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Earth & Space Science
Topic areas include an introduction to earth and space themes, comparison and uses of pie charts, review of the elements and their properties, observations of events and phenomena in the universe, sunspots, the solar system, satellites, earthquakes, the cycles of the moon, balloons, airplanes, development of rockets, the Apollo missions, characteristics of different atmospheric layers, cloud cover, weather terms and cycles, high and low pressure, types of fronts, climatology, oceanography, underground water, topography, weathering and erosion, dinosaurs, and natural resources.
970L
Chemistry I
The introductory chemistry course covers personal safety, basic lab techniques, heating solids, determining specific heat, mixtures, chemical reactions, calculating average atomic mass numbers, the periodic table, positive and negative charges, chemical equations, balancing the single replacement equation, empirical formulas, equation stoichiometry, using instruments to measure and describe gas, Boyle's Law, pressure in the atmosphere, temperature, and universal symbols.
890L
Chemistry II
Continuing coursework from the Chemistry I title that includes a review of the empirical and molecular formulas, the first law of thermodynamics, electromagnetic energy, classifying subatomic particles and forces, molecular geometry, identification of symbols used in writing chemical reactions, properties of solids, colligative properties, rate of diffusion, osmotic pressure, activation energy, the pH scale, spontaneous reactions, Le Chatelier's Principle, buffers, heat of reaction, and entropy.
1010L
Physics
Advanced level science course including the introduction to physics concepts, mathematics as the language of physics, scalar and vector quantities, acceleration, Newton's first law of motion, vectors, universal gravitation, mechanical advantage, thermal energy, types of waves, definition of sound, Snell's Law, atoms, magnets, the unit of charge, Ohm's Law, resistance, combined electrical circuits, how electricity is generated, and a brief review of astronomy.
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