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GENERAL EDUCATION (30 Units)
Advisement for General Education courses is offered on an individual basis.
MATH 165. General Mathematics (3 Units)
Prerequisite: None.
A course designed for students in need of general mathematics skills. Topics include algebra, geometry and trigonometry, metric conversions and numerical computations as related to the various measurements needed within the manufacturing/shop environment.
MATH 175. Mathematics for Business Applications (3 Units)
Prerequisite: A minimum of “C” grade in high school algebra and a minimum score of 60% on the algebra section of the math placement test, or permission of your professor.
Mathematics applicable to problems in business and economics. Includes sets; linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions; inequalities, matrices; differentiation; integration and extreme values.
BSCI 100A. Algebra I (3 Units)
Prerequisite: High school algebra or MATH 165-General Mathematics.
This course is for those who have some general mathematics skills and want to move on to algebra. Topics include real number systems, linear equations and inequalities in one and two variables, system of linear equations, exponents and polynomials, and factoring.
BSCI 100B. Algebra II (3 Units)
Prerequisite: BSCI 100A Algebra I or equivalent.
This course is the continuation of BSCI 100A and for those who want to further study algebra. Topics include system of linear equations, exponents and polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, roots and radicals, and quadratic equations. The first part of the course overlaps with BSCI 100A so students who have some algebra can take this course directly.
BSCI 100C. Pre-Calculus (3 Units)
Prerequisite: BSCI 100B Algebra II or equivalent
Topics include the fundamentals of trigonometry and the trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities and equations, application to vectors, and sequences and probability.
BSCI 206. Physics I Mechanics (4 Units: 3 guided instruction/1 lab)
Prerequisite: BSCI 102 Calculus II (3 Units)
BSCI 206 Physics I (Mechanics) covers fundamentals of Newtonian Mechanics and the physics of fluids, oscillations (including mechanical waves and sound), and addresses topics of heat and thermodynamics.
BSCI 208. Chemistry I (4 Units: 3 guided instruction/1 lab).
Prerequisites: High school chemistry, BSCI 100B Algebra II.
This course is a 4 unit general engineering course that is a requirement for all engineering degrees. Chemical principles such as reactivity, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, atomic theory including bonding and kinetic theory, and gas laws will be covered.
CyberChem is an electronic learning tool that presents the basic concepts appropriate for a college-level introductory course in chemistry. Chemical principles are presented in a multimedia format using text with animations and videos with accompanying sound, interactive experiments, quizzes, and a problem solver with hints and solutions. The laboratory component of the course is comprised of a variety of simulated lab experiments that are found within CyberChem in a section called CyberLabs.
CS 150. Information Acquisition Using the Internet (3 Units)
Prerequisite: None.
This course examines the history of and how the Internet has evolved in a relatively very short time from a tiny experimental internal network into a vast sophisticated and global system of networks that will probably never stop growing, and has had a significant influence on world society. We will learn about its origin, structure, security issues, and some of the many unique and related diverse technologies that now exist because of this expansive and complex network. Students will study how the Internet has evolved during the last twenty-five years and learn about the many interesting ways we have become dependent and rely on it daily in order to communicate, carry out transactions, exchange information, and efficiently accomplish many important personal and business oriented tasks.
CS 200. Fundamental Concepts of Information and Computer Technology (3 Units)
Prerequisite: None.
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of computers and a study of their basic logical function as it applies to technical systems. A short history of early computers and the researchers who were responsible for them is presented, including various types of codes that are all based on the binary and other modern numbering systems. The materials will introduce the student to various computer concepts and circuits, the central processing unit (CPU), and memory units.The student is introduced to logic gates, Boolean theory, and other numbering systems including binary, quaternary, octal, and hexadecimal. The CPU is further examined to illustrate the use of registers, program counter, and stack pointer. Assembly language programming is introduced and shows the relationship between it and machine code.
ENGL 120A. Communication: Composition and Comprehension (3 Units)
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Expository writing for students who have not completed a freshman writing course elsewhere. Emphasis is on content and form and the ability to express ideas in writing in an organized manner with logical reasoning and support. Students will be assisted in developing a sense of style. Includes analysis of varieties of academic prose and writing a minimum of five formal papers (4-5 pages each).
ENGL 120B. Literature: Introduction To Short Fiction (3 Units)
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of English 120A Communication: Composition and Comprehension or its equivalent.
Introduction to techniques and forms of prose narrative. Analysis of representative short and longer narratives and elements of plot, characterization, setting, theme and narrative voice. Critical writing is an integral part of course. Students will write a minimum of 3 formal papers (3-5 pages each).
HIST 120A. Survey of U.S. History: 18th and 19th Centuries (3 Units)
Prerequisite: None.
This is an introduction and broad survey of United States History from its colonial
beginnings to the late 19th century. Political, social, and economic issues and their complex interrelationships will be the focus of the course. Differing historical interpretations and improving writing and basic research skills will be emphasized.
HIST 120B. Survey of U.S. History in the Twentieth Century (3 Units)
Prerequisite: General Education requirements or permission of your professor.
This is an introduction and broad survey of U.S. History from the late 19th century to the present. Political, social, and economic issues and their complex interrelationships will be the core focus of this course. The scientific and technological revolutions of the late 19th and 20th centuries and their possible implications for the 21st century will be included. Final chapters of the course cover the 21st century and current events. Differing historical interpretations and improvement of writing and basic research skills will be emphasized.
HIST 120C. Introduction to Western Civilization I (3 Units)
Prerequisite: None.
Teaches historically the significant elements in the Western heritage starting with prehistoric hominoids, the earliest Near Eastern Civilizations, and the classical Greco-Roman and continues throughout the 17th Century AD Age of Absolute Monarchies. This course is designed to further undergraduate students’ general education by introducing them to the ideas, attributes, and institutions that are the foundations of Western Civilization. Whenever possible an interdisciplinary approach using the arts, literature, the other social sciences, including archeology will be encouraged.
HIST 120D. Introduction to Western Civilization II (3 Units)
Prerequisite: None.
Teaches historically the significant elements in the Western heritage from the Age of Absolute Monarchies to the present. This course is designed to further the undergraduate students’ general education by introducing them to the ideas, attributes, and institutions that are the bases of Western Civilization. The major cycles of Western and World history in their interactions, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries will be emphasized. Whenever possible an interdisciplinary approach using the arts, literature, and the other social sciences will be stressed.