Course Catalog - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

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N o r t h C a r o l i n a S c h o o lof Science and Mathematics2008-2009 Course CatalogTable of Contents2 Introduction3 Quality Points and GPA3 Class Rank3 NCSSM and the Advanced Placement Program3 Special Notice4 Research at NCSSM5 Department of Humanities5 Art6 English10 Foreign Languages13 History and Social Sciences16 Music18 Department of Mathematics18 Mathematics24 Department of Science24 Biology26 Chemistry28 Physics31 Program in Applied Sciences31 Computer Science33 Engineering/Electronics34 Interdisciplinary Elective Courses34 Interdisciplinary Elective Courses35 Mini-Term36 Student Development Courses36 Physical Activity and Wellness38 Student Life39 Study Options and Special Programs39 Individualized Study39 Independent Study39 Seminar39 Directed Study39 Distance Education40 Graduation Requirements & Exemption Criteria42 Administration and Board of Trustees43 Teaching StaffMission StatementThe mission of the North CarolinaSchool of Science and Mathematicsis to help meet North Carolina’sneed for responsible leadership inthe development and application ofscience, mathematics, and technology,and to act as a catalyst for educationalimprovement in the state and nation.StrategiesNCSSM educates academicallytalented 11th and 12th grade studentswho show promise of exceptionaldevelopment, as well as special interest,in science and mathematics and whoreflect the demographics of NorthCarolina.The NCSSM community offers acomprehensive, challenging, andinnovative academic program.The academic and residential programsof NCSSM empower students withknowledge, enthusiasm for learning, anddecision-making skills, all of which arenecessary to prepare leaders sensitive tothe needs of a global society.NCSSM, together with others in theeducational community, identifies,develops, evaluates, and providesinstructional programs, methods, andcurricula designed to improve teachingand learning in North Carolina and thenation.NCSSM involves students in designing,implementing, and evaluating itsprograms.Adopted by the NCSSM Board of TrusteesMarch 6, 1998NCSSM Course Catalog ©2008 North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

INTRODUCTIONThe course offerings described in the following pageshave been developed for the 2008-2009 school year.They have been designed to provide both depthand breadth in the instructional program. An effortis made to accommodate the student’s individualinterests, with final decisions on any year’s courseofferings based on staff availability and satisfactionof minimum enrollment requirements.The first consideration in building each student’scourse of study is to ensure a thorough groundingin mathematical, scientific, and communicationsskills and concepts. Students are urged to selectan advanced sequence in at least one disciplinein science and/or mathematics and also to sampleother areas of study through their choice of electives.It is important for students to learn enough about avariety of academic disciplines in mathematics andthe sciences and in other fields to become informeddecision makers and competent leaders in thetechnological world of the 21st century.To address the special needs, interests, and learningstyles of a talented student population, the followingstudy options and special programs are provided:Individualized Study, Independent Study, SeminarStudy, and Directed Study. Selected mentorshipplacements with faculty or other professionalpersonnel in neighboring universities, colleges,museums, institutes, laboratories, or industries arearranged and supervised by the Mentorship ProgramCoordinator, who is a member of the instructionalstaff. NCSSM also partners with the North CarolinaState University (NCSU) Distance Education andLearning Technology Applications (DELTA) Officein a commitment to make extended educationalopportunities available to selected NCSSM students.Junior students enroll in four core courses for the falltrimester. Otherwise all students are required to beenrolled in five core courses each trimester. Studentswishing to enroll in more than five core courses fora trimester must have permission from the ViceChancellor for Academic Programs. Art courses,music courses, designated math electives, physicalactivity/wellness courses, Student Life 101/201,independent study, directed study, and seminarstudy are not included in the five.Students’ initial placement in certain courses is basedon testing, previous instruction, and other courseplacements. Students who demonstrate exceptionalmastery of English and US History, foreign language,chemistry, physics, or biology may qualify to exemptcourse requirements in that discipline. See pages 40-41 Graduation Requirements and Exemption Criteriaof this catalog for details. Students are not permittedto exempt the NCSSM mathematics requirement.Grade reports are issued to students and parentsat the end of each trimester. SupplementaryNCSSM 2008-092evaluations are sent when appropriate. The followingletter evaluation system is used and interpreted onschool documents:A Outstanding achievementB Superior, meets all course requirementsC Acceptable, minimally meets courserequirementsD Unsatisfactory, no NCSSM creditI IncompleteS SatisfactoryU UnsatisfactoryUnless otherwise noted, trimester courses earn oneunit of credit, two-trimester courses earn two unitsof credit, and year courses three units of credit.Some interdisciplinary courses earn double crediteach trimester. Partial credit is not granted, exceptas described in The NCSSM Handbook, for studentswho withdraw from NCSSM prior to the end of theAcademic Year. Additional information on registrationprocedures, including guidelines for modifying acourse schedule after the beginning of the academicyear, is published in The NCSSM Handbook.Meeting pattern information is listed with eachcourse, below any prerequisites.The meeting pattern for each course describes howthe course meets during the day schedule, using 50minute class periods and/or one 90 minute combinedclass and lab period. For example:Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekorMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labWhen a course meets outside of the regular dayschedule, it meets on a different pattern but forapproximately the same number of hours as in theday schedule. Other exceptions are approved by theVice Chancellor for Academic Programs.COURSE CATALOG

Quality Points and GPAThe Quality Point value of courses is reflected in the NCSSM course numbering system:Course #300 – 349DescriptionIntroductory level courses that meet a core NCSSM graduationrequirement. Comparable to honors level courses at many high schoolsQuality Points Awarded By Letter GradeA+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D5.0 4.0 3.0 0.0350 – 399Meet one or more of the following criteria:• accelerated versions of classes at the 300 – 349 level• courses that require prerequisites taken at NCSSM• courses at a level higher than a typical high school honors course• courses that are for seniors only5.5 4.5 3.5 0.0400 – 449Courses at the level of introductory college courses and/or that helpprepare students to take an Advanced Placement examination6.0 5.0 4.0 0.0450 – 499Courses that deal with topics beyond those of introductory college courses6.0 5.0 4.0 0.0All NCSSM courses are at the honors level or higher. Physical Activity/Wellness courses, Student Life courses, Work Service, SummerService Learning and Mini-Term are graduation requirements. These courses, however, along with Special Study Options, carryno quality points and are not computed in the GPA.CLASS RANKThe school population is highly motivated and selected through a competitive process. Since the majority ofstudents are clustered near the top of the grading scale, it would neither benefit students nor clarify the characterof the academic program to rank students.NCSSM & the ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMAdvanced Placement (AP) is a program of collegelevel courses and examinations that gives advanced,motivated students an opportunity to earn collegecredit, college placement, or both while they are stillin high school. NCSSM is committed to supportingstudents in their desire to take advantage of thecollege credit and placement opportunities affordedby the AP program.A number of NCSSM courses are designed to preparestudents for the AP examination in that subject. Suchcourses include “AP” in the course title. Some othercourses include concepts from the AP examination(see course descriptions for specifics). While studentswho master the material in these courses are generallyprepared for the AP examination in that subject,extra review materials are offered in many of thesesubjects for students who wish to further prepare. ForAP subjects that may not be covered extensively inthe regular curriculum, faculty members sometimessponsor interested students in a Special Study Optionto assist in AP preparation. Academic credit isavailable for such options (see Study Options andSpecial Programs, page 38). There is also a collectionNCSSM 2008-093of AP review and preparation materials in the NCSSMLibrary.In recent years, approximately 82% of eachgraduating class has taken one or more APexaminations. Of NCSSM students sitting for theexaminations, approximately 72% scored a 4 or 5(this compares with approximately 34% of all AP testtakers).Another 19% of NCSSM students sitting for APexaminations scored a 3 (see the NCSSM Profile).SPECIAL NOTICEThis catalog lists all of those courses that the Schoolis prepared to offer. Since the total enrollment ofthe School is relatively small, it may not be possibleor desirable to offer all courses every year. If facultyresources are not available, or if the enrollment for agiven course does not meet the minimum instructionalnumber of students, the course may not be offered. Inplanning their instructional programs, students shouldbe prepared to elect alternative courses if their firstchoice is not available.choice is not available.COURSE CATALOG

Research at NCSSMRecognizing the importance of technical and problemsolvingskills and the increasing demand for research learningopportunities among our students, NCSSM offers a variety ofresearch options for both juniors and seniors. Whether highlyspecialized research leading to involvement in nationalcompetition or exposure at a more basic level to the academicresearch process, the goal is to meet our students where theyare in terms of previous experience and potential interest andto equip them to take full advantage of the growing number ofresearch programs available to undergraduates at the universitylevel.Research in Biology, Chemistry or PhysicsResearch courses in a specific scientific discipline are forstudents who want to initiate or continue an in-depth researchproject of their own design. Entry is by application to thedesignated research instructor and requires permission ofthe Dean of Science. The sequence begins as early as thewinter trimester of the junior year and continues up to fourtrimesters through the planning, implementation, analysis, andpresentation of an original research project. Students oftenparticipate in summer research programs on campus or in theTriangle area and/or have the option of entering their work instate or national competitions.NCSSM’s four student research programs, along with the coursesinvolved, are described below. See the applicable section ofthe catalog for specific course descriptions, pre-requisites, andother important information about these opportunities. Studentswho successfully complete one of these research options havetheir area of research and project title noted on the NCSSMtranscript.Research ExperienceFor students with little previous experience, Research Experiencecourses provide research skills development and the opportunityto complete a comprehensive research project in science,humanities, mathematics, or computer science. The sequencebegins in the spring trimester of the junior year with anintroductory course laying the groundwork for developing anappropriate project. That is followed by a completion course inthe fall or winter trimester of the senior year where the project isimplemented and findings presented.Junior year course options:IE354* Introduction to the Research Experience—ComputerScience / MathematicsIE354* Introduction to the Research Experience—HumanitiesIE354* Introduction to the Research Experience—ScienceSenior year courses (required after completing IE354*in junior year):IE364* Completion of the Research Experience — BiologyIE364* Completion of the Research Experience — ChemistryIE364* Completion of the Research Experience — ComputerScienceIE364* Completion of the Research Experience — HumanitiesIE364* Completion of the Research Experience — MathematicsIE364* Completion of the Research Experience — PhysicsMentorshipMentorship is for students who want to develop research skills aspart of an opportunity to work in an off-campus lab or other realworld setting with a research professional. Entry is by applicationto the Mentorship Coordinator, and the sequence begins in thespring trimester of the junior year with an explorations coursedesigned to prepare students for the mentorship experience.That is followed in the fall and winter trimesters of the senior yearwith an off-campus mentorship, where students spend two fullafternoons each week working on an independent project oras part of an ongoing project currently underway at an areauniversity or in a Research Triangle Park lab under the guidanceof one or more mentors.Courses:IE308* Explorations in MentorshipIE405* Mentorship—Senior ResearchNCSSM 2008-094Courses:BI442 Research in Biology IBI444 Research in Biology IIBI446 Research in Biology IIIBI448 Research in Biology IVCH442* Research in Chemistry ICH444* Research in Chemistry IICH446* Research in Chemistry IIICH448* Research in Chemistry IVPH442* Research in Physics IPH444* Research in Physics IIPH446* Research in Physics IIIPH448* Research in Physics IVResearch in MathematicsStudents earn a research credential in Mathematics bysuccessfully completing a three trimester sequence in Statisticswith Advanced Topics or an upper level course in MathematicalModeling. Both options are project oriented, with studentsdesigning experiments to mathematically analyze real worldproblems, gathering and testing data then presenting theirresults. Entry is by permission of the Dean of Mathematics;students with a strong background in mathematics can beginthe Statistics sequence in their junior year, while MathematicalModeling is open only to seniors.Courses:MA440 AP Statistics (Advanced Topics I)MA442 AP Statistics (Advanced Topics II)MA444 AP Statistics (Advanced Topics III)MA470 Mathematical ModelingNCSSM Research SymposiumEach spring NCSSM showcases its student research programs ina Research Symposium, at which students present the results oftheir research activities though oral and/or poster presentationsto the NCSSM community and invited guests.Summer Research OpportunitiesJuniors are encouraged to participate in additional researchopportunities available during the summer break, whethersponsored by NCSSM or by outside agencies or programs.Summer research activities are especially important for studentsinterested in competing in national competitions such as theSiemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology or the IntelScience Talent Search. NCSSM-sponsored research programsare posted on the school’s information page (At A Glance)while outside research opportunities are made availablethrough individual academic departments and the CounselingServices Office.COURSE CATALOG

DEPARTMENTof HUMANITIESThe course offerings in the Department of Humanitiesattempt to sharpen students’ decision-making andcommunication skills, enlarge students’ understanding oftheir own culture and other cultures, and increase theirappreciation of major art forms in an intellectual andapplied context. The Department offers each studentan opportunity to select from a variety of required andelective courses. Courses that fulfill elective graduationrequirements but not core requirements in a subject aredesignated with an asterisk (*).Graduation Requirement in HumanitiesAll junior students must complete the two-trimester,interdisciplinary AS305 American Studies, or be exempt.All students must complete an additional two trimestersof core English credit. Students who exempt AS305American Studies must complete at least two units ofhistory or social science and four units of core Englishcredit.COURSE OFFERINGS: ArtAR302* Art ApplicationsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekThis course exposes students to four valuable art skills in onetrimester. Drawing in pencil and pen and ink introducesstudents to concepts of right brain stimulation, seeing andanalyzing reality, and interpreting reality by using abstractexpression to respond to their personal feelings. All sectionsof the course start out with this foundation and then proceedto a varying sequence of other skills: screen-printing,photography, ceramics, or other media as determined by theinstructor.AR304* CeramicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekDesigned for beginning, intermediate, and advancedstudents, this course teaches the basics of handbuildingand wheelthrowing earthenware and stoneware clays, andincludes glaze composition and kiln firing.AR306* PhotographyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 2 periods per weekprimarily black-and-white film based photography.AR308* Graphic and Media DesignOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekThe course aims to develop an understanding of good design. Theassignments include web design, illustration, animation, and mediaart. This class involves in-class demonstrations and supervised worksessions as well as out-of-class work. Students assemble a portfolioof their work on CD in order to complete this course.AR312* Acrylic PaintingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: One three hour evening class meetingThe course cultivates learners’ interest and appreciation foracrylic painting. The subjects include still life, landscape, andportrait acrylic painting, as well as art theory and appreciation.This course involves in-class demonstrations and supervisedwork sessions as well as out-of-class work. Students assemble aportfolio of their completed work.AR314* Oil PaintingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: One three hour evening class meetingThe course cultivates learners’ interest and appreciation for oilpainting. The subjects include still life, landscape, and portraitoil painting, as well as art theory and appreciation. This classinvolves in-class demonstrations and supervised work sessions aswell as out-of-class work. Students assemble a portfolio of theirwork completed in this course.AR316* Digital Fine Art PhotographyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekThis course introduces students to the concepts and techniquesnecessary to create, edit, and store color photographic imagesusing digital technology. Units on color theory, image-editing,printing options, and digital image storage are also covered.Students focus on personal exploration using technology as acreative medium for visual expression.AR318* Mixed MediaOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekIn this course, students develop an inventive and experimentalapproach to a variety of media and examine how media,idea, and composition relate. Nontraditional uses of traditionalmaterials are explored as well as the boundaries betweenpainting and sculpture when nontraditional materials areincorporated in assemblage form.HUMANITIES / artStudents learn how to use 35 mm film cameras, how todevelop their own film, and how to make photographicprints on paper. This class utilizes in-class demonstrations,instructor-assisted darkroom work, and independent studentwork so that students become confident in their abilities inconceiving and executing photographic prints. This course isNCSSM 2008-095COURSE CATALOG

