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IE404 Green Environmental Geology One Semester Credit: One unit core elective credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs. Meeting pattern: Online, plus weekly scheduled webinar, and select oncampus all day Saturday sessions. This course explores the earth science behind environmentalism, while reinforcing basic concepts of geology. Students examine the human impact on earth and how earth affects humans. Topics include the science and politics, climate change, waste disposal, natural hazards, earthquakes, etc. The class focuses on the geologic principles behind many AP Environmental Science topics. More information: http://online.ncssm.edu/courses. PH424 Physics Advanced One Semester Credit: One unit core physics or core elective credit. Prerequisite: Completion of a precalculus course and an introductory chemistry or physics course and permission of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs. Meeting pattern: Online, plus weekly scheduled webinar, and select oncampus all day Saturday sessions. This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence to prepare students to take the AP Physics B examination and is intended for students interested in studying physics as part of the basis for more advanced work in college in the life sciences, medicine, geology, or related areas. This course covers the topics of kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, energy and momentum, rotation, gravitation, simple harmonic motion, and fluid statics. Instruction is at a rapid pace and students should expect to spend 15 hours per week in study. The course focuses on developing conceptual understanding and problem-solving and laboratory skills. There is a hands-on laboratory component that emphasizes methods of measurement, analysis, and modeling. Each student receives a loaner lab kit, but students may also have to borrow some items of equipment from their local science department. More information: http://online.ncssm.edu/courses. PH426 AP Physics B One Semester Credit: One unit core physics or core elective credit. Prerequisite: Completion of PH424 Physics Advanced with a final grade of B or higher and permission of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs. Meeting pattern: Online, plus weekly scheduled webinar, and select oncampus all day Saturday sessions. 104
This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence to prepare students to take the AP Physics B examination. Topics covered include electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, atomic and nuclear physics, and relativity. Instruction is at a rapid pace and students should expect to spend 15 hours per week in study. The course focuses on developing conceptual understanding and problem-solving and laboratory skills. There is a hands-on laboratory component that emphasizes methods of measurement, analysis, and modeling. Each student receives a loaner lab kit, but students may also have to borrow some items of equipment from their local science department. More information: http://online.ncssm.edu/courses. NOTE: Due to significant overlap in content, qualified students may take NCSSM Online PH424 Physics Advanced/PH426 AP Physics B OR PH355 Physics with Advanced Topics but not both. SS416 Science Catastrophe and Culture One Semester Credit: One unit core elective credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs. Meeting pattern: Online, plus weekly scheduled webinar, and select oncampus all day Saturday sessions. Science, Catastrophe and Culture is an interdisciplinary cultural studies course which looks at the history and philosophy of science. We explore not only discoveries and catastrophes, but the way that our modes of thought have affected scientific discovery and how scientific discovery has affected our modes of thought. More information: http://online.ncssm.edu/courses. Mini-Term Mini-Term is another means by which NCSSM provides significant opportunities for students to engage in unique educational experiences outside of the regular school curriculum and beyond the traditional classroom context. During Mini- Term, in the place of regular classes, students choose between two stimulating academic options: either participate in one of the specialized mini-courses arranged by one or more NCSSM faculty members, or conduct an approved educational project of the student’s own design with the sponsorship of an adult member of the NCSSM community. The goal is to support students in a rigorous exploration of a subject area of great interest to them in a way that contributes to their academic and personal growth and serve them well in their future academic aspirations. Successful completion of Mini-Term in both the junior and the senior year is a requirement for graduation from NCSSM. 105
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NCSSM Course Catalog 2012-2013
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INTRODUCTION The course offerings d
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CLASS RANK The school population is
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RESEARCH AT NCSSM Recognizing the i
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Research in Computational Science p
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES NCSSM’s
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the program emphasizes the developm
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EN362 Classical Myth: Epic and Trag
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EN410 Topics in Literature One trim
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the Cold War to the present day, so
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COURSE OFFERINGS: History and Socia
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Read description under English. EN4
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multi-track digital editing, advanc
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performance technique, tone product
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a base vocabulary and learn the sim
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Prerequisite: JA305 Introductory Ja
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they explore different points-of-vi
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MA408 AP Statistics (III) One trime
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MA422 AP Calculus BC (II): Contempo
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