Course Descriptions

Introduction to the field of computing. Overview of computing and their dependencies. Overview of the industrial practice of computing.

Introduction to computers, computer programs and the Java language, identifiers, variables, assignment statements, constants, data types, casting, selections, loops, methods, arrays, strings and characters.

Resources and scarcity; supply and demand; the mixed economy; market structure; national income, business cycles, unemployment and inflation; economic growth and productivity; money, banking and monetary policy; international trade and finance

Data description. Text analysis. Summary and paraphrase of simplified research articles and data charts. IMRAD Summary. Critical thinking and logical argumentation skills to express an informed opinion. Presentation of information to an audience in an academic setting.

Functions. Graphs. Limits and continuity. Derivatives. Derivative rules. Chain rule. Implicit differentiation. Applications of derivatives. Indefinite forms and L’Hopital’s rule. Derivatives of inverse functions. Indefinite integrals. Substitutions in indefinite integrals. Sigma notation and limitis of finite sums. Definite integral. The fundamental theorem of calculus. Application of definite integrals. Area between curves. Evaluation volumes by slicing. Length of curves.

Physical quantities and units. Scalars and vectors. Motion along a straight-line. Motion in two and three dimensions. Newton’s laws of motion. Applications of Newton’s laws. Frictional forces. Circular motion. Work and kinetic energy. Conservative and non-conservative forces. Potential energy and energy conservation. Momentum and momentum conservation. Collisions. Kinematics and dynamics of rotational motion. Torque. Angular momentum and conservation of angular momentum. Gravitation. Oscillations. Simple Harmonic Motion.

Measurements, error estimation and graphical analysis in mechanics. Analysis of motion with constant acceleration in one and two dimensions. Application of Newton’s second law in linear motion. Investigation of static and kinetic friction forces. Determination of the work done by a variable force. Observations of energy and momentum conservations in rotational motion and collisions. Measurement of moments of inertia of rigid objects. Determination of the velocity of sound in air. Preparation of written lab reports.

The origin and the history of life. Classification of organisms. Atomic basis of life and biomolecules. Cell structure and function. Movement of materials across the membrane. Cell metabolism. Photosynthesis, fermentation and respiration. Cell cycle and cell division. Sexual and asexual types of reproduction. Central dogma. Control of gene expression. Mendelian genetics. Molecular basis of genetics. The types and the effects of mutations. Mechanisms and evidence of evolution. Biotechnology and its applications. Recombinant DNA technology and Genetically Modified Organisms. Stem cell biology and its applications. Bioethics. Ecology.

Objects and classes, constructors, static variables, constants and methods, visibility modifiers, passing objects and object arrays to methods, immutability, variable scopes, class abstraction and encapsulation, super and subclass concepts, inheritance, polymorphism, overriding, overloading, abstract classes, object-oriented design.

Critical thinking and logical argumentation. Academic research. Annotations, citations, quotations. Identification of arguments, reasoning, logical cohesion. Debates. Evaluative summary. Interview.