HUMANITIES / englishCOURSE OFFERINGS: EnglishAS305 American StudiesTwo trimesters (2 units of core English credit and 2 units ofcore history/social science credit)Meeting pattern: 8 periods per weekThis double-credit, interdisciplinary course examines Americanliterary and historical writings. Students gain an understandingof the ideas, issues, events, and people that have made up theAmerican experience from the Colonial Era to the present. Througha variety of assignments and activities, students develop their skillsin reading, speaking, and research with special emphasis on thewriting process.EN302* Intensive Writing WorkshopOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course offers students the opportunity to engage in intensivedevelopment of their writing skills. From solving the mysteries ofEnglish grammar and mechanics to the fine art of developingthe well-wrought essay, this course teaches students to write welland more easily. Students experiment with a variety of writtenassignments and engage in peer review.EN352* African American StudiesOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to AfricanAmerican history, literature, and culture. Students examinesignificant social, political, economic, and religious issues as wellas issues of identity in the lives of African Americans from thesixteenth century to the present. In addition to readings in historicalbackgrounds and documents, students explore texts ranging fromslave narratives, folktales, and spirituals to the works of writers, artists,and musicians during the Harlem Renaissance to contemporaryworks by such writers as Alice Walker and Henry Lewis Gatesand filmmaker Spike Lee. Through a variety of assignments andactivities, students continue to develop their skills in reading,speaking, and research, with special emphasis on the writingprocess.EN354* Creative WritingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including lab“There’s nothing quite as hopeful as a blank sheet of paper,” writerDaphne Athas once declared. In this course, students explore thepossibilities of the blank page in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.Students also gain experience in screenwriting. Studentsread and analyze both canonical and contemporary short stories,poems, and non-fiction works. Students examine fundamentaltechniques of fiction and poetry writing (point-of-view, narrativestructure, dramatic scene, characterization, diction, poetic formsand structure, etc.) and practice these techniques in extensivewriting exercises designed to help students find their way totheir own stories, poems, and non-fiction essays. Students keepa notebook in which they record budding ideas, snatches ofdialogue and description, reflections and observations, and otherpossible beginnings. Drafts are discussed and critiqued in classworkshops and in individual conferences with the instructor. By thecourse’s end, each student completes a full-length story, a sheaf ofpoems, and several non-fiction essays. The course culminates in thepublication of students’ work—in a class anthology, a website, anindividual chapbook, or a public reading.NCSSM 2008-096EN356* Introduction to Film Criticism: Auteur,Genre, and StyleOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 1 two-and-a-half hour evening classmeetingIn this course, through weekly film viewing, discussion, andreadings, students learn the fundamentals of film criticism: how filmtechniques work and how they support meaning in film; how thesetechniques developed; how distinctive directors have used themto create signature films; and how the elements of film may alsobe considered in relation to a particular genre or style. Studentsdemonstrate what they have learned through independent criticalprojects.EN358* Modern Drama:Who’s Afraid of Edward Albee?One trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis literature course examines works of modern European andAmerican drama by authors such as Anton Chekhov, Jean PaulSartre, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Lorraine Hansberry, and TomStoppard. Students use performance rehearsal techniques toexplore the plays; but no acting experience or talent is required,only the willingness to stand and deliver with everyone else.Students also study film versions of some of the plays. This coursefurther develops students’ skills in reading, writing, critical thinking,research, and public speaking.EN360* Advanced Topics in Academic WritingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studieswith a 4 or higher on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop with a B+ or higherMeeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis advanced writing class offers students who have alreadymastered the basic essay the opportunity to develop their criticalthinking, research, and rhetorical skills. The process of writing isemphasized in increasingly complex rhetorical situations witha focus on developing analytic thinking and problem-solvingstrategies in writing. Students learn methods of academic researchincluding evaluation, documentation, and incorporation of sourcesinto an argument. Students engage in exposition, narration, andargumentation in their personal writing as well as analytical writingover the texts they read. The class may be theme-based and mayalso include a focus on the research paper or personal essay.EN362* Classical MythologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekGood stories told over and over form the cultural backbone ofevery world society. This course investigates the world-famousstories and story patterns of the ancient Greeks and other culturesof the ancient Mediterranean world including Rome, Egypt, andthe Near East. Special attention is paid to the history of mythinterpretation and modern mythology. Students read and researchextensively to interpret myth on their own.COURSE CATALOG

EN402 British Literature to 1600One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is a survey of the literature of England from its beginningto 1600. Readings may include Beowulf and other Anglo-Saxonpoetry, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and/or other medievalromances, as well as works by Chaucer and Shakespeare. Studentscontinue to develop and practice skills in writing, reading, andcritical thinking introduced in the junior year through variousanalytical and expository assignments.EN404 British Literature from 1600-1837One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is a survey of the literature of England from the laterenaissance through the romantic period. Readings may includeShakespeare, selections from the metaphysical and cavalier poets,prose and poetry from the neo-classical period, and selectionsfrom the poetry and prose of the romantics. Students continueto develop and practice the reading, critical thinking and writingskills introduced in the junior year through various analytical andexpository assignments.EN406 British Literature after 1837One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is a survey of the literature of England from the Victorianperiod to the present. Readings may include works by suchVictorians as Tennyson, Arnold, the Brownings, the Brontës, and Hardyas well as selections from the poetry and prose of both the modernand contemporary periods. Students continue to develop andpractice skills in writing, reading, and critical thinking introduced in thejunior year through various analytical and expository assignments.EN410 Topics in LiteratureOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course focuses on a selected period, genre, movement ortheme in literature and addresses that topic through a varietyof means. Topics rotate on a regular basis; the selected area for2008-2009 is Southern Literature. The course examines the nature ofregional literatures, focusing particularly on the aspects of Southernliterature that derive directly from regional culture. The influenceof Southern culture and literature on the wider American contextis also examined through readings of varying length and genre.Film, music, and other cultural materials complete the students’perspective and foster class discussion. Academic papers, personalessays and independent projects allow students to demonstratetheir understanding of context, both in terms of the works and interms of their own relation to Southern culture and identity.NCSSM 2008-09EN416 Asia I: Ancient Religionsand Philosophical LiteratureOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis double-credit, interdisciplinary, team taught course introducesstudents to ancient Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoistliterature, such as the Rig Veda, the Upanishads, the Analects, andthe Dao de Jing, in order to gain a deeper understanding of thephilosophical, cultural, and social forces that shape Asia today andalso in order to observe the present moment of attention throughreflective meditation. Since this is a double-credit course, studentsread primary sources, write 10 two-page papers, participate in 2small group presentations to the class, and contribute weekly to aMoodle forum.EN418 Asia II: Imperialism, Revolutionand NationalismOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis double credit, interdisciplinary, team taught course focuses onWestern influence and domination of South and East Asia throughthe post-colonial period and issues of globalization using historicaland literary works. Students analyze primary source documents,visual arts, and literature to explore the influences on Asian culturesand the social and economic motivations for unrest and nationalistmovements of such notables as Gandhi and Mao Tse-tung.Readings may include: Monkey/Journey to the West, Dream ofRed Mansions, and Cultural Revolution literature; writings of Kipling,Roy, Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, and Tagore; stories of Kobo Abe,Ishiguro, Mishima, and others. Since this is a double-credit course,students devote a substantial amount of time outside of class toreading, thinking, and writing.EN420 Asia III: Modern Asian CulturesOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: B or higher grade in either EN416 Asia I orEN418 Asia II or permission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis double credit, interdisciplinary, team taught course examinesAsia from 1950 to present day through current themes such asidentity, diaspora, and environment within the context of anincreasing globalization. The primary geographic areas of focusare South, East, and Southeast Asian cultures, using film, literature,oral histories, art, pop culture, and music. The course emphasizesresearch, writing, and presentation. Since this is a double-creditcourse, students devote a substantial amount of time outside ofclass to reading, thinking, and writing.7COURSE CATALOGHUMANITIES / english

HUMANITIES / englishEN424 Africa I: Contemporary Eastand West AfricaOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studieswith an acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics orcompletion of AS305 American Studies and EN302*Intensive Writing Workshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis double-credit, interdisciplinary, team taught course examinesthe social, cultural, political, economic, and literary developmentof East and West Africa by exploring the traditions of its diversepeoples over the past two centuries. Emphasis is placed on theevolution of the nations of Nigeria and Kenya. Instruction focuseson developing students’ skills in analytical and critical thinking, thewhole writing process, and oral presentation. Since this is a doublecreditcourse, students devote a substantial amount of time outsideof class to reading, thinking, and writing.EN426 Africa II: Contemporary Southern AfricaOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studieswith an acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics orcompletion of AS305 American Studies and EN302*Intensive Writing Workshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis double-credit, interdisciplinary, team taught course examinesthe social, cultural, political, economic, and literary developmentof Southern Africa by exploring the traditions of its diverse peoplesover the past two centuries. Emphasis will be placed on theevolution of the nations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,Mozambique, and South Africa. Instruction focuses on developingstudents’ skills in analytical and critical thinking, the whole writingprocess, and oral presentation. Since this is a double-credit course,students devote a substantial amount of time outside of class toreading, thinking, and writing.EN430: Latin America I: Pre-Columbianand Colonial PeriodsOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studieswith an acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics orcompletion of AS305 American Studies and EN302*Intensive Writing Workshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis double-credit, interdisciplinary, team-taught course is a surveyof Latin America from pre-Columbian conquest through theindependence movements of the early 19th century. Studentsexplore the development of Aztec, Mayan, and other indigenousIndian civilizations. Special attention is given to the emergence of amestizo culture. Students confront foundational issues concerningrace, class, and gender during Spain’s imperial heyday. Studentstrace the structure of Latin America’s colonial past throughexposure to music; films (The Mission, Gertrudis Bocanegra);poetry and prose (Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude; andprimary and secondary sources (Chasteen’s Born of Blood andFire). Instruction focuses on developing students’ skills in analyticaland critical thinking, research and writing processes, and oralpresentation. Since this is a double-credit course, students devote asubstantial amount of time outside of class to reading, thinking, andwriting.NCSSM 2008-098EN432 Latin America II: Post IndependenceOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studieswith an acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics orcompletion of AS305 American Studies and EN302*Intensive Writing Workshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis double-credit, interdisciplinary, team-taught course is a surveyof Latin America from the post-independence era of the early19th century up to the present. This region’s rich tapestry of history,society, culture, and art is explored through music, films (Romero,House of the Spirits), poetry, and prose (Allende’s House of theSpirits, and primary and secondary sources (Chasteen’s Born ofBlood and Fire). Students confront issues of race, class, and gender.Instruction focuses on developing students’ skills in analyticaland critical thinking, research and writing processes, and oralpresentation. Since this is a double-credit course, students devote asubstantial amount of time outside of class to reading, thinking, andwriting.EN436 Western European Cultural Studies I:Origins to 1000 C.E.One trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1 unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studieswith an acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics orcompletion of AS305 American Studies and EN302*Intensive Writing Workshop.Meeting pattern: 2 two-hour evening class meetingsThis class focuses on the cultural fabric of the western tradition. Westart with the cave paintings at Lascaux and end with the birth ofthe Crusader ideology. We study literature, history, the visual arts,and philosophy as strands within the great tapestry of the westernpast. We read plays by Euripides, Plato’s philosophic meditationson the nature of love and the ideal society, Aristotle’s analysis ofpolitical communities and the world of nature, and Thucydides’first attempts to write objective history. We look at the cityscapesenvisioned by Alexander the Great and see how they becamethe model for Augustan Rome. We read epic poetry by Virgil andthe anonymous author of the Song of Roland, as well as the firstautobiography, which was written by St. Augustine in the fourthcentury. We ask questions about the uniqueness of western man’semphasis on the life of the mind and reason, and about why theidea of the individual develops as it does in the western world.EN438 Western European Cultural Studies II:1000 - 1650One trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studieswith an acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics orcompletion of AS305 American Studies and EN302*Intensive Writing Workshop; EN436 WECS I suggested, notrequired.Meeting pattern: 2 two-hour evening class meetingsThis course begins with the splintering of medieval Christendomand continues with the twelfth-century Renaissance, the rise ofuniversities and the philosophic debate over the nature andsource of knowledge. We examine the development of nationallanguages and vernacular literatures. We read life-writing bymedieval Anchoresses who, by choice, spent their lives walledinto tiny cells. We read Dante’s Inferno, selections from Chaucer’sCanterbury Tales, literary theorists like Bocaccio and Hugh ofSt. Victor, poems and letters by Petrarch, political treatises byMachiavelli, and plays by Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.We encounter characters like Dr. Faustus, who barters his soul forCOURSE CATALOG

knowledge and like Hamlet and Macbeth, who find themselvesimprisoned in the private spaces of their minds. The courseconcludes with Thirty Year’s War and the English Civil War. We closewith the philosophy of Descartes, who redefines the personal self,and with the poetry of the English Civil War and French Absolutism.EN440 Western European Cultural Studies III:Seventeenth to Twenty-first Centuries,1650 to PresentOne trimester (1 unit of core English credit and1unit ofelective history/social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop: EN436 WECS I and EN438 WECS II suggested,not required.Meeting pattern: 2 two-hour evening class meetingsThis course explores the emergence of the modern world, themodern self, the modern state, the modern balance of power,and modern commercial enterprises and empires. Topics includethe emergence of Romanticism, the alienating world of industrialculture, and new theories about nature and history. We examineModernism in all its forms—in psychology, in narrative, in the visualarts, in social planning, and in cinema. We also examine the impactof world wars, globalism, the newest versions of cultural imperialism,and the modern world’s obsessions with self and self-revelation.Students sharpen their skills in reading, writing, and analytical andcritical thinking. Readings include Rousseau, the English Romantics,Darwin, Marx, Kierkegaard, Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Heidegger,Virginia Woolf, and Joseph Conrad, as well as contemporary writers.Assignments include two major essays and two take-home tests.EN442 Western Civilization: Wisdom, Revelation,Reason & Doubt I (The Ancient World to theHigh Middle Ages)One trimester (1 unit of core English credit and 1 unit ofelective history/ social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis interdisciplinary, team-taught course provides a survey ofWestern societies from the ancient world to the High Middle Ages.The course emphasizes skills in reading, writing, critical thinking,research, and public speaking. Through analyzing a variety oftexts, students explore the cultures of the ancient Mesopotamians,Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, early Christians, and Europeans of theMiddle Ages. Readings are selected from The Epic of Gilgamesh,the Old and New Testaments, and works by Homer, Aristophanes,Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Virgil, St. Augustine, ThomasAquinas, and Dante. Some questions the course addresses include:How have people organized their societies and why? How hasreligion shaped their lives? How has the individual been defined,and what have been the limits and possibilities for exercising free-willin different cultural contexts? How have people defined themselvesin relationship to nature? How have ethical and moral systems beencreated, and how have they functioned? What has been the roleof the arts in each culture? What are the lasting influences of thesesocieties on the modern world? Since this is a double-credit course,students devote a substantial amount of time outside of class toreading, thinking, and writing.EN444 Western Civilization: Wisdom, Revelation,Reason & Doubt II (The Late Middle Ages to theEnlightenment)One trimester (1 unit of core English credit and 1 unit ofelective history/ social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis interdisciplinary, team-taught course provides a survey ofWestern societies from the Late Middle Ages to the Enlightenment.The course emphasizes skills in reading, writing, critical thinking,research, and public speaking. Through analyzing a variety of texts,students explore the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution,and Enlightenment in Europe. Readings are selected from works byChaucer, Machiavelli, Luther, Shakespeare, Galileo, Montaigne,Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, and Voltaire. Some questions the courseaddresses include: How have people organized their societies andwhy? How has religion shaped their lives? How has the individualbeen defined, and what have been the limits and possibilities forexercising free-will in different cultural contexts? How have peopledefined themselves in relationship to nature? How have ethical andmoral systems been created, and how have they functioned? Whathas been the role of the arts in each culture? What are the lastinginfluences of these events and ideas on the modern world? Sincethis is a double-credit course, students devote a substantial amountof time outside of class to reading, thinking, and writing.EN446 Western Civilization: Wisdom, Revelation,Reason & Doubt III (The Modern World)One trimester (1 unit of core English credit and 1 unit ofelective history/ social science credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies withan acceptable score on the Writing Rubrics or completionof AS305 American Studies and EN302* Intensive WritingWorkshop.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis interdisciplinary, team-taught course provides a survey ofmodern Europe from the late 18th century to the present. Thecourse emphasizes skills in reading, writing, critical thinking,research, and public speaking. Through analyzing a variety of texts,students explore the French Revolution, Romanticism, the IndustrialRevolution, Imperialism, Modernism, Communism, Feminism,World Wars I & II, the Cold War, Existentialism, Post-Modernism,Globalization, and the European Union. Readings are selected fromworks by Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Jane Austen, Tolstoy, Nietzsche, Freud,Sartre, Virginia Woolf, and Tom Stoppard. Some questions the courseaddresses include: How have people organized their societies andwhy? How has religion shaped their lives? How has the individualbeen defined, and what have been the limits and possibilities forexercising free-will in different cultural contexts? How have peopledefined themselves in relationship to nature? How have ethical andmoral systems been created, and how have they functioned? Whathas been the role of the arts in each culture? What are the lastinginfluences of these events and ideas on the world today? Since thisis a double-credit course, students devote a substantial amount oftime outside of class to reading, thinking, and writing.CROSS-LISTED COURSESCourses listed below are interdisciplinary courses in English and atleast one other subject area. Full course descriptions and creditinformation may be found in the areas indicated.HUMANITIES / englishIE304* Digital Information Research and TechnologyRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.NCSSM 2008-099COURSE CATALOG

