. What really keeps an airplane up? What is the sound barrier made of? Why does your shower curtain cling to you? Are smoke alarms radioactive? (May not be used as a credit towards a science degree)
| | Antirequisites: PCS 120 and PCS 130. | | Lect: 3 hrs. | | back to top |
| This course focuses on topics designed to improve the effectiveness of learning strategies and study skills. This course includes discussions on topics such as effective communication skills, learning styles, theory of learning and successful problem solving, career planning, the Co-op program, effective use of the library and other topics that will help students to become more resourceful and successful in their program.
| | Antirequisite: CHY 110. | | Lect: 1 hr. | | back to top |
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