Given the mandates of the Executive Order, Area B will contain 9 units, divided as follows: Three lower division units in each of Sub-Areas B1, B2 and B4. The Laboratory requirement of the Executive order (B3) is met through mandatory labs in all B1 and B2 courses. Physical Science (B1) B1 Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of an Area B1 (Physical Sciences) course, students will be able to: Recognize and explain scientific theories, concepts, and data about non-living systems. Use data and observations from a specific scientific field to elucidate scientific hypotheses and theories. Discuss the tentative nature of scientific knowledge, and how scientific uncertainty is reflected in the value systems and ethics associated with human inquiry and public policy. Specifications: Courses in the Physical Sciences (B1) must: Provide instruction in the fundamental principles and methods of the science being studied, and on the development and testing of hypotheses. Involve understanding and active exploration of the fundamental principles which govern the materials of the physical universe as well as the distribution of those materials and the processes applicable to them, and also involve an understanding of and ability to employ the experimental and mathematical methods used in science.
Given the mandates of the Executive Order, Area B will contain 9 units, divided as follows: Three lower division units in each of Sub-Areas B1, B2 and B4. The Laboratory requirement of the Executive order (B3) is met through mandatory labs in all B1 and B2 courses. Physical Science (B1) B1 Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of an Area B1 (Physical Sciences) course, students will be able to: Recognize and explain scientific theories, concepts, and data about non-living systems. Use data and observations from a specific scientific field to elucidate scientific hypotheses and theories. Discuss the tentative nature of scientific knowledge, and how scientific uncertainty is reflected in the value systems and ethics associated with human inquiry and public policy. Specifications: Courses in the Physical Sciences (B1) must: Provide instruction in the fundamental principles and methods of the science being studied, and on the development and testing of hypotheses. Involve understanding and active exploration of the fundamental principles which govern the materials of the physical universe as well as the distribution of those materials and the processes applicable to them, and also involve an understanding of and ability to employ the experimental and mathematical methods used in science.