HUMANITIES / foreign languageCOURSE OFFERINGS:Foreign LanguagesForeign LanguageTo meet graduation requirements in foreign language,students must complete through the intermediate levelor higher of a language at NCSSM. Students who wish toenroll in the intermediate level, or higher, of a languagein the junior year may be required to take a placementtest to help ensure proper placement for study. Studentswho begin a new foreign language in the junior year mustcontinue that language in the senior year, regardless ofprior foreign language credits. Unless exempted (seepages 40-41 Graduation Requirements and ExemptionCriteria), every student must complete three units offoreign language during the junior year. Students whoqualify for an exemption of the NCSSM foreign languagerequirement are not required to take additional foreignlanguage courses at NCSSM. Courses designated withan asterisk (*) are core-elective foreign language coursesand do not meet core-subject requirements in foreignlanguage.Level one and advanced level offerings depend uponstudent interest and staff availability.Sessions in the Language Lab give students in modernlanguages the opportunity to improve comprehensionand pronunciation skills. All language courses make useof the Language Lab.CN305 Introductory ChineseOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis in this first-year course is on the fundamentals for learningto speak, understand, read, and write Mandarin Chinese. Duringthe first trimester students learn pinyin, basic pronunciation skills,approximately one hundred Chinese characters, and eight toten grammatical structures. In the second trimester, continuedemphasis is on speaking and writing and students begin focusingon translation activities. The third and final trimester completesour textbook and students compose their own class presentations.Cultural and social aspects are also explored, with emphasis onthe Chinese Diaspora in our own community.CN307 Intermediate ChineseOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: CN305 Introductory Chinese or equivalent,or permission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis on basic language skills and grammatical constructionis continued. The student’s competency in the language is furtherincreased by reading short texts, viewing video programs, andusing the language in everyday conversational situations. Most ofthe grammatical constructions are learned.ES302* Introductory EsperantoOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Senior standing or exemption from theNCSSM foreign language requirement.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekEmphasis in this course is placed on the acquisition of basicNCSSM 2008-0910language skills: speaking, listening, comprehension, reading andwriting. Through a variety of sources the student acquires a basevocabulary and learns the grammatical construction and wordformation rules needed for essential communication. Through theinternet the student uses Esperanto to establish contact with otherstudents of the language throughout the world. The student alsoreads original literature and literature in translation. Students whoattain sufficient fluency in the language qualify for participation inthe Pasporta Servo program of world travel.ES304* Intermediate EsperantoOne Trimester (1 unit credit)Prerequisite: B+ or higher in ES302* IntroductoryEsperanto.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekEmphasis is on basic oral/aural language skills, grammaticalconstructions, and word formation is continued. Studentscomplete the video course, Pasporto al la Tuta Mondo, and thefilm, Gerda Malaperis. By the end of the course students shouldbe able to communicate at a basic level in person and in writtenform with other Esperantists throughout the world.FR305 Introductory FrenchOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis in this first-year course is placed on the acquisitionof basic language skills: speaking, listening, comprehension,reading, and writing. The student acquires a base vocabularyand learns the simple grammatical constructions needed foressential communication. Cultural aspects of the people are alsointroduced. Computer drills are available to aid students in theacquisition of grammatical concepts and new vocabulary.FR307 Intermediate FrenchOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of FR305 Introductory French orequivalent, or permission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis is an accelerated second-year French course. Emphasis onbasic language skills and grammatical construction is continued.The student’s competency in the language is further increasedby reading short texts, viewing video programs and using thelanguage in everyday conversational situations. Most of thegrammatical constructions are learned.FR354 Advanced French IFR356 Advanced French IIFR358 Advanced French IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirementmust complete all three one-trimester courses. Juniorstudents who have exempted the foreign languagerequirement and seniors taking this for core-electivecredit may choose to take only one or two trimesters, ifthey wish.Prerequisite: FR307 Intermediate French or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forFR354. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThese three one-trimester courses constitute a third-year level ofFrench study. Students are introduced to complex grammaticalstructures and expressions. The courses are conducted primarilyCOURSE CATALOG

in French. Students are expected to improve their conversationalskills by making every attempt to use French in class. Use of videoprograms improves students’ listening comprehension and oralcompetency. Students read excerpts of literary and journalisticwritings and write short compositions concerning these writings.FR404 French Readings IFR406 French Readings IIFR408 French Readings IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirement mustcomplete all three one-trimester courses. Junior studentswho have exempted the foreign language requirementand seniors taking this for core-elective credit maychoose to take only one or two trimesters, if they wish.Prerequisite: FR358 Advanced French III or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forFR404. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThese three one-trimester courses constitute a fourth-year levelof French study. The use of French for active communicationis emphasized and this helps students develop these areas ofcompetence: the ability to understand spoken French; a Frenchvocabulary for reading literature, newspaper, and magazine articles;and the ability to express themselves coherently in both written andspoken French. The course is conducted entirely in French.GE305 Introductory GermanOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis in this first-year course is placed on the acquisition ofbasic language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.The student acquires a base vocabulary and learns the simplegrammatical constructions needed for essential communication.German culture is also introduced. Computer drills are available toaid students in the acquisition of grammatical concepts and newvocabulary.GE307 Intermediate GermanOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: GE305 Introductory German or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis is an accelerated second-year German course. Emphasis onbasic language skills and grammatical construction is continued.Listening to cassettes of short conversations by native speakers anddoing the corresponding exercises, viewing video programs, andusing the language in everyday conversational situations, furtherincrease the student’s competency in the language. Most of thebasic grammatical constructions are learned.JA305 Introductory JapaneseOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis in this first-year course is placed on the acquisition ofbasic language skills: speaking, listening, comprehension, reading,and writing. The student acquires a base vocabulary and learnsthe simple grammatical constructions needed for essentialcommunication. Cultural aspects of Japan are also introduced.HUMANITIES / foreign languageNCSSM 2008-0911COURSE CATALOG

HUMANITIES / foreign languageJA307 Intermediate JapaneseOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: JA305 Introductory Japanese or equivalent,or permission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis on basic language skills and grammatical constructionis continued. The student’s competency in the language is furtherincreased by reading short texts, viewing video programs, andusing the language in everyday conversational situations. Most ofthe grammatical constructions are learned.LA305 Introductory LatinOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labStudents gain mastery of the essentials of Latin grammar, withparticular emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving, andthe nature of language. Attention is given to the relationbetween Latin as a historical living language and related modernlanguages such as Spanish and French. Cultural aspects ofthe Greek and Roman world are introduced with emphasis onanalogous elements from the modern world (e.g. government,art, ethics, and gender relations). Active, creative, and sociallearning are utilized to enable students to gain initial proficiency inthe language.LA307 Intermediate LatinOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: LA305 Introductory Latin or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of HumanitiesMeeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis is an accelerated second-year course, in which mastery ofmore difficult concepts (such as subjunctive mood) is pursued.Increased emphasis is placed on reading, translating, andunderstanding complex sentences structures such as those foundin Caesar and Cicero. Cultural aspects of the Greek and Romanworld continue to be discussed. Students emphasize active,creative, and social learning to gain further proficiency in thelanguage.LA404 Advanced Latin Poetry ILA406 Advanced Latin Poetry IILA408 Advanced Latin Poetry IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirementmust complete all three one-trimester courses. Juniorstudents who have exempted the foreign languagerequirement and seniors taking this for core-electivecredit may choose to take only one or two trimesters, ifthey wish.Prerequisite: LA307 Intermediate Latin or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forLA404. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labIn these three, one-trimester courses students gain familiarity withLatin poetry and metrics. Emphasis is on reading, translating, andappreciating Catullus, Ovid, and/or Virgil. In the fall trimester, athorough review of Latin grammar is conducted, including detailsnot previously treated, if necessary. In the spring trimester, specialemphasis is on preparing for the Advanced Placement Latinexamination and on independent projects.NCSSM 2008-0912LA410 Advanced Latin Prose ILA412 Advanced Latin Prose IILA414 Advanced Latin Prose IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirementmust complete all three one-trimester courses. Juniorstudents who have exempted the foreign languagerequirement and seniors taking this for core-electivecredit may choose to take only one or two trimesters, ifthey wish.Prerequisite: LA307 Intermediate Latin or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forLA410. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThe core of these three one-trimester courses is reading,translating, and analyzing Cicero’s Pro Caelio. Similar workby other authors supplements this study. In the fall trimester, athorough review of Latin grammar is conducted, including detailsnot previously treated, if necessary. In the spring trimester, specialemphasis is on preparing for the Advanced Placement Latinexamination and on independent projects.NOTE: The LA404/406/408 Advanced Latin Poetry I, II, III sequenceand LA410/412/414 Advanced Latin Prose I, II, III are offeredin alternate years. Neither is prerequisite for the other. Juniorstudents with the requisite ability may take whichever sequenceis offered that year. Then, as seniors, students may take the othersequence, rounding out a two-year sequence in advanced Latin.SP305 Introductory SpanishOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labEmphasis in this first-year course is placed on the acquisitionof basic language skills: speaking, listening, comprehension,reading, and writing. The student acquires a base vocabularyand learns the simple grammatical constructions needed foressential communication. Cultural aspects of the people are alsointroduced. Computer drills are available to aid students in theacquisition of grammatical concepts and new vocabulary.SP307 Intermediate SpanishOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: SP305 Introductory Spanish or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis is an accelerated second-year Spanish course. Emphasis onbasic language skills and grammatical construction is continued.Reading short texts, viewing video programs, and using thelanguage in everyday conversational situations further increasesthe student’s competency in the language. Most of the basicgrammatical constructions are learned. Computer exercisesare available to aid students in the acquisition of grammaticalconcepts and new vocabulary.COURSE CATALOG

SP352 Intermediate Spanish with ReadingsOne trimester (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of Trimesters 1 and 2 of SP307Intermediate Spanish and permission of Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labStudents who have excelled during the first two trimesters of SP307and wish to have more opportunity to read Spanish may request tocomplete their intermediate requirement with this course instead of thethird trimester of SP307. Emphasis continues to be on basic languageskills and grammatical constructions, particularly use of the subjunctive.Reading short texts, viewing video programs, and using the languagein everyday conversational situations further increases the student’scompetency in the language. An abridged novel, edited for useat the intermediate level, is used to enhance the student’s readingcomprehension and preparation for continued study of the language.SP354 Advanced Spanish ISP356 Advanced Spanish IISP358 Advanced Spanish IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirement mustcomplete all three one-trimester courses. Junior studentswho have exempted the foreign language requirement andseniors taking this for core-elective credit may choose totake only one or two trimesters, if they wish.Prerequisite: SP307 Intermediate Spanish or SP352Intermediate Spanish with Readings, or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forSP354. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThese three one-trimester courses constitute a third-year level ofSpanish study and are conducted entirely in the language. Includedare readings of varying degrees of difficulty which incorporatecultural, social, historical, and literary themes. Designed to introducecertain basic aspects of Hispanic culture, these courses also developstudents’ skills in becoming better, faster readers of Spanish. There issome grammatical review, but the focus is on learning more complexgrammatical structures and a more advanced vocabulary. Theseare then utilized in regular classroom composition and conversationalactivities. In addition, oral skills and aural comprehension aredeveloped through a variety of video programs, oral presentations,and exercises in the language laboratory.SP404 Hispanic Literature ISP406 Hispanic Literature IISP408 Hispanic Literature IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirement mustcomplete all three one-trimester courses. Junior studentswho have exempted the foreign language requirement andseniors taking this for core-elective credit may choose totake only one or two trimesters, if they wish.Prerequisite: SP358 Advanced Spanish IIII or equivalent,or permission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forSP404. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThese three one-trimester courses constitute a fourth-year level ofSpanish study and are conducted entirely in the language. Thecourses are an exploration of Hispanic literature, culture, and societyNCSSM 2008-09through reading a variety of genre, including brief narratives/descriptions, short stories, poetry, plays, and newspaper ormagazine articles that include numerous topics for consideration.Students develop an advanced vocabulary and improved readingcomprehension. They develop their writing skills to include personaland descriptive narratives, explaining point of view, and creativeexpression. They learn to edit their writing through peer editing,by using an editing key, and through re-writes. Students reviewgrammatical structures, make oral presentations, and discuss andwrite about the issues and themes from the readings. Studentscontinue to develop their listening comprehension in the languagelaboratory and through other media.SP454 Advanced Hispanic Literature ISP456 Advanced Hispanic Literature IISP458 Advanced Hispanic Literature IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence tomeet the foreign language graduation requirement mustcomplete all three one-trimester courses. Junior studentswho have exempted the foreign language requirementand seniors taking this for core-elective credit maychoose to take only one or two trimesters, if they wish.Prerequisite: SP408 Hispanic Literature III or equivalent, orpermission of the Dean of Humanities is prerequisite forSP454. Then, each course, or permission of the Dean ofHumanities, is prerequisite for the next.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labConducted entirely in the language, these three one-trimestercourses are designed for students with a particularly strongbackground in Spanish language, reading, and writing. Studentsexplore topics in literature and culture that are beyond the standardcurriculum. They read from a variety of genre such as short story,poetry, plays, essays, and the novel as well as articles related totopics ranging from the practical to the abstract. They developintensive reading strategies and a more advanced vocabulary,and write essays that defend a hypothesis or that are designedto persuade. Students continue to develop their discussion skillsin Spanish, and advanced grammatical topics are presented forreview. Students make oral presentations in Spanish and complete apaper or independent project on a topic of interest in Spanish.COURSE OFFERINGS: History& Social SciencesJunior student requirement in History and SocialSciencesEach junior is required to complete the two-trimester,interdisciplinary AS305 American Studies (described underCourse Offerings: English), or be exempt. Students whowish to take the Advanced Placement United StatesHistory examination should enroll in SS408* AP UnitedStates History in the third trimester.SS354* Great Mathematician-PhilosophersOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis introductory course focuses on important classical philosophersof the West whose central philosophical insights were founded onmathematical insights: Euclid, Proclus, Pythagoras, Plato, and Aristotlefrom ancient Greece; Augustine and Anselm from the Middle Ages;and Descartes, Leibniz, and Kant from the Scientific Revolution.Students read and discuss key selections from original works of thesethinkers.13COURSE CATALOGHUMANITIES / history & social sciences

HUMANITIES / history & social sciencesSS356* World ReligionsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis introductory course focuses on major religions of the worldduring the last four thousand years: the older Hinduism, Buddhism,and Daoism; the relatively newer Judaism, Christianity, and Islam;and some smaller, lesser known religions. Phenomena of religiousexperience will also be considered. Students read and discussselections from primary texts about the origins, basic concepts,practices, and history of the religions.SS358* International RelationsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including lab or 1three-hour evening class meetingThis course examines political, economic, and social interactionsbetween the world’s nations in the post World War II era. Emphasisis placed on the role of the United States in relation to theseinteractions. Within this context, the course concentrates on aselection of key crisis points and their historical antecedents.SS362* Twentieth-Century PhilosophyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course focuses on problems in twentieth-century philosophy and,specifically, on what Edmund Husserl called a “crisis of civilization.”The course addresses the mind-body problem characteristic ofmodern Western thought through readings by Edmund Husserl,Edith Stein, Albert Camus, Karl Jaspers, Bertrand Russell, GeorgCantor, Elie Wiesel, and C. G. Jung. We also explore how variouspublic intellectuals and philosophers have dealt with the problemof personal identity, the problem of being, the nature of history andexistence, the dynamics of power and power relationships in themodern world, and the problem of the origins and cause of evil inthinkers ranging from Nietzsche to Heidegger, Sartre, Foucault, andDeleuze. Students read primary texts, present their understanding inclass, and write short papers in response to their readings.SS368* Introductory SociologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course provides an understanding of the impact of the societyon the individual and the impact of the individual on society. Topicsinclude: socialization, deviance, social class, inequality, family/lifecourse, population changes, and health care. This course alsofocuses on various levels of power and inequality and the impactson and of groups, organizations, and multinational corporations.Finally, the course examines the various stages of social changeover the course of history.SS402* AP Microeconomics (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 1 two-hour evening class meetingThis course studies the decisions of individuals and businesses and theimpacts of those decisions on the creation and transfer of goods andservices. It also covers the effects of government actions, regulationand taxation, on the prices and quantities of goods and servicesproduced and exchanged.SS404* AP Macroeconomics (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 1 two-hour evening class meetingNCSSM 2008-0914This course studies the national and global economic situations.It seeks to explain the total economy of the nation through anexamination of prices, employment, income, and production. Theimpacts of government taxation, spending, and regulation areconsidered. Emphasis is placed on both monetary and fiscal policychoices and decisions.SS406* AP Psychology (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course provides an introduction to the scientific study of behaviorand consciousness. Key topics are the neurobiological basis ofbehavior, perception, and consciousness, learning, memory andthinking, motivation, personality, normal and abnormal behavior,psychotherapy, and social factors in behavior.SS408* AP United States HistoryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: B+ or higher grade in AS305 AmericanStudies or permission of Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course provides in-depth coverage of United States history fromthe colonial era to the present. Emphasis is on developing andenhancing analytical, writing, and rhetoric skills through the useof document-based questions (DBQs), free response essays, andobjective/analytical test questions in preparation for the AdvancedPlacement United States History examination. Students analyze andcritically review primary and secondary source materials.SS410* AP Psychology (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: B or higher grade in SS406* AP Psychology (I).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course prepares students to take the Advanced Placementexamination through an in-depth introduction to the scientific studyof behavior and consciousness. Key topics are the neurobiologicalbasis of behavior, perception, and consciousness, learning, memoryand thinking, motivation, personality, normal and abnormalbehavior, psychotherapy, and social factors in behavior.SS411* AP European HistoryTwo trimesters (2 units of credit)Prerequisite: B or higher grade in AS305 AmericanStudies or permission of Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis survey course examines major topics, problems, and events inEuropean History from 1450 to the present. Students analyze a varietyof primary sources, print and non-print, as well as interpretive worksby modern historians. Emphasis is placed on developing research,writing, and rhetoric skills in preparation for the AP European Historyexamination. Special consideration is given to how and why people,both individuals and groups, in different historical contexts activelyshaped their lives, beliefs, and identities.SS412* AP Microeconomics/APMacroeconomics (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: B+ or higher grade in SS402* APMicroeconomics (I) and SS404* AP Macroeconomics (I)or permission of Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 1 two-hour evening class meetingThis course prepares students for the Advanced Placement MicroEconomics and Macro Economics Examinations. The focus is onCOURSE CATALOG

providing in-depth coverage of the terms, concepts, and implicationsof decisions involved in the creation and distribution of goods andservices.SS414* AP United States Government and PoliticsOne Trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of AS305 American Studies.Meeting pattern: 4 Periods per week including labThis single credit course gives students an analytical perspective ongovernment and politics in the United States. It includes both the studyof general concepts used to interpret U.S. Politics and the analysis ofspecific examples. It also focuses on the various institutions, groups,beliefs and ideas that constitute U.S. Politics and explores varioustheoretical perspectives and explanations for diverse behaviors andoutcomes. Units include (1) Constitutional Underpinnings of the U.S.,(2) Political Beliefs and Behaviors, (3) Parties, Interest Groups and MassMedia, (4)The Institutions of Federal Government, (5) Public Policy,and (6) Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.CROSS-LISTED COURSESCourses listed below are interdisciplinary courses in history/social science and at least one other subject area. Fullcourse descriptions and credit information may be foundin the areas indicated.AS305 American StudiesRead description under English.EN352* African American StudiesRead description under English.EN362* Classical MythologyRead description under English.EN416 Asia I: Ancient Religionsand Philosophical LiteratureRead description under English.EN418 Asia II: Imperialism, Revolutionand NationalismRead description under English.EN420 Asia III: Modern Asian CulturesRead description under English.EN424 Africa I: Contemporary Eastand West AfricaRead description under English.EN426 Africa II: Contemporary Southern AfricaRead description under English.EN430 Latin America I: Pre-Columbianand Colonial PeriodsRead description under English.EN432 Latin America II: Post IndependenceRead description under English.EN438 Western European Cultural Studies II:1000-1650Read description under English.EN440 Western European Cultural Studies III:Seventeenth to Twenty-first Centuries,1650 - PresentRead description under English.EN442 Western Civilization: Wisdom, Revelation,Reason & Doubt I (The Ancient World to theHigh Middle Ages)Read description under English.EN444 Western Civilization: Wisdom, Revelation,Reason & Doubt I (The Late Middle Ages to theEnlightenment)Read description under English.EN446 Western Civilization: Wisdom, Revelation,Reason & Doubt III (The Modern World)Read description under English.IE304* Digital Information Researchand TechnologyRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE309* Introduction to EntrepreneurshipRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE310* World MusicRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE312* History of Western MusicRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE314* American Popular SongRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE350* Medical Ethics and LeadershipRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE352* Environmental Ethics and LeadershipRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.HUMANITIES / history & social sciencesEN436 Western European Cultural Studies I:Origins to 1000 C.E.Read description under English.NCSSM 2008-0915COURSE CATALOG

