Integrated Science Curriculum

Integrated Science Curriculum Poster Series

INTEGRATED SCIENCE CURRICULUM

Table 1: Freshman Year

FALL WINTER SPRING
Math 240 (3) +
Calculus up to limits and definition of derivative integrated with precalculus.
 Math 241 (3)
Single variable differential calculus with integrated precalculus
 Math 242 (3)
Single variable integral calculus, elementary differential equations.
Chem 100 (2) *
Measurement, atomic symbols, chemical formulas
 Chem 101 (2) *
Atomic and molecular structure, bonding mechanisms.
 Chem 102 (2) *
Rates of reaction, equilibria, introductory electrochemistry.

Bio 130 (3) **
Biomolecules, cells, metabolism, genetics, evolution, ecology.

Science Lab (Chem) (1) *
Experiments connecting chemistry and mathematics,
plus biology.

Science Lab (Chem) (1) *
Experiments connecting chemistry, mathematics and biology.

 
University Seminar 100 (1) Curriculum Elective (3) Curriculum Elective (3)
Science Lab (Bio) (1) **
Experiments connecting biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics.

Curriculum Elective (3)


 Curriculum Elective (3)
10 semester credit hours 12 semester credit hours 12 semester credit hours

 

Table 2: Sophomore Year

FALL WINTER SPRING

Math 243 (3)
Elementary statistics, multivariable integration.

Math 244 (3)
Vector analysis.

 



 Math 245 (3)
Laplace transform, sequences, series, series solutions of differential equations
Phys I (3) ***
Newtonian mechanics.

 Phys II (3) ***
Electrodynamics.

Curriculum Elective (3)

 

Science Lab (Phys) (1)
Experiments connecting mechanics and mathematics with biological implications.

Science Lab (Phys) (1)
Experiments connecting electrodynamics and mathematics with connections to chemistry.

Curriculum Elective (3)

 

 
Curriculum Elective (5) Curriculum Elective (5) Curriculum Elective (3)
12 semester credit hours 12 semester credit hours 12 semester credit hours

NOTES: + Students must be eligible to take Math 240 (have an ACT-Math score
of 26 or higher; or receive an appropriate score on the math placement
test; or complete Math 101 or Math 100 with a C or better) before
beginning the Integrated Science Curriculum. Not all majors will take all
of the mathematics sequence. Students only take that portion of the
curriculum that is required by their major.

* Computer Science majors do not take the chemistry lecture or lab
sequences
.
** Computer Science majors take Biology lecture and lab in the Spring
Quarter of the Freshman Year, versus the Fall Quarter of the Freshman
Year.

*** Student will either take Physics 201 and 202, Physics 205 and 206 or
Physics 209 and 210 as their Physics I and II courses, as is required by
their curriculum.

IN ALL CASES Students only take those courses which are required by their curricula.

 

For further information please contact Dr. Jenna Carpenter (318) 257-4304
Louisiana Tech University
This material is based upon work supported by the
National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0311481.

Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed
in this material are those of the author(s) and do not
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