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| | Science Courses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Topic coverage centers around traditional and molecular genetics, including cell structure, development, transmission of traits, DNA structure and function, population genetics, genetic engineering, biotechnology, the Human Genome Project and ethical dilemmas caused by recent technological advances. |
 | | This one-semester elective covers a variety of topics associated with classical physics: electricity (the properties of electric charge, the definition of electric fields and potential, capacitance, electric current, resistance, elementary circuits), magnetism (the magnetic force, induction), geometric optics, wave phenomena, and thermodynamics. |
 | | Topics may vary based on student interest, but typically include: Newton's laws, friction, reference frames and center of mass, rotation, the Universal Law of Gravitation, scaling relationships in structures, and Bernoulli's Law. |
| www.uni.uiuc.edu /departments/Science/scicourses.htm (1766 words) |
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