HUMANITIES / musicCOURSE OFFERINGS: MusicMusical PerformanceThe following musical ensembles offer students theopportunity to study music through the medium ofperformance. Performance is seen, not as an end initself, but as a means of developing an understanding ofimportant ideas of music found in the repertoire of musicalliterature in a variety of historical periods and styles.MU302*, MU304*, MU306* ChoraleOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Previous musical experience in chorus,band, orchestra, voice, or piano.Meeting pattern: 2 periods per week including labThe Chorale is an ensemble which studies and performs selectedmasterworks of choral music. Certain larger works are performedwith the NCSSM Orchestra. Topics covered include ensembletechniques, vocal production, solfeggio note reading, and otheraspects of choral music.MU314*, MU316*, MU318* Wind EnsembleOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Previous musical experience on woodwind,brass, or percussion instruments.Meeting pattern: 2 periods per week including lab plus 1two-hour evening class meetingWind Ensemble is an advanced wind band with an emphasis onmasterpieces of wind band music literature. Students interestedin symphony orchestra literature are selected by the instructor torehearse and perform with the symphony orchestra on a regularbasis. Students interested in jazz literature are selected by theinstructor to rehearse and perform with the Jazz Combo on a regularbasis.MU320* Pep Band: Performance, Conductingand ArrangingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Previous musical experience in bandor instrumental music or permission of the Dean ofHumanities.Meeting pattern: 1 two-hour evening class per weekThis course involves the study and performance of pep band andmarching band music. Students have performance opportunities asa pep band at home basketball games. Students who are interestedin conducting receive instruction and experience in conductingtechniques. Students who are interested in arranging music for pepband receive instruction in music notation software programs.MU322*, MU324*, MU326* Jazz ComboOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Previous musical experience on piano,guitar, bass guitar, string bass, and drums set.Meeting pattern: 2 periods per week including lab plus 1two-hour evening class meetingJazz Combo focuses on the study of jazz literature, jazz styles, andimprovisational skills. The core of this ensemble consists of a rhythmsection (piano, guitar, bass, and drum set). Woodwind and brassplayers will be added from the Wind Ensembles to form a full jazzensemble. Woodwind and brass instrument players who areinterested in jazz should register for MU312/MU314/MU316 WindEnsemble.NCSSM 2008-0916MU332*, MU334*, MU336* OrchestraOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Previous music experience on a stringinstrument.Meeting pattern: 2 periods per week including lab plus 1two-hour evening class meetingThis ensemble is a string orchestra with an emphasis on masterpiecesof the string orchestra and symphony orchestra music literature.Wind and percussion will be added to the string section from theWind Ensemble as required by the literature being prepared forperformance.Music Instruction, Theory, and ProductionMS312*, MS314*, MS316* Classical Piano andGuitar Theory and PracticeOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekThis course is a comprehensive study of instrumental music and theorythrough the idioms of piano and guitar. Largely self-paced, thiscourse provides students the opportunity to learn the music literatureand performance practice of guitar or piano. Students learn playingtechniques, note reading, chords and harmony, rhythm and pitch.Students may choose guitar or piano as their primary instrument.The course includes written assignments, assigned songs to learnand perform for the instructor, a trimester examination and in-classperformances. There is no prerequisite for this course. Students ofall levels and experience are eligible.MS322* Music Composition, Arranging, andTheoryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course provides an understanding of contemporary trends inmusic composition and performance involving electronic musictechnology. The latest technology enables students, regardless ofmusical background, to learn to write songs and compose musicfor various instruments. The course includes the use of computersoftware sequencing programs and multi-track audio recordingas tools for learning fundamentals of music theory and musiccomposition. After developing basic skills and concepts, studentslearn to analyze and recognize contemporary trends in musiccomposition and to compose music projects.MS332* Audio Recording TechnologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekAudio Recording Technology focuses on “hands-on” discovery ofconcepts in acoustics, creativity, and CD production. The followingtopics are included: The Recording Chain, Sound Waves andFrequency, Harmonics, Envelopes, Microphone Technology, andJudging Sound Quality, Mixing Consoles and Mixing Theory, StudioProcedures, and Multi-track Recording. Each student completesa multi-track recording project during the trimester. Text: PracticalRecording Techniques, by Bruce and Jenny Bartlett.COURSE CATALOG

MS352* Advanced Music Composition,Arranging, and TheoryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MS322 Music Composition, Arranging, andTheory or permission of the Dean of Humanities.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is a continuation of MS322 Music Composition, Arranging,and Theory with particular emphasis on musical composition usingdigital sequencers and multi-track audio recording.MS362* Digital Music ProductionOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis course employs “hands-on” discovery of concepts in musicproduction in the digital realm. Topics include: music production,mixing theory, effects and dynamics processing, stereo editing,multi-track editing, sequencing, looping, mastering, and open sourcesoftware applications. Each student completes projects in stereoediting, multi-track production and editing, and loop sequencing.MS364* Advanced Recording TechnologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MS332* Audio Recording Technology.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labStudents enrolled in this course apply concepts covered in MS332*Audio Recording Technology to the recording process. Topicsinclude: Mixing Consoles, Mixing Theory, Studio Procedures, and MultitrackRecording. Each student completes a multi-track recordingproject during the trimester.CROSS-LISTED COURSESCourses listed below are interdisciplinary courses inmusic and at least one other subject area. Full coursedescriptions and credit information may be found in theareas indicated.IE310* World MusicRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE312* History of Western MusicRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE314* American Popular SongRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.HUMANITIES / musicNCSSM 2008-0917COURSE CATALOG

DEPARTMENTof MATHEMATICSThe Department of Mathematics at the North CarolinaSchool of Science and Mathematics offers students theopportunity to build a solid understanding in mathematicsthrough foundation courses that focus on concepts,applications, and the use of technology. Following thesecourses, students may continue their studies in advancedcourses or sponsored research that expand the breadthand depth of their understanding and help them torecognize the many uses of mathematics in other areasof study.Graduation Requirement in MathematicsEach student must be enrolled in a mathematics coursefor five trimesters of study at NCSSM. Each student mustsuccessfully complete five units of core mathematics forgraduation credit. Unless a student is placed in a higherlevel of mathematics upon entry to NCSSM, three unitsmust be in MA305 Precalculus and Modeling or twounits must be in MA355 Precalculus and Modeling withAdvanced Topics. Courses that fulfill elective graduationrequirements but not core requirements in mathematicsare designated with an asterisk (*).MA305 Precalculus and ModelingOne year (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: MA301 Algebra 3, or Algebra 2 andadequate score on the mathematics placement test.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course is devoted to developing a toolkit of functions that servesas a bridge between mathematics and the world it models. The toolkitincludes explicitly defined functions such as exponential, polynomial,logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, as well as functions thatare defined recursively and parametrically. Students investigatefunctions, bivariate data, and models with graphing calculators andcomputers. Both a graphical and analytical approaches to problemsolving are emphasized. Students also complete lab activities andpresent their results in formal written reports.MA355 Precalculus and Modeling withAdvanced TopicsTwo trimesters (2 units of credit)Prerequisite: MA301 Algebra 3 and permission of theDean of Mathematics, or Algebra 2 and adequatescore on the mathematics placement test.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThe topics and ideas of MA305 Precalculus and Modeling arepresented in greater depth and at a faster pace. Some topics areexplored more extensively, and additional topics are selected tosupplement the course materials. Students are expected to workmore independently than they would in MA305.MATHEMATICSAll students are required to purchase a graphingcalculator. Specific information concerning the type ofcalculator is provided at the time of course registration.Note: All mathematics courses beyond the graduationcredit requirement may also be used for core electivecredit toward graduation.PlacementJunior students are placed in the course best suited forthem as determined by the Mathematics Departmentbased on placement tests, previous instruction, andinterviews. Placement of senior students is determinedby their performance in the mathematics courses theycomplete as juniors. The department recognizes theindividual differences that need to be considered asstudents are placed in senior level courses.MA301 Algebra 3One year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course builds upon and enriches content typically taughtin Algebra 2 and gives students an opportunity to developalgebraic skills for solving real-world problems. Topics coveredinclude data analysis, introduction to functions and their graphs(linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions),solutions to equations and inequalities, solutions to systems ofequations, recursive equations, matrix algebra, and elementarytrigonometry. Emphasis is placed on using mathematics as atool for problem solving and simple mathematical modeling.MA368 Finite MathematicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: At least two trimesters of MA305 Precalculusand Modeling.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course offers an overview of many applications of mathematics,especially in the social and management sciences. Topics coveredinclude a selection of the following: fair division of resources andcosts, voting methods, apportionment of legislative bodies, powerof voting coalitions, finance, probability with Markov chains, linearprogramming, game theory, and mathematical models usingmatrices. Students are expected to be involved in formulatingproblems, applying the appropriate mathematics to find a solution,and evaluating the solution. Computers and calculators areincorporated as computational and modeling aids.MA372 Explorations in Advanced GeometryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labIn this course students investigate areas of geometry beyond thoseincluded in a one-year high school geometry course. Topics focus onthe theory of constructability and proof; periodic and non-periodictilings; three-dimensional geometry, including investigation ofPlatonic and Archimedean solids; and modeling through geometry.Students also explore selected topics independently. Emphasis isplaced on gaining an intuitive under-standing of geometry as well ascommunicating and applying that understanding through projects,presentations, papers, extended problems, and daily discussion.MA400 Statistics IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling orpermission of the Dean of MathematicsMeeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is designed to teach students to think about problemsfrom a statistical point of view. Topics begin with univariate dataNCSSM 2008-0918COURSE CATALOG

analysis, including summary statistics and graphical techniques, withemphasis on interpretation and communication. Additional topicscovered include normal distributions, introductory topics in samplingand experimental design, and probability.MA402 Statistics IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA400 Statistics 1Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course continues the study of statistics, including correlationand regression, sampling distributions, and confidence intervals andsignificance tests. Emphasis is on gaining understanding of statisticalinference procedures. Calculators and computers are used as toolsin this course.MA404 AP Statistics (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling orpermission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is designed to teach students to think about problemsfrom a statistical point of view. Topics begin with univariate dataanalysis, including summary statistics and graphical techniques, withemphasis on interpretation and communication. Additional topicscovered include normal distributions, introductory topics in samplingand experimental design, and probability.project. Calculators and computers are used as tools in the course.Topics normally covered include the derivative, techniques ofdifferentiation, local linearity of functions, linear approximations, andthe concept of a limit.MA412 AP Calculus AB (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA410 APCalculus AB (I)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course continues the study of calculus and its applications tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understanding ofthese concepts, and use these concepts in solving realistic problems.This course generally includes the completion of a substantialmathematical modeling project. Calculators and computersare used as tools in the course. Topics normally covered includeapplications of the derivative, Euler’s method, implicit differentiationand related rates, and the concepts of definite and indefiniteintegrals.MA414 AP Calculus AB (III)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA412 APCalculus AB (II)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labMATHEMATICSMA406 AP Statistics (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA404 APStatistics (I).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course continues the study of statistics, including topics inprobability, sampling distributions, inference procedures for meansand proportions, and chi-square tests for goodness of fit, homogeneityand independence. The course involves projects that requirestudents to gather data and analyze results.MA408 AP Statistics (III)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA406 APStatistics (II).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course completes the topics on the AP Statistics syllabus withinitial focus on correlation, regression, and inference procedures forslope. After the AP examination, students work on topics beyondthe AP syllabus and/or projects.MA404, MA406, and MA408 constitute a comprehensive introductionto Statistics and include all of the topics on the AP Statisticssyllabus.MA410 AP Calculus AB (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B- or higher in MA305 Precalculusand Modeling or permission of the Dean of MathematicsMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course introduces students to the concepts of differentialcalculus and the applications of calculus to mathematical modeling.Through class discussions, problem solving, laboratory experiences,and writing assignments students discover the important conceptsof calculus, develop an understanding of these concepts, and usethese concepts in solving realistic problems. This course generallyincludes the completion of a substantial mathematical modelingThis course continues the study of calculus and its applications tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understanding ofthese concepts, and use these concepts in solving realistic problems.This course generally includes the completion of a substantialmathematical modeling project. Calculators and computers areused as tools in the course. Topics normally covered include basictechniques of integration, calculating area and total change of afunction, numerical approximations of integrals, separable differentialequations, and other applications of definite integrals.MA410, MA412, MA414 constitute a comprehensive study of calculusand include all of the topics on the AP Calculus AB syllabus.MA420 AP Calculus BC (I): ContemporaryCalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B- or higher in MA305Precalculus and Modeling or permission of the Dean ofMathematicsMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course introduces students to the concepts of differentialcalculus and the applications of calculus to mathematical modeling.Through class discussions, problem solving, laboratory experiences,and writing assignments students discover the important conceptsof calculus, develop an understanding of these concepts, and usethese concepts in solving realistic problems. This course generallyincludes the completion of a substantial mathematical modelingproject. Calculators and computers are used as tools in the course.Topics normally covered include the derivative, local linearity offunctions, linear approximations, some applications of the derivative,l’Hopital’s rule and the concept of a limit.NCSSM 2008-0919COURSE CATALOG

MA422 AP Calculus BC (II):Contemporary CalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA420 APCalculus BC (1)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labare used as tools in the course. Topics normally covered includeadditional discussion of Taylor series, additional techniques ofintegration, improper integrals, and more applications of integrals.MA420 MA422, MA424 constitute a comprehensive studyof calculus and include all of the topics on the AP CalculusBC syllabus.MATHEMATICSThis course continues the study of calculus and its applications tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understandingof these concepts, and use these concepts in solving realisticproblems. This course generally includes the completion of asubstantial mathematical modeling project. Calculators andcomputers are used as tools in the course. Topics normally coveredinclude additional applications of the derivative, an introductionto differential equations, slope fields, Euler’s method, definite andindefinite integrals, numerical approximations of integrals, calculatingarea and total change of a function, and some applications ofintegrals. Students also focus on skills necessary for success on theAP BC Calculus examination.MA424 AP Calculus BC (III):Contemporary CalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA422 APCalculus BC (II)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course continues the study of calculus and its applications tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understanding ofthese concepts, and use these concepts in solving realistic problems.This course generally includes the completion of a substantialmathematical modeling project. Calculators and computersMA428 Calculus (Advanced Topics):Contemporary CalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B- or higher in MA355Precalculus and Modeling with Advanced Topics orpermission of the Dean of MathematicsMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course provides students with a fast-paced introduction to theconcepts of differential calculus and the applications of calculus tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understanding ofthese concepts, and use these concepts in solving realistic problems.This course generally includes the completion of a substantialmathematical modeling project. Calculators and computers areused as tools in the course. Topics normally covered include thederivative, local linearity of functions, linear approximations, someapplications of the derivative, l’Hopital’s rule and the concept of alimit. Successful completion of this course prepares the student forMA432 AP Calculus BC (Advanced Topics II).NCSSM 2008-0920COURSE CATALOG

MA430 AP Calculus BC (Advanced Topics I):Contemporary CalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B- or higher in MA355Precalculus and Modeling with Advanced Topics orpermission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course provides students with a fast-paced introduction to theconcepts of differential calculus and the applications of calculus tomathematical modeling. Through class discussions, problem solving,laboratory experiences, and writing assignments students discoverthe important concepts of calculus, develop an understanding ofthese concepts, and use these concepts in solving realistic problems.This course generally includes the completion of a substantialmathematical modeling project. Calculators and computers areused as tools in the course. Topics normally covered include thederivative, local linearity of functions, linear approximations, someapplications of the derivative, l’Hopital’s rule and the concept ofa limit.MA432 AP Calculus BC (Advanced Topics II):Contemporary CalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA428 Calculus(Advanced Topics) or MA430 AP Calculus BC (AdvancedTopics I).Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course continues the accelerated study of calculus and itsapplications to mathematical modeling. Through class discussions,problem solving, laboratory experiences, and writing assignmentsstudents discover the important concepts of calculus, develop anunderstanding of these concepts, and use these concepts in solvingrealistic problems. This course generally includes the completionof a substantial mathematical modeling project. Calculators andcomputers are used as tools in the course. Topics normally coveredinclude additional applications of the derivative, an introductionto differential equations, slope fields, Euler’s method, definite andindefinite integrals, numerical approximations of integrals, calculatingarea and total change of a function, and some applications ofintegrals. Students also focus on skills necessary for success on theAP BC Calculus examination.MA440 AP Statistics (Advanced Topics I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: MA420 AP Calculus BC (I) and permission ofthe Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course gives advanced students an opportunity to study theideas and topics in MA404 AP Statistics (I) in greater depth and at afaster pace. More emphasis is placed on the development of themathematical underpinnings, especially those related to calculus andto the theory of statistics. Additional topics such as multiple regressionare selected to supplement the course.MA442 AP Statistics (Advanced Topics II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA440 APStatistics (Advanced Topics I)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is a faster-paced and more in-depth study of thetopics in MA406 AP Statistics (II). More emphasis is placed on thedevelopment of the mathematical underpinnings of the expectedvalue theorems and the introductory inference procedures. Moresophisticated applications of probability are also included. The courseinvolves project work that requires students to design and carry outexperiments and analyze results.MA444 AP Statistics (Advanced Topics III)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA442 APStatistics (Advanced Topics II).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course is a faster-paced and more in-depth study of the topics inMA408 AP Statistics (III). More emphasis is placed on the developmentof the mathematical underpinnings, especially those related tocalculus and to the theory of statistics. Additional topics such asanalysis of variance are selected to supplement the course. Thecourse involves project work that requires students to design andcarry out experiments and analyze results.MA440, MA442, MA444 constitute a comprehensive introduction toStatistics and include all of the topics on the AP Statistics syllabus.MATHEMATICSMA434 AP Calculus BC (Advanced Topics III):Contemporary CalculusOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of C or higher in MA432 APCalculus BC (Advanced Topics II).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course continues the accelerated study of calculus and itsapplications to mathematical modeling. Through class discussions,problem solving, laboratory experiences, and writing assignmentsstudents discover the important concepts of calculus, develop anunderstanding of these concepts, and use these concepts in solvingrealistic problems. This course generally includes the completionof a substantial mathematical modeling project. Calculators andcomputers are used as tools in the course. Topics normally coveredinclude additional discussion of Taylor series and power series,additional techniques of integration, improper integrals, and moreapplications of integrals.MA446* Advanced Mathematical ProblemSolving IMA448* Advanced Mathematical ProblemSolving IIMA450* Advanced Mathematical ProblemSolving IIIOne trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Students may enroll in and receive credit for any, or all,of these one-trimester courses.Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 2 periods per weekThese three one-trimester courses cover sophisticated mathematicaltopics and how they can be helpful in solving challenging problemsin competitions such as the Mathematical Olympiads. Students workon problem sets each week.MA428 or MA430, and MA432, MA434 constitute a comprehensivestudy of calculus and include all of the topics on the AP CalculusBC syllabus.NCSSM 2008-0921COURSE CATALOG

MATHEMATICSMA452 Explorations in Advanced Geometrywith TopicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: A previous course in high school geometryand permission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThe topics and ideas of MA372 Explorations in Advanced Geometryare presented in greater depth, at a faster pace, and with a moreanalytical focus. Some topics are explored more extensively andadditional topics may be selected to supplement course materials.Students are expected to work more independently than theywould in MA372.MA454 Modeling with Differential EquationsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: MA434 AP Calculus BC (Advanced TopicsIII).Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labIn this course students examine what differential equations are andhow they are used to model real world phenomena. They also lookat different techniques for solving differential equations and interprettheir solutions in a real world context. Analytical methods, geometricmethods, and numerical methods are included. Technology is animportant component of the course.MA456 Numerical AnalysisOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Familiarity with a programming language.Corequisite: MA414 AP Calculus AB (III) or MA424 APCalculus BC (III).Meeting pattern: 5 periods per weekThis course introduces students to the theory and practice ofcomputational methods to analyze mathematical problems. Topicsinclude computer arithmetic and computational error, functionapproximation, numerical differentiation and integration, curvefitting,solving non-linear equations and systems of equations, andnumerical solutions to ordinary differential equations. This courseis the equivalent of a one-semester university course in NumericalAnalysis.MA458 Introduction to Complex SystemsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: MA422 AP Calculus BC (II) and permissionof the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course is a survey of topics involving complex systems. Some ofthe topics studied in the course are fractals and iterated functionsystems, chaos and chaotic behavior, cellular automata and selforganization,genetic algorithms and neural networks. Studentsare expected to create a final project selected from the topicsstudied. JAVA applets and computer programs are essential toolsof the course. Familiarity with programming is advantageous butnot necessary.MA460 Number TheoryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per weekSelected topics from number theory, an advanced area ofmathematics, are studied. They include divisibility properties ofintegers, special properties of prime numbers, congruences, Euler’sPhi function, and some applications to fields such as cryptographyand computer science. The concept of proof is developed overthe trimester and students work to improve their ability to readand write mathematics. Students with programming experienceare encouraged to use this tool to investigate some of the ideaspresented in the course. Strong interest and talent in mathematicsare required.MA462 Modeling with MatricesOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MA422 AP Calculus BC (II) and permissionof the Dean of MathematicsMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis introduction to linear algebra develops the arithmetic andalgebra matrices and how matrices and matrix operations can beused to model a variety of real-world phenomena. While focusing onapplications, the course considers linear transformations, Euclideanvector spaces and inner product spaces, and eigenvectors andeigenvalues. Models include least squares, Fourier analysis, CT scans,morphs, and age specific growth models.MA464 Combinatorics and Game TheoryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis is a college-level mathematics course that introduces studentsto some of the major topics in discrete mathematics. The theoryand applications of combinatorics, generating functions, andgame theory are studied. The course places an emphasis ondeveloping valid mathematical arguments. Strong interest andtalent in mathematics are required.MA466 Graph Theory and NetworksOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis is a college-level mathematics course that introduces studentsto some of the major topics in discrete mathematics. The theoryand applications of planar graphs, graph colorings, trees and pathoptimization, and networks are studied. The course places anemphasis on developing valid mathematical arguments. Stronginterest and talent in mathematics are required.MA470 Mathematical ModelingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Senior standingCorequisite: MA428 Calculus (Advanced Topics) orMA430 AP Calculus BC (Advanced Topics I), andpermission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labSenior students with advanced mathematical knowledge areintroduced to the creative and analytic aspects of modeling realworldphenomena. Models from engineering, biology, politicalscience, management science, and everyday life are examinedthrough a variety of techniques. When presented with a situation,students learn to develop, test, and revise an appropriate model.The course is project-oriented and focuses on applying themathematics students already know. Group work is required, andstudents present their work in extensive written reports.NCSSM 2008-0922COURSE CATALOG

MATHEMATICSMA480 Vector Functions and PartialDerivativesOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MA434 AP Calculus BC (AdvancedTopics III) and permission of the Dean of Mathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis is the first half of a university-level course in multivariablecalculus. This course includes the theory and application ofvector functions and partial derivatives. Topics include a vectorapproach to regression modeling, the Frenet-Serret equations,continuity and differentiability of functions of several variables,gradients and directional derivatives, and classic optimizationproblems. Numerical methods such as Newton’s Method forsolving non-linear systems and modeling with vector-valuedfunctions of scalar and scalar-valued functions of a vector areincluded.MA482 Multiple Integrals and Vector FieldsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: MA480 Vector Functions andPartial Derivatives and permission of the Dean ofMathematics.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis is the second half of a university-level course in multivariablecalculus. This course includes the theory and application ofmultiple integrals and vector fields. Topics include multipleintegrals, the Jacobian and change of variables, and line andsurface integrals. Significant time is devoted to consideration ofGreen’s Theorem, Stoke’s Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem.Numerical methods such as Simpson’s Rule for volumes under asurface and modeling with vector-valued functions of a vectorare included.MA490, MA492, AND MA494 AdvancedMathematical TopicsOne trimester each (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Mathematics.This course offers an opportunity for students with an especiallystrong background in mathematics to pursue a rigorous study ofa topic outside the standard curriculum. The topic chosen maybe in mathematics or a mathematical study of another field.Students are expected to make formal presentations and to writea paper on the topic. This course is intended for students whohave exhausted the other course offerings in mathematics or whowish to do independent research in mathematics.CROSS-LISTED COURSESCourses listed below are interdisciplinary courses inmathematics and at least one other subject area. Fullcourse descriptions and credit information may befound in the areas indicated.EE309* Civil Engineering and ArchitectureRead description under Program in Applied Sciences.IE304* Digital Information Research andTechnologyRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.SS354* Great Mathematician-PhilosophersRead description under Humanities/History and SocialSciences.NCSSM 2008-0923COURSE CATALOG

SCIENCES / biologyDEPARTMENTof SCIENCEThe Department of Science at the North Carolina Schoolof Science and Mathematics provides students theopportunity to take rigorous survey classes in biology,chemistry, and physics and to take accelerated coursesin areas of specialized interest. NCSSM science coursesare created specifically for students who have a highinterest in science and laboratory experiences.To meet graduation requirements in science, a studentmust complete a minimum of six trimester units ofscience (depending upon course placement) whilein residence at the North Carolina School of Scienceand Mathematics and show competence in each ofthe three sciences by one of the following: passingcoursework equal to at least two units of core sciencecredit, passing an NCSSM exemption test, or submittinga copy of the AP report showing the score neededto receive an NCSSM course exemption. A studentexempted from a core science course must still completeat least six trimester units of laboratory science coursecredit at the North Carolina School of Science andMathematics. Courses that fulfill elective graduationrequirements but not core requirements in a subject aredesignated with an asterisk (*).COURSE OFFERINGS: BiologyGraduation Requirement in BiologyThe graduation requirement in biology may be fulfilled bysuccessful completion of two core biology courses.NOTE: All biology courses beyond the graduationcredit requirement may also be used for coreelective graduation credit.BI352 Anatomy & Physiology IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course provides a comprehensive study of the structureand function of the human body. Topics include anatomicalterminology, homeostasis, cytology, and histology, as well as organsystems including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous,cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and digestive systems. Microscopyand dissection are major components of the laboratory work.BI358 Classical GeneticsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course begins with the fundamentals of cell division. Focusing onproblem-solving skills, the course focuses on modes of inheritance oftraits, beginning with Mendel’s pea plants and stressing extensionsand exceptions to Mendel’s principles. Laboratory activities andcritical thinking skills are emphasized.NCSSM 2008-0924BI360 Molecular GeneticsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course focuses on DNA. Beginning with Watson and Crick’sdouble-helix model the course focuses on DNA structure, replication,transcription and translation. Current topics in DNA technology,gene cloning and bioinformatics are discussed. Critical thinkingskills and thoughtful data interpretation are stressed.BI364 EmbryologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course explores the embryological development of vertebrates.The anatomy and physiology of male and female reproductivesystems, conception, pregnancy, and birth are studied. Otherissues relating to human reproduction, such as sexually transmitteddiseases, are also considered.BI370 EvolutionOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labIn this course, students gain an appreciation for evolution as a processthat is relevant to their everyday lives. Students learn to identify andquantify variation in populations and understand the sources ofvariation, including independent assortment, crossing over, andmutation. Basic evolutionary processes are studied including naturalselection, drift, and migration. The course concludes with the studyof speciation, phylogeny, and other selected topics.NOTE: Students may take either this course or BI402 Evolution withAdvanced Topics, but not both.BI374 EcologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labIn this course students study ecology at the level of organism,population, community, and ecosystem. The basics of populationecology are studied. Special emphasis is given to quantifyingpopulation growth and interspecific interactions, including predatorprey,competitive, and mutualistic relationships. Labs are designedto expose students to working with live organisms, seeing ecologicalpatterns in the field, and quantifying ecological variables.BI400 Aquatic EcologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of BI374 Ecology.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labAquatic ecology is the study of abiotic and biotic factors thatinfluence the structure and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems. Itincludes the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics ofstreams, lakes, estuaries, and intertidal zones. Special emphasisis placed on ecosystem metabolism, energy flow in food webs,planktonic and benthic community structure, and adaptationsto aquatic environments. The role of humans in altering theseecosystems is also discussed.BI402 Evolution with Advanced TopicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: MA305 Precalculus & Modeling.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labIn this course students learn about genetics at the population level.Students learn to identify and quantify variation in populations.COURSE CATALOG

Evolutionary processes, such as natural selection, drift, mutation,migration, and non-random mating are studied alone and in allpossible combinations. Students explore how natural selectionproduces adaptations at the morphological and molecular levels.The course concludes with a study of macro evolutionary patternsincluding the study of speciation, phylogeny, and other selectedtopics.NOTE: Students may take either this course or BI370 Evolution, butnot both.BI410 Molecular and Cellular BiologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of a high school chemistrycourse.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThe first portion of this course examines biochemical principles andthe structure and properties of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates.Students then examine cellular structure and function common tomost eukaryotic organisms. Topics include cellular components,membrane function, energetics, and enzyme function. Laboratoryactivities are designed to develop critical thinking skills and thoughtfuldata interpretation.BI416 Anatomy and Physiology IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: BI352 Anatomy and Physiology I or permissionof the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course provides practical applications of human physiology,and emphasizes physiology experiments, along with some dissection.Topics include the special senses, neurophysiology, nutrition andmetabolism, endocrinology, immunity, acid-base balance in thebody, and reproductive physiology. Laboratory activities areemphasized and students use physiological instrumentation.BI422 ImmunologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: BI360 Molecular Genetics, BI364 Embryology,or BI410 Molecular and Cellular Biology, or BI434 AP Biology(I), or permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course extends the concepts of molecular and cellular biologyto focus upon the mechanisms that compose the immune system.We begin with the general properties and development ofimmunity and proceed to generation of B-cell and T-cell responses,immune effector mechanisms and the immune system in healthand disease. Specific topics include expression of immunoglobulingenes, hypersensitivity, leukocyte migration and inflammation,AIDS and other immunodeficiencies, autoimmunity, transplantationimmunology, and vaccines.BI424 AP Environmental Science (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: One course in biology and one course inchemistry, or one course in biology and one trimester ofNCSSM chemistry, or permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course focuses on investigating the effects of human activityon nature. It covers such basic environmental concepts as theinterdependence of Earth’s systems; human population dynamics;and renewable and nonrenewable resources. The area ofenvironmental quality is introduced. Due to the interdisciplinarynature of this course, the laboratory and field components includea variety of activities from experimental design to analysis of existingdata sets.BI426 AP Environmental Science (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: BI424 AP Environmental Science (I).Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course continues the study of environmental quality. Additionally,the areas of global change and their consequences; andenvironment and society: trade-offs and decision making arecovered. Students who master the concepts covered in bothtrimesters of environmental science are prepared for the APEnvironmental Science examination.BI434 AP Biology (I)BI436 AP Biology (II)BI438 AP Biology (III)One trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Students may enroll in and receive credit for any, or all, ofthese one-trimester courses.Prerequisite: Two trimesters of biology or chemistry, takenat NCSSM with final grades of B or higher, and permissionof the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: BI434-4 period per week including lab,BI436 –5 periods per week including lab, BI438 –4 periodsper week including labThis course is a survey of all areas of biology. It is divided into threeterms. In BI434 students investigate molecular and cellular biology aswell as Mendelian genetics. BI436 includes DNA science, evolutionarybiology, and phylogeny. BI438 covers organisms and populations.This course has a strong laboratory emphasis, which includes thetwelve laboratories suggested by the AP.BI442 Research in Biology IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsThis is an advanced course for second or third trimester juniorstudents with the maturity, independence, and motivation necessaryto conduct their own research project. Students learn scientificmethodology and experimental design before conducting a trialexperiment on a small scale. Students then write their own researchproposals on a problem of interest to them. Throughout the termstudents read from the primary scientific literature and participatein discussion groups on current issues in biological research. Basedon the outcomes of the term’s work, students may be given anopportunity to participate in summer research programs on campusor in the Triangle area. Students with a final grade of B or higher areexpected to continue in BI446 Research in Biology III.BI444 Research in Biology IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in BI442 Research inBiology I, or successful participation in a summer researchprogram, and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsStudents continue to gather and analyze experimental data basedon their previous research work. Time is devoted to writing a researchproposal, completion of the research project, and a written paper.Students are required to present their results at the NCSSM ResearchSymposium and at the NC Student Academy of Science competition.Students may, at their option, also enter their work in the fall nationalcompetitions, where appropriate.SCIENCES / biologyNCSSM 2008-0925COURSE CATALOG

CH405 AP Chemistry (Advanced I)Two trimesters (2 units of credit)Prerequisite: CH305 Chemistry by Inquiry, or CH307Chemistry or an adequate score on Chemistry Placementexamination, and permission of the Dean of Science.Corequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course is designed for students who already have a mastery ofthe basic concepts of chemistry. Molecular Orbital Theory, complexions and other advanced topics are included. Activities and labs aredesigned to provide opportunities for students to develop problemsolvingand laboratory skills as well as to become independentlearners. Students who have successfully completed the first twotrimesters and plan to take the AP Chemistry examination shouldenroll in CH406* AP Chemistry (Advanced II) during third trimester.CH406* AP Chemistry (Advanced II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of CH405 AP Chemistry(Advanced I) with a grade of B or higher or permission ofthe Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course provides students with additional topics and depth notcovered in CH405. Emphasis is on completion of the AP chemistrycurriculum along with further development of laboratory andproblem solving skills.CH408* Analytical ChemistryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of A- or higher inCH305Chemistry by Inquiry or CH307 Chemistry, or final gradeof B or higher in CH401 AP Chemistry (I) or CH403 APChemistry (Web) or CH405 AP Chemistry (Advanced I),or exemption from NCSSM core chemistry requirement,and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course introduces students to important topics in qualitativeand quantitive analytical chemistry. The covers different separationtechniques such as thin-layer, ion-exchange, and gel-filtrationchromatography as well as instrumental analysis techniquessuch as gas chromatography (GC), high performance liquidchromatography (HPLC), visible and ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV-VIS), and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AA). The laboratoryexperiments are an important component of the course. Studentsseparate and identify the components and determine the percentcomposition of unknown samples. Infrared (IR) and nuclearmagnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy provide information onthe structure of the compounds.CH410* Organic ChemistryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of A- or higher inCH305Chemistry by Inquiry or CH307 Chemistry, or final gradeof B or higher in CH401 AP Chemistry (I) or CH403 APChemistry (Web) or CH405 AP Chemistry (Advanced I),or exemption from NCSSM core chemistry requirement,and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labCH412* Introduction to ComputationalChemistryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: A high school chemistry courseMeeting pattern: One three-hour evening class meetingThis course is designed for students with a strong interest in chemistryor molecular biology. Students learn the technologies, techniques,and tools of computational chemistry including the underlyingmethods, mathematics, and computer programs of computationalchemistry. Students use the high-speed Computational ChemistryServer for lab work.CH414* Research in Computational ChemistryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CH412* Introduction to ComputationalChemistryMeeting pattern: One three-hour evening class meetingStudents learn how to read professional scientific articles, usingarticles from the Journal of Computational Chemistry. After learningmethods of research employed by computational chemists, studentsconduct an independent research project.CH416* Environmental ChemistryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CH305 Chemistry by Inquiry, CH307Chemistry, CH401 AP Chemistry (I), CH403 AP Chemistry(Web) or CH405 AP Chemistry (Advanced I) andpermission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course focuses on the chemistry associated with topics ofenvironmental concern such as acid rain, photochemical smog,global warming, and water and land pollution. Principles ofsustainable development are addressed within each of thesetopics, and solutions that may contribute to a sustainable futureare discussed. Laboratory activities include field and sampling tripsthat focus on the fate of chemicals in the environment. A servicelearningcomponent enables students to apply their knowledge andunderstanding to the solution of a local or regional environmentalproblem.CH422* Polymer ChemistryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of A- or higher inCH305Chemistry by Inquiry or CH307 Chemistry, or final gradeof B or higher in CH401 AP Chemistry (I) or CH403 APChemistry (Web) or CH405 AP Chemistry (Advanced I),or exemption from NCSSM core chemistry requirement,and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course is an introduction to polymer science. Its scope includesfundamental principles of bonding as related to macromoleculesand important structure-property relationships. Laboratory workincludes natural polymer modification, synthesis of linear andcross-linked polymers, characterization of polymers using infraredspectroscopy, thermal analysis, and viscosity measurements.SCIENCES / chemistryThis course introduces students to the structure, synthesis, andreactions of the major functional groups present in organiccompounds. Reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, and theprediction of products are covered. The laboratory involvessynthetic and separation techniques and the use of physical andinstrumental methods of verifying the products of reactions. Most ofthe experiments are performed at a micro scale level.NCSSM 2008-0927COURSE CATALOG

SCIENCES / physicsCH442* Research in Chemistry IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Trimester grade of B or higher in an NCSSMchemistry course, or exemption from NCSSM corechemistry requirement, and permission of the Dean ofScience.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsThis is an advanced course for second or third trimester juniorstudents with the maturity, independence, and motivation necessaryto conduct their own research project. Students learn scientificmethodology and experimental design before conducting a trialexperiment on a small scale. Students then write their own researchproposals on a problem of interest to them. Throughout the semesterstudents read from the primary scientific literature and participatein discussion groups on current issues in scientific research. Basedon the outcomes of the semester’s work, students may be given anopportunity to participate in summer research programs on campusor in the Triangle area. Students with a final grade of B or higher areencouraged to continue in CH444* Research in Chemistry II.CH444* Research in Chemistry IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in CH442* Researchin Chemistry I, or successful participation in a summerresearch program, and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsIn this course, students continue to gather and analyze experimentaldata based on their previous semester and/or summer work. Timeis devoted to the completion of the research project and a writtenpaper. Students are required to present their results at the NCSSMResearch Symposium and at the NC Student Academy of Sciencecompetition. Students may, at their option, also enter their work inthe fall national competitions, where appropriate.CH446* Research in Chemistry IIIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in CH444* Researchin Chemistry II, and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsIn this course, students continue work on their previous research toproduce additional data and analysis, as needed, or to researchextension questions based on their original work. Students in thiscourse have a leadership role in working with the junior studentsenrolled in CH442* Research in Chemistry I.CH448* Research in Chemistry IVOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in CH446* Researchin Chemistry III, and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsIn this course, students continue work on their previous research toproduce additional data and analysis, as needed, or to researchextension questions based on their original work. Students in thiscourse have a leadership role in working with the junior studentsenrolled in CH442* Research in Chemistry I and may serve as teachingassistants.COURSE OFFERINGS: PhysicsGraduation Requirement in PhysicsThe graduation requirement in physics may be fulfilled byone of these NCSSM physics courses or course sequences:PH305 Physics by Inquiry, PH306/308 Physics I/II, PH352/354Physics with Advanced Topics I/II, PH403 AP Physics B(Web), or PH405 AP Physics C: Mechanics.PlacementJunior students’ physics placement is based on scoreson the NCSSM physical science placement test andNCSSM mathematics placement, and, for PH405 APPhysics C: Mechanics, on an NCSSM physics placementtest. Senior students’ physics placement is based on theirperformance in NCSSM science and math courses in thejunior year, their senior year math placement, and, forcertain courses, on a placement test. Students who havecompleted, or are taking, MA428 Calculus (AdvancedTopics) or MA430 AP Calculus BC (Advanced Topics I)or higher mathematics are placed in PH352 Physics withAdvanced Topics I. PH305 Physics by Inquiry, PH306/308Physics I/II and PH352/354 Physics with Advanced Topics I/II are introductory physics courses and require no previousexperience in physics. Students who have completed aprecalculus course, and who have an adequate scoreon the NCSSM physical science placement test, mayapply to be considered for PH403 AP Physics B (Web). Ifselected, the student may use this course to meet theirphysics graduation requirement.PH305 Physics by InquiryOne year (3 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course provides a foundation in the processes of physics.Laboratory activities, which are a large component of the course,are inquiry-based and students design some of their own experimentsin order to answer scientific questions. The course draws from thecontent areas of mechanics, wave motion, electricity, magnetism,and modern physics. The level of mathematics is algebra, with anemphasis on developing conceptual reasoning skills and on usingphysics to explain how everyday phenomena work.PH306 Physics IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course provides an algebra-based foundation in the principlesof classical physics. The course covers the laws of mechanics andtheir applications. Students learn the techniques of laboratoryinvestigation, qualitative reasoning and quantitative analysis asapplied to physics. Emphasis is also given to how physics relates toeveryday life and to the historical, cultural and philosophical basison which physics is constructed.PH308 Physics IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Successful completion of PH306 Physics I orpermission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course continues the algebra-based foundation in the principlesof physics begun in PH306. The course covers the laws of electricityand magnetism. Additional topics including wave motion, topicsNCSSM 2008-0928COURSE CATALOG

from modern physics, sound and light are covered as time permits.Further techniques of laboratory investigation, qualitative reasoningand quantitative analysis in physics are emphasized. Emphasis is alsogiven to how physics relates to everyday life and to the historical,cultural and philosophical basis on which physics is constructed.PH318* Optics and TechnologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course covers the basics of geometric, wave, and quantum optics.Students learn to apply the principles of physics to the study of opticaldevices and phenomena. Emphasis is given to the modern aspects ofoptics and their links to current technology developments and devices.Topics discussed may include: the uses of lenses and holography inimage formation and data storage; telescopes, microscopes and thedevelopments being made to maximize their power and effectiveness;lasers and their many applications; and charged coupled devices(CCD’s) and their use in popular devices such as digital cameras. Thelab component of the course allows students to analyze the opticaltechnology in many modern-day devices.PH352 Physics with Advanced Topics IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course provides a precalculus-based foundation in the principlesof general physics. The course is taught at the level of AP B Physics, butdoes not cover all the AP mechanics content areas. This course coversthe laws of motion, force, momentum, and energy. The laboratoryexperience in this course emphasizes the use of the computer inboth the collection and the analysis of laboratory data. Activitiesin this course are designed to encourage the development of thefollowing skills: excellence in qualitative and quantitative problemsolving, independent learning from the course textbooks, carefuland thoughtful experimental habits in lab, and proficiency in writinglab reports.NOTE: Due to significant overlap in content, qualified students maytake PH352/354 Physics with Advanced Topics I/II OR PH403 AP PhysicsB (Web), but not both.PH354 Physics with Advanced Topics IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Successful completion of PH352 Physics withAdvanced Topics I or permission of the Dean of Science.Corequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course continues the precalculus-based foundation in theprinciples of general physics begun in PH352. The course is taught atthe level of AP B Physics, but does not cover all AP content areas. Thiscourse investigates the laws of electricity and magnetism. Relativity,nuclear physics, and wave motion are covered as time permits.The laboratory experience in this course emphasizes the use of thecomputer in both the collection and the analysis of laboratory data.Activities in this course are designed to encourage the developmentof the following skills: excellence in qualitative and quantitativeproblem solving, independent learning from the course textbooks,careful and thoughtful experimental habits in lab, and proficiencyin writing lab reports.NOTE: Due to significant overlap in content, qualified students maytake PH352/354 Physics with Advanced Topics I/II OR PH403 AP PhysicsB (Web), but not both.PH402* Modern PhysicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grades of B in either PH306 Physics I andPH308 Physics II or PH352 Physics with Advanced Topics Iand PH354 Physics with Advanced Topics II or exemptionfrom NCSSM core physics requirement, and permission ofthe Dean of Science. MA305 Precalculus and Modeling orMA355 Precalculus and Modeling with Advanced Topics.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course continues the PH306/308 or PH352/354 sequences bysurveying the physics developed since the start of the twentiethcentury. Topics are selected from special and general relativity,atomic and nuclear structure, particle-wave duality, quantummechanics, elementary particles, and grand unified theories.PH403 AP Physics B (Web)Three trimesters (3 units of credit)Prerequisite: MA305 Precalculus and Modeling, orequivalent, and permission of the Dean of Science. Aprior background in physics is helpful, but not required. Itis recommended that students enrolled in this course havea laptop computer.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis course provides comprehensive coverage of the AP B Physicssyllabus. The course is similar in content to PH352/354 Physics withAdvanced Topics I/II but includes those topics in the AP B syllabusthat PH352/354 omits. The content is delivered by the web throughvideos, animations, and text. Students meet as a class once a weekfor lab, and problem recitation sessions are scheduled as needed.Due to the method of delivery and the accelerated nature of thecourse, students must be independent learners and have good timemanagement skills. Successful completion of this course satisfies thecore graduation requirement in physics and prepares one for the APB Physics examination.NOTE: Due to significant overlap in content, qualified students maytake PH403 AP Physics B (Web) OR PH352/354 Physics with AdvancedTopics I/II, but not both.SCIENCES / physicsNCSSM 2008-0929COURSE CATALOG

SCIENCES / physicsPH405 AP Physics C: MechanicsTwo trimesters (2 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grades of A- or higher in PH306 Physics Iand PH308 Physics II or final grades of B+ or higher in PH352Physics with Advanced Topics I and PH354 Physics withAdvanced Topics II or exemption from NCSSM core physicsrequirement, and permission of the Dean of ScienceCorequisite: MA420 AP Calculus BC (I) for first trimester andMA422 AP Calculus BC (II) for second trimester.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course provides a thorough treatment of classical mechanics andan introduction to Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism. Calculus isused where needed and is treated at a level appropriate to studentswho are taking MA420/422 sequence. An excellent grasp of thefundamental concepts taught in introductory physics is assumed.There is a strong problem-solving emphasis and the course includesa lab component. Students who have taken PH306/308 will find itnecessary to study some additional topics not taught in those courses.This course may be used to prepare for the Mechanics portion of theAP C Physics examination.PH406* AP Physics C: Electricityand MagnetismOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in PH405 AP PhysicsC: Mechanics, MA422 AP Calculus BC (II) and permissionof the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course continues the study of Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism.Emphasis is on the completion of the AP C Physics curriculum. Thereis a strong problem-solving emphasis and the course includes a labcomponent. Calculus is used where needed and is treated at a levelappropriate to students who have taken MA422 AP Calculus BC (II).Completion of PH405 AP Physics C: Mechanics and this course maybe used to prepare for the Electricity and Magnetism portion of theAP C Physics examination.PH418* AstrophysicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Corequisite: PH306 Physics I or PH352 Physics with AdvancedTopics I or exemption from NCSSM core physics requirement,and MA305 Precalculus and Modeling.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThe emphasis in this course is on how astronomers extract physicalinformation about stars, galaxies, and interstellar matter fromobservations of spectral and apparent brightness. The course coversthe origin, structure, and evolution of stars like the sun. Interstellarmatter, galaxies, and the universe are discussed briefly. Studentsare expected to integrate physics and chemistry principles into thestudy of stellar structure and evolution. Opportunities for telescopeobservation and image processing projects are available.PH420* Galaxies and CosmologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: PH418* AstrophysicsCorequisite: PH306 Physics I or PH352 Physics with AdvancedTopics I or exemption from NCSSM core physics requirement,and MA305 Precalculus and Modeling.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course emphasizes the origin, structure, and evolution ofmassive stars and the events that lead to supernovas, black holes,and neutron stars. The origin, structure, and evolution of galaxiesand the universe re also studied in detail. Students are expectedto integrate physics and chemistry principles into the study ofboth stellar and galactic structure and evolution. Opportunitiesfor telescope observation and image processing projects areavailable.PH442* Research in Physics IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: B or higher earned in one trimester of corephysics at NCSSM, or exemption from NCSSM core physicsrequirement; and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsThis is an advanced course for students with the maturity, independence,and motivation necessary to conduct their own research project.Students learn scientific methodology and experimental designbefore conducting a trial experiment on a small scale. Students maythen be paired into research groups to write a research proposal ona problem of interest to them. Throughout the course, students readfrom the primary scientific literature and participate in discussion groupson current issues in scientific research. Based on the outcomes of thetrimester’s work, students may be given an opportunity to participatein summer research programs on campus or in the Triangle area.Students with a final grade of B or higher are encouraged to continuein PH444* Research in Physics II.PH444* Research in Physics IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in PH442* Researchin Physics I or successful participation in a summer researchprogram; and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsIn this course, students continue to gather and analyze experimentaldata based on their previous trimester and/or summer work. Timeis devoted to the completion of the research project and a writtenpaper. Students are required to present their results at the NCSSMResearch Symposium and at the NC Student Academy of Sciencecompetition. Students may, at their option, also enter their work inthe fall national competitions, where appropriate.PH446* Research in Physics IIIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in PH444* Researchin Physics II, and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsIn this course, students continue work on their previous research toproduce additional data and analysis, as needed, or to researchextension questions based on their original work. Students in thiscourse have a leadership role in working with the junior studentsenrolled in Research in Physics.PH448* Research in Physics IVOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of B or higher in PH446* Researchin Physics III, and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 8 periods per week including 3 labsIn this course, students continue work on their previous research toproduce additional data and analysis, as needed, or to researchextension questions based on their original work. Students in this coursehave a leadership role in working with the junior students enrolled inResearch in Physics and may serve as teaching assistants.NCSSM 2008-0930COURSE CATALOG

PH490*, PH492*, AND PH494* Advanced Topicsin PhysicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course offers an opportunity for students with an especially strongbackground in physics to pursue a rigorous course of study of a topicoutside the standard curriculum. Students are expected to makefrequent presentations in class. They also may be required to makeformal presentations outside of class and to write a paper on the topic.The course is designed for students who have exhausted other courseofferings, or whose preparation is substantially more advanced thanthat required of students taking a standard course.CROSS-LISTED COURSESCourses listed below are interdisciplinary courses in more thanone science subject area and/or a science subject area andan additional subject area. Full course descriptions and creditinformation may be found in the areas indicated.IE360* High-Speed ImagingRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE304* Digital Information Researchand TechnologyRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE306* Forensic ScienceRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE308* Explorations in MentorshipRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE350* Medical Ethics and LeadershipRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE352* Environmental Ethics and LeadershipRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE402* Industrial ChemistryRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.IE405* Mentorship-Senior ResearchRead description under Interdisciplinary Elective Courses.SS354* Great Mathematician-PhilosophersRead description under Humanities/History and SocialSciences.NCSSM 2008-09Program inApplied SciencesThe Program in Applied Sciences provides opportunitiesfor students to take specialized courses that build on theknowledge and skills they develop in courses offered bythe Science, Mathematics and Humanities Departments.Applied Sciences courses focus on professional areassuch as architecture, business, engineering, environmentalscience, and medicine. They teach fundamental skills andproblem-solving tools while giving students an educationalexperience to help inform their decisions about collegemajors and professions.There are no specific requirements to take an AppliedSciences course. All of these courses do, however, fulfillpart of the graduation requirement to take a numbercourses in the “elective” category.COURSE OFFERINGS:Computer ScienceCSC400* AP Computer Science A (I):Using the WWWOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course requires no prior programming experience. This coursetakes a different approach to the material in CSC402* AP ComputerScience A (I), so that students taking it are prepared for CSC404*AP Computer Science A (II). Many of the same ideas from theintroductory course are addressed but programming is doneusing JavaScript and PHP. Students create dynamic websites andsimple web-based applications. As in CSC402*, students write smallprograms consisting of several modules. Students learn how tocreate a website on a UNIX server, and they build and display theirprograms on this site. The fundamentals of good web design areemphasized throughout.CSC402* AP Computer Science A (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis introductory course emphasizes the design and implementationof basic computer programs. Students begin by learning theprogramming language Python. This is an object-oriented scriptinglanguage with very simple structure that is used to develop basicprogramming and problem-solving skills. Students transfer their skills toJava and learn how to write a simple Java graphical user interface(GUI) program. Students who complete this course are able to writesimple programs consisting of multiple modules. It is assumed that thestudent has no prior programming experience.CSC404* AP Computer Science A (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CSC400* AP Computer Science A (I): Using theWWW, CSC402* AP Computer Science A (I) or permissionof the Academic Programs Office.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis class covers the ‘A’ curriculum of the AP Syllabus in ComputerScience. Students build on the skills acquired in CSC400* orCSC402* and learn how to write object-oriented programs in Java.31COURSE CATALOGAPPLIED SCIENCES / computer science

APPLIED SCIENCES / computer scienceStudents learn how to design and implement Java classes. Severalprogramming projects of increasing complexity are assigned to buildthe students’ skills in this area.CSC406* Advanced ProgrammingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CSC404* AP Computer Science A (II) orpermission of the Academic Programs Office.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course covers inheritance, data structures, and implementingalgorithms within these structures. Structures to be covered includelists, stacks, queues, heaps, and sets. Within these structures,students learn how to implement searching and sorting algorithms.Other topics include O-notation, the analysis of algorithms, andrecursion.CSC408* Advanced Object-OrientedProgramming in C++One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CSC406* Advanced Programming orpermission of the Academic Programs Office.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis is a fast-paced introduction to C++ for students who are alreadyproficient in Java. Students learn about core C as well as C++ andare required to program in both formats. After students develop IOon both the C and C++ side, they study the structure and design ofclasses and compare and contrast these to the design of classesin Java. The students complete programming projects to test theirknowledge of pointers and the dynamic allocation and release ofmemory. The course includes the study of the concept of containerclass and iterator, focusing on the linked list as a model, and theStandard Template Theory.CSC410* AP Computer Science AB (I)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CSC404* AP Computer Science A (II) orpermission of the Academic Programs Office.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course is a rapid review of Java syntax, one-dimensionaldata structures, and recursive data structures. Analysis of sortingand searching algorithms on these is included, as well as big-Oanalysis of computational cost. Queues, stacks, lists, and arraysare studied in detail.CSC412* AP Computer Science AB (II)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CSC410* AP Computer Science AB (I) orpermission of the Academic Programs Office.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labEmphasis is on two-dimensional data structures including trees,expression trees, search trees, heaps, and priority queues. Algorithmsinclude tree traversal, application of heaps, and evaluatingexpression trees. Also studied are sets, maps, hash tables, andgraphs; and various algorithms are implanted on these.CSC414* AP Computer Science AB (III)One trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: CSC412* AP Computer Science AB (II) orpermission of the Academic Programs Office.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course is a practicum in advanced techniques that applythe ideas of CSC400*, CSC402*, CSC404*, CSC410*, and CSC412*including such topics as web programming, databases, threads, andadvanced GUI techniques. The AP case study is used throughoutas a source of examples.CSC416* Programming in SASOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Functional expertise in one other programminglanguage (e.g. C++, Visual Basic, Java, or others) andpermission of the Academic Programs OfficeMeeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course teaches the use of SAS, a tool used in university researchand courses such as psychology, sociology, statistics, mathematics,business, life sciences, and public health to analyze large datasetsand generate reports. It has wide use in careers including technology,market research, financial management, risk management,underwriting, and others. Students engage in several small andmedium length applied projects. Wherever possible these involveinterdisciplinary work that is linked to the existing curriculum topicstaught in core content areas.CSC490*, CSC492*, and CSC494* AdvancedComputer Science TopicsOne trimester each (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Academic ProgramsOffice.This course offers an opportunity for students with an especially strongbackground in computer science to pursue a rigorous study of a topicoutside the standard curriculum. This course is intended for studentswho have exhausted the other course offerings in computer scienceor who wish to do independent research in computer science.NCSSM 2008-0932COURSE CATALOG

COURSE OFFERINGS:Engineering/ElectronicsEE305* Principles of EngineeringTwo trimesters (2 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course explores the wide variety of careers in engineering andcovers various technology systems and manufacturing processes.Using activities, projects, and problems students learn first-hand howengineers use mathematics and science to solve problems in orderto benefit people. The course also discusses some of the social andpolitical consequences of technological change.EE307* Digital ElectronicsTwo trimesters (2 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labDigital Electronics covers the theory and practice of the design ofdigital circuitry. Students learn the theory and practice of digitaldesign via lab exercises. A typical lab requires students to developand specify the behavior of a circuit, design a circuit to implementthe desired behavior, minimize the resulting logic, verify the designbefore and after minimization via simulation, and construct andverify the behavior of the resulting circuit. The methods and practiceof engineering communications are stressed, as are methods ofdebugging via observation, theorizing and verification.EE309* Civil Engineering and ArchitectureTwo Trimesters (2 units of credit)Meeting Pattern: 4 periods per week including labThis course provides an overview of the interrelated fields of civilengineering and architecture, emphasizing their relationship andinterdependence. Students use industry-standard software (Revit)to solve real-world problems and communicate their solutions totheir peers and to members of the local professional community.Driven by hands-on projects and activities, this course covers topicssuch as the roles of civil engineers and architects, project planning,site planning, building design, and project documentation andpresentation. A major focus is the development of a local propertyparcel, giving students the opportunity to model the real-worldexperiences of civil engineers and architects. Students work inteams on all hands-on projects, thus developing teamwork andleadership skills.EE310* Applied ElectronicsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThe emphasis of this course is on the practical application ofelectronics. Students begin by learning about basic electroniccircuits and then use solderless breadboards to build and use analogand digital circuits in a variety of ways. A significant portion of thecourse is dedicated to the design and completion of an instructorapprovedindividual project chosen by the student.EE316* Introductory RoboticsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course provides students with the opportunity to develop skillsin simple basic programming of an autonomous robot, use of radiocontrollers, simple sensors and tracking; gaming strategy, teamwork,design, and some basic tool skills. The instruction is both traditionaland project-based. A significant portion of the course is dedicatedto the design and completion of an instructor-approved individualproject chosen by the student.NCSSM 2008-0933EE356* Advanced RoboticsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis course is for students who have demonstrated proficiency inat least one of the following areas: electrical systems, mechanicalsystems, advanced design software, or advanced programming.The course provides students with the opportunity to design andbuild both kit and custom robots. Students have the opportunityto develop further skills in advanced programming languages,programming of radio controllers, applied digital and analogelectronics, sensors and tracking, power distribution and control,active feedback circuits, electromechanical actuators, gamingstrategy, teamwork, design/drafting/simulation software, andadvanced shop skills. Opportunity is provided for students cancontribute to the NCSSM robotics team project management androbot design and construction. The instruction in this course is bothtraditional and project-based. A significant portion of the course isdedicated to the design and completion of an instructor-approvedindividual project chosen by the student.CROSS-LISTED COURSESCourses listed below are interdisciplinary courses in morethan one area of applied sciences and/or an appliedscience area and an additional subject area. Full coursedescriptions and credit information may be found in thearea indicated.IE304* Digital Information Researchand TechnologyRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE308* Explorations in MentorshipRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE309* Introduction to EntrepreneurshipRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE350* Medical Ethics and LeadershipRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE352* Environmental Ethics and LeadershipRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE354* Introduction to the ResearchExperienceRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE364* Completion of the ResearchExperienceRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.IE405* Mentorship-Senior ResearchRead description under Interdisciplinary ElectiveCourses.COURSE CATALOGAPPLIED SCIENCES / engineering/electronics

INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTIVESInterdisciplinaryElective CoursesInterdisciplinary courses are special electives in whichthe course content combines topics and issues from twoor more traditional areas of study. These courses maybe used for core elective graduation credit and are sodesignated with an asterisk (*).IE304* Digital Information Researchand TechnologyOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis interdisciplinary course directs students through the stages ofbecoming fluent with digital information technology. It begins by buildingproficiency in searching online information databases and concludeswith producing an electronic bibliography, digital video, multimediapresentation, and web page. This course teaches students time-savinginformation management skills invaluable for academic competitions andcollege-level research. Students learn how to: research topics in-depthusing assorted online databases; organize information in bibliographies,capture, scan, and edit print, audio, and visual information in variousformats; transfer information into a usable format; design and createa multimedia website; and present information in alternative ways. Thispractical hands-on class provides opportunities to use the following typesof software to solve problems: multimedia presentation, digital imageediting, digital video editing, and web development tools.IE306* Forensic Science1 trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Completion of one course in either biologyor chemistry, concurrent enrollment in the other andcompletion of algebra.Meeting pattern: 4 periods per week including labThe one trimester course is designed to give NCSSM students anintroduction and broad overview of forensic science. This coursefocuses on crime scene investigation, including evidence collection,processing a scene, and lab techniques used to decipher andincriminate the wrongdoer. Through lab work, field trips, demonstrationsby experts, and guest speakers, students explore major areas offorensic science: fingerprinting, blood typing, shoe and tire impressions,identification of hair, fibers and glass fragments, DNA; application offorce and motion from blood splatters and tire skids; and forensicanthropology (the study of bone structures and features).IE308* Explorations in MentorshipOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: 3rd trimester junior intending to register for IE405Mentorship-Senior Research in senior year and selectionby the Mentorship Coordinator based on MentorshipApplication process.Meeting pattern: 2 periods per weekMentorship Explorations is for NCSSM junior students interested in doingoff-campus research with a mentor during the senior year. This courseserves as an introduction to the mentorship experience in researchand serves to develop skills needed for the mentorship. Studentslearn scientific methodologies, experimental design, and basic dataanalysis. Technical writing skills are also a major focus. Throughoutthe course, students read from the primary scientific literature andparticipate in discussion groups on current issues in research. As theyexplore potential research areas, students begin a portfolio of readingsthat relate to their particular area of mentorship interest. Students assistin the location of a mentor for the senior year and, if possible, havepreliminary meetings with the mentor.NCSSM 2008-0934IE309* Introduction to EntrepreneurshipTwo trimesters (2 units of credit)Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of AcademicPrograms.Meeting pattern: 1 two-hour evening class meetingStudents receive a broad understanding of the field of entrepreneurshipand are introduced to the important tools and skills necessary to createand grow a successful new venture. The course simulates the reallife activities of entrepreneurs in the start-up stage of a new venture.Students, in teams, evaluate a new venture concept and determineif a demand exists for their product or service. Importantly, the courseintroduces students to successful entrepreneurs to learn from theirprocess and errors as well as their successes.IE310* World MusicOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThis course involves the study of music and dance of various world cultures.Music and dance are universal forms of human artistic expression of thecultural values of every civilization. In each society, music and dancereflect the unique aesthetic, religious, philosophical, and/or governmentalinfluences on that society. Music of a civilization is also strongly related tothe tonal inflections of the local language. Primary areas of study includethe music, dance and societal values of India, the Middle East, Africa,Latin America, Native America, Europe, China, Japan, and Indonesia.As a final project, students select and study the music and dance of aregion of the world that is not included in the regular curriculum.IE312* History of Western MusicOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per weekIn History of Western Music, students cover the entire span of WesternMusic History, including Gregorian Chant, late medieval, Renaissance,Baroque, Viennese, Romanticism, Twentieth Century, and PopularMusic, from a historical, musical, and aesthetic perspective. Studentsfind an emphasis on music and listening as a vehicle to understandingtheoretical and historical trends of each stylistic period. General stylisticoverviews serve as a conceptual focus for the music that follows ineach historical period.IE314* American Popular SongOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 4 periods per weekThe “Golden Age of American Popular Song” (1900 – 1950) representsa unique interaction and collaboration of composers, lyricists, andmusicians from European and African American cultures. The musicof this period represents a truly “American” style that resulted from acultural blend of theater music with ragtime, blues, and jazz. Socialfactors that shaped this music included two world wars, the “RoaringTwenties”, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. Technological factorsincluded the advent of audio recording, radio broadcasting, and“talking” film industries during the first half of the twentieth century. Thiscourse focuses on the study of the music and lyrics through listeningand class discussion, and a survey of the great singers, composers, andlyricists of the time, as well as historical influences on and of Americanculture in the early twentieth century.IE350* Medical Ethics and Leadership1 trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labStudents study ethics and its relation to leadership in solving issuesraised in areas such as genetic engineering, research on humans,cloning, organ transplantation, euthanasia, and animal rights. Coursematerials include a variety of readings, films, speakers, and field trips.Extensive use is made of discussion and seminars. Each student alsoparticipates in a Service-Learning project.COURSE CATALOG

IE352* Environmental Ethics and Leadership1 trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labStudents study ethics and its relation to leadership in solving issuesraised in areas such as population growth, environmental pollution,third world development, environmental justice, genetic engineeringof crops, space exploration, and exobiology. Course materials includea variety of readings, films, speakers, and field trips. Extensive use ismade of discussion and seminars. Each student also participates in aService-Learning project.IE354* Introduction to the Research ExperienceOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: 3rd trimester junior selected for the NCSSMResearch Experience.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis course is intended to continue our efforts toward full implementationof the NCSSM Research Experience curriculum. Selected junior studentswill learn basic research skills in methodology, research design, andliterature review. By the conclusion of the course, students identify apotential research question and will have map out a plan for completionof the research experience by the end of the senior year.IE360* High-Speed ImagingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: B or higher in one trimester of an NCSSM corescience course or exemption from an NCSSM core sciencerequirement and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including 2 labsIn this course students initiate, design, carry out, and report on anexperimental research project that uses high-speed imaging methods.Students must be able to work productively on a semi-independentbasis. Prior experience in photography is not required. Students aretaught the skills necessary to carry out their projects. These skills includeexperimental design, the use of high-speed and digital imagingequipment, techniques of high-speed measurement, digital imageanalysis, and methods of scientific reporting.IE364* Completion of the Research ExperienceOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: 1st or 2nd trimester senior who has completedeither IE354* Introduction to the Research Experience or itsMini-Term equivalent.Meeting pattern: 3 periods per week including labThis course is intended to complete the Research Experience for thosestudents involved in this NCSSM pilot curriculum. Selected senior studentsfinalize their data collection and analysis on projects they initiated in theirprevious introductory research course. Students prepare an academicjournal article for submission to the NCSSM Research Experience databaseand make a formal oral and visual presentation outlining their findings.IE405* Mentorship-Senior ResearchTwo trimesters (2 units of credit)Prerequisite: Senior standing, completed application forthe Mentorship Program and selection by the MentorshipProgram Coordinator. Priority consideration is given tostudents who completed IE308* Explorations in Mentorshipas juniors with an A- or higher.Meeting pattern: 7 periods per week including 2 labsMentorship-Senior Research is for senior students interested in doingresearch under the guidance of a mentor at one of the local universitiesor Research Triangle companies. Students spend two afternoonseach week developing a research proposal, learning appropriate labprotocols for the research, collecting data and analyzing the dataunder the supervision of the mentor(s). Students are expected to keepa journal of their mentorship experiences, research protocols, dataif not kept at the mentorship site, and individual readings log. Eachstudent writes a formal review of the literature in the 1st trimester and ascientific paper based on the research project in the 2nd trimester ofwork. Students are required to present the outcome of their work at oneor more of the following via poster and/or oral presentation: NC StudentAcademy of Science, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and/or the NCSSM Research Symposium. Under special circumstances,students may apply for a 3rd trimester of IE405* Mentorship-SeniorResearch and an additional unit of credit.MINI-TERMMini-Term is another means by which NCSSM providessignificant opportunities for students to engage in uniqueeducational experiences outside of the regular schoolcurriculum and beyond the traditional classroom context.During Mini-Term, in the place of regular classes, studentschoose between two stimulating academic options: eitherparticipate in one of the specialized mini-courses arrangedby one or more NCSSM faculty members, or conduct anapproved educational project of the student’s own designwith the sponsorship of an adult member of the NCSSMcommunity. The goal is to support students in a rigorousexploration of a subject area of great interest to them ina way that contributes to their academic and personalgrowth and serve them well in their future academicaspirations. Successful completion of Mini-Term in both thejunior and the senior year is a requirement for graduationfrom NCSSM.MINI-TERMIE402* Industrial ChemistryOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Final grade of A- or higher in CH305 Chemistry byInquiry, CH307 Chemistry, or final grade of B+ or higher in CH401AP Chemistry ( I), or exemption from NCSSM core chemistryrequirement, and permission of the Dean of Science.Meeting pattern: 5 periods per week including labThis practical course introduces students to the global chemical industryfrom a chemical, engineering, and economic viewpoint. Major topicscovered in the course include economic overview of the chemical industry,major chemical synthesis and reactions, engineering design, the productdevelopment process, and patent analysis. The laboratory section involvessynthetic processes and product development and analysis.NCSSM 2008-0935COURSE CATALOG

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WELLNESSSTUDENTDEVELOPMENTCOURSESThe residential environment of NCSSM affords a uniqueopportunity to contribute to the development andwell-being of the whole student both through theexperience of community living, and through specificcurricular offerings and service experiences describedin this section.Graduation Requirement in PhysicalActivity and WellnessAll junior students are required to successfully completea term of either PA100 Varsity Sports or another activitybasedPA course. PA150*/PA152* Sports Medicine I/II does not meet NCSSM graduation requirements inphysical activity and wellness. Students who enterNCSSM with a deficiency of physical activity creditmust also successfully complete an additional termof physical activity/wellness for each .50 unit ofdeficiency. Such deficiencies may be satisfied byeither additional terms of PA100 Varsity Sports or one,or more, activity-based course(s), though courses maynot be repeated for credit. NOTE: Though studentsmay be involved in a varsity sport each term, theyreceive credit for PA100 Varsity Sports only once unlesssatisfying a documented entering credit deficiency inphysical activity.PA100 Varsity SportsOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: Prior junior varsity or varsity experience inthe sport of choice, selection by the NCSSM coach tothe varsity sport team through normal team-selectionprocedures.Meeting pattern: Practices are typically held Mondaysthrough Fridays 4:30pm – 6:30pm. Competitions varyaccording to sport by day of week and starting time.This course is a way for students who engage in the recommendedamount of weekly exercise for a healthy lifestyle throughan NCSSM Interscholastic Varsity Sport to meet the NCSSMphysical activity/wellness graduation requirement or to satisfyan entering credit deficiency in physical activity from 9th/10thgrade. Instruction in each sport is geared to developing ahigh functional level of physical fitness through cardiovascularexercise, resistance training and drills; knowledge of the rules,techniques, and strategies of the sport; and the athletic abilityto execute them in an interscholastic competition. Studentsregistered for PA100 must be selected by the coach to beon the team and must participate in a minimum of threepractices/competitions per week during the sport’s season.Students unable to meet these requirements for any reason(poor academic performance in other courses, medical, ordisciplinary reasons) will be dropped from PA100 and must meetthe NCSSM physical activity/wellness requirement by completinganother activity-based PA course. NOTE: Though students maybe involved in a varsity sport each term, they receive credit forNCSSM 2008-09PA100 Varsity Sports only once unless satisfying an entering creditdeficiency in physical activity.PA102 Physical Activity and WellnessOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 1 period per week including labThis trimester course is designed as a survey activity course topromote healthy lifestyles through participation in lifetime sportsfor the non-sports-oriented student. The President’s Council FitnessEvaluation is administered at the beginning and end of the courseto document changes in fitness level and the progress towardsachieving personal fitness goals. Individual and team sports thatcomprise the curriculum are determined by student interest andavailable facilities and equipment. Students meet in class weeklyfor 90 minutes and are expected to participate in two additionalweekly exercise sessions beyond the class meeting to complywith the Surgeon General’s recommendation of three moderateexercise sessions weekly.PA104 – PA126 Individual and Team SportsOne Trimester each (1 unit of credit each)Meeting pattern: 1 period per week including labCourses listed below provide instruction in the history of the game,basic skills and fundamental techniques, rules, etiquette, tactics,strategy, and scoring. Emphasis is placed on student safety andproper care of equipment. Through individual and/or grouppractice and opportunities for play, students develop skill in thesport. Instruction is geared to beginners, so students are notrequired to have previous knowledge of the sport or experienceplaying the sport. However, students are expected to make a fullcommitment to learning the game and developing physical skillin the sport. Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes and areexpected to participate in two additional weekly exercise sessionsbeyond the class meeting to comply with the Surgeon General’srecommendation of three moderate exercise sessions weekly.PA104 ArcheryPA106 Flag FootballPA108 Ultimate FrisbeePA110 SoccerPA112 TennisPA114 BasketballPA116 FencingPA118 RacquetballPA120 VolleyballPA122 LacrossePA124 SoftballPA126 BadmintonPA140 Self DefenseOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 1 period per week including labThis course is designed to introduce students to personal safetyand awareness. Topics of study include the recognition ofdangerous situations and instruction in basic self defense movesand counters. Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes andare expected to participate in two additional weekly exercisesessions beyond the class meeting to comply with the SurgeonGeneral’s recommendation of three moderate exercise sessionsweekly.36COURSE CATALOG

PA142 Resistance TrainingOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 1 period per week including labThis course provides instruction in the fundamental techniques,theories, and concepts in resistive training. Emphasis is on utilizingproper form with each exercise involving weights to safely obtainincreased muscle tone, endurance, strength, or power. Throughactive participation, students are able to design and execute anindividualized exercise program to meet their personal fitness goals.Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes and are expected toparticipate in two additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the classmeeting to comply with the Surgeon General’s recommendation ofthree moderate exercise sessions weekly.PA144 Modern JazzOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting Pattern: 1 period per week including labThis course focuses on the contemporary dance techniques ofModern and Jazz dance, emphasizing correct alignment and thedevelopment of strength and flexibility to support efficient, expressivemovement. Modern dance is associated with full-body engagementand a strong center, while Jazz dance features syncopated rhythmsand body part isolations. Class work also focuses on musicality andstylistic considerations in the performance of dynamic movementcombinations. No previous experience in dance is necessary.Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes and are expected toparticipate in two additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the classmeeting to comply with the Surgeon General’s recommendation ofthree moderate exercise sessions weekly.PA146 Pilates and YogaOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting Pattern: 1 period per week including labStudents learn the fundamentals of the Pilates method of exercise,along with basic Yoga movements and poses. Both systemsof movement emphasize the use of breath to support mindfulmovement that develops strength and flexibility. The Pilates matwork is especially effective in the development of core strength,while the Yoga emphasizes flow, balance, and flexibility. Noprevious experience with Pilates or Yoga is required. Students meetin class weekly for 90 minutes and are expected to participate inNCSSM 2008-09two additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the class meetingto comply with the Surgeon General’s recommendation of threemoderate exercise sessions weekly.PA148 Social and Folk FormsOne trimester (1unit of credit)Meeting Pattern: 1 period per week including labStudents learn a selection of dances that are typically performed insocial situations. Dances are drawn from a variety of forms such asballroom, Latin, line dance, and international folk dance. Emphasisis on energetic dances that help develop coordination and rhythmicskills. Class work includes a full body warm up and contextualinformation about the dance forms. No previous experience withdance is required. Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes andare expected to participate in two additional weekly exercise sessionsbeyond the class meeting to comply with the Surgeon General’srecommendation of three moderate exercise sessions weekly.PA150* Sports Medicine IOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Meeting pattern: 1 period per week including labThis course is designed to introduce the field of athletic training tothe high school student. Topics of study include basic anatomy/physiology, athletic training skills, and the recognition, management,and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries.PA152* Sports Medicine IIOne trimester (1 unit of credit)Prerequisite: PA150* Sports Medicine IMeeting pattern: 1 period per week including labThis course is a continuation of PA150* Sports Medicine I and isdesigned for students who are contemplating a career in medicine.Topics include an in-depth study of the prevention, recognition,management, and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries.37COURSE CATALOGPHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WELLNESS

Graduation Requirement in Student LifeAll students must meet the SSL105 Summer Service Learning requirements before the start of their senior year atNCSSM. All junior students are required to successfully complete SL101Junior Student Life Curriculum and seniorstudents must successfully complete SL201 Senior Student Life Curriculum. Also, all students must successfullycomplete two years of WS105 Work Service. These courses are all graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) anddo not compute in the GPA.STUDENT LIFESSL105 Summer Service Learning60 hours in summer between junior and senior year orin summer prior to first enrollment at NCSSM.This experience introduces students to service learning.Students work for a non-profit organization in their homecommunity. Students maintain a daily journal of theirexperiences, interview staff members of the organization, andshare with other members of the NCSSM community in a smallgroup reflection session based on their experiences.SL101 Junior Student Life CurriculumTwo trimesters (0 units of credit)Prerequisite: Junior standingMeeting pattern: 1 period per weekStudent Life 101 is the curricular component of the holisticeducation provided at NCSSM through the Student LifeDivision. The curriculum utilizes the residential goals as outlinedin the School’s Mission Statement. SL101 offers junior studentsa carefully structured orientation to NCSSM, an introductionto academic and personal success strategies, and anopportunity for self discovery and self-realization. Topicsinclude: transition to NCSSM, time management and studyskills, harassment, diversity, drugs and alcohol, sex education,and interview skills.SL201 Senior Student Life CurriculumThree trimesters (0 units of credit)Prerequisite: Senior standingMeeting pattern: Periodically, as announcedStudent Life 201 is the curricular component of the holisticeducation provided at NCSSM through the Student LifeDivision. The curriculum utilizes the residential goals as outlinedin the School’s Mission Statement. Throughout the year, seniorstudents attend sessions on various topics: college planning,summer reading discussions, drugs and alcohol, careerplanning with alumni, and other holistic topics.WS105 Work ServiceSix trimesters (0 units of credit)Meeting pattern: 3 hours per weekStudents are introduced to professional work expectationswhile assisting NCSSM departments three hours per week.Students are trained in the specific functions of their assignedarea. Students receive opportunity for constructive evaluationand mentoring.NCSSM 2008-0938COURSE CATALOG

Study Optionsand Special ProgramsIndividualized StudyPrerequisite: Approval by the instructor of the course,Academic Dean, Advisor and Vice Chancellor forAcademic Programs.Individualized Study is a contract between a studentenrolled in a course in the regular curriculum and theteacher of that course which allows students to moveat their own pace and style through the course.Credit: same as established for the regular course.Grading: A, B, C, D or S, U as established in the regularcourseIndependent StudyPrerequisite: Approval of sponsoring member of thefaculty, Academic Dean, Advisor and Vice Chancellorfor Academic Programs.Independent Study is available to any student whowishes to explore a topic or area of interest not offeredin the regular curriculum. The student and the instructortogether design the program of study and determinethe number and frequency of meetings and theamount of credit to be earned. This option is availablein all disciplines with the scope of the program left tothe discretion of the instructor.Credit: ½ unit of non-core elective creditGrading: A, B, C, D or S, U as established at time ofregistration.SeminarPrerequisite: Approval of sponsoring member of thefaculty, Academic Dean, Advisor and Vice Chancellorfor Academic Programs.A small group of students and a faculty sponsor meetat specified times to focus on a particular aspect ofa discipline outside of the regular curriculum. Primaryresponsibility for researching the topic and reporting insessions rests with the students, under the guidance ofthe sponsor.Credit: ½ unit of non-core elective creditGrading: A, B, C, D or S, U as established at time ofregistration.Directed StudyPrerequisite: Approval of sponsoring member of thefaculty, Academic Dean, Advisor and Vice Chancellorfor Academic Programs.A group of students and a faculty sponsor meet atspecified times to study a specific subject not offeredin the regular curriculum. Primary responsibility forresearching the topic and reporting in sessions rests withNCSSM 2008-09the instructor, although students may also be requiredto conduct research and report their findings in class.Credit: ½ unit of non-core elective creditGrading: A, B, C, D or S, U as established at time ofregistration.Students may not use Independent Study, Seminar, orDirected Study Options to replace units of graduationcredit needed for a core elective graduationrequirement; exempted NCSSM requirement; or Grade9 or 10 missing units of credit. Graduation credit forIndividualized Study is credited as for the regularcourse.Distance EducationNCSSM and the North Carolina State University(NCSU) Distance Education and Learning TechnologyApplications (DELTA) Office have partnered ina commitment to make extended educationalopportunities available to NCSSM students. After thefirst trimester of the junior year, students interested inparticipating in this program may apply through theAcademic Programs Office. Selected students musthave an excellent academic record and be eligible totake an overload curriculum at NCSSM, as the DELTAcourse will be student’s sixth class for at least one term.Parental permission is also required. Students whosuccessfully complete the DELTA course earn both highschool credit at NCSSM and college credit at NCSU.NCSSM pays the cost of the DELTA course, includingtuition, books, and other required textual materials.NCSSM also provides any required proctoring for thestudents’ tests and exams.Distance Education courses count as core electivecredit toward graduation but may not be used toreplace core subject requirements.39COURSE CATALOGSTUDY OPTIONS & SPECIAL PROGRAMS

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS & EXEMPTIONSSUBJECTEnglishMathematicsScienceSocial ScienceForeign LanguagePhysical Activity /WellnessElectivesTOTALStudent LifeWork ServiceCommunity ServiceMini-TermGRADUATION REQUIREMENTS &EXEMPTION CRITERIACredits Earned atPrevious School2211011NCSSM 2008-09MINIMUM TRIMESTER CreditsREQUIRED BY ncssm40456261Varies**The elective category consists of courses fromthe core curriculum that students select to studybeyond the minimum required and, in addition, artand music courses. A student must be enrolled ina minimum of four core courses other than PhysicalCOURSE CATALOGimportant notesStudents must complete precalculus.Students who enroll in algebra will need tocomplete six trimester credits.Students need to complete twotrimester credits each in biology,chemistry, and physics. At leastthree must be completed in thejunior year.Juniors enrolling in intermediate orhigher level need only completethree trimester credits.Students are required to completeenough elective trimester credits tomeet their total core requirement.Total core trimester credits,excluding art, music and specialstudies options courses, requiredat NCSSM = 27Final evaluation of “S” (Satisfactory)in each courseFinal evaluation of “S” in bothjunior and senior yearsFinal evaluation of “S” prior tosenior yearFinal evaluation of “S” in bothjunior and senior years

Exemption CriteriaStudents who demonstrate exceptional mastery of English and United States history, foreign language, chemistry, physics,or biology may qualify to exempt some NCSSM graduation requirements. Guidelines for such exemptions are listed here.AS305 American Studies ExemptionGuidelinesIncoming junior students with an AP score of 3 or higher onthe AP English Literature OR AP English Language AND onAP U.S. History, may exempt the NCSSM AS305 AmericanStudies requirement by submitting a copy of their AP scorereport. Students who exempt AS305 American Studies mustcomplete at least two units of history/social science creditand four units of core English credit.Foreign Language Exemption GuidelinesIncoming junior students with an AP score of 4 or 5 in thelanguage may exempt the NCSSM foreign languagerequirement by submitting a copy of their AP score report.Incoming junior students with an AP score of 3 in a language,or who have completed LEVEL 3 or higher in a languagemay sit for an exemption examination. Native speakersof languages other than English may sit for an exemptionexamination in that language.Students who qualify to exempt the NCSSM foreign languagerequirement are not required to take additional foreignlanguage courses at NCSSM. However, since many collegesand universities require at least two years of formal instructionin a foreign language, students who have not had suchinstruction are encouraged to complete that instruction atNCSSM as part of their elective course choices.Science Exemption GuidelinesStudents who qualify to exempt one of the NCSSM sciencediscipline requirements must still complete six trimester creditsof laboratory science at NCSSM. Students may earn thiscredit by completing laboratory science courses eitherin the exempted discipline, or in one of the other sciencedisciplines.Biology Exemption GuidelinesStudents with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Biology examinationmay exempt the NCSSM biology graduation requirement bysubmitting a copy of their AP score report.Students who have not taken the AP Biology examination,but who believe their mastery of the subject may qualifythem for exemption may sit for the NCSSM biology exemptionexamination given during Orientation in August. The studentmay exempt the requirement by scoring above a cutoffestablished for exemption.Chemistry Exemption GuidelinesStudents with a score of 5 on the AP Chemistry examinationmay exempt the NCSSM chemistry graduation requirementby submitting a copy of their AP score report.Students who have not taken the AP Chemistry examination,but who believe their mastery of the subject may qualifythem for exemption may sit for the NCSSM chemistryexemption examination given during Orientation in August.The student may exempt the requirement by scoring aboveNCSSM 2008-09a cutoff established for exemption.Students with a score of 3 or 4 on the AP Chemistryexamination may be approved to take chemistry electivesto fulfill their NCSSM chemistry graduation requirement bysubmitting a copy of their AP score report.Physics Exemption GuidelinesAP B PHYSICSStudents with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP B Physicsexamination AND demonstrated competence infundamental laboratory skills may exempt the NCSSM physicsgraduation requirement by submitting a copy of their APscore report and sitting for the laboratory examinationadministered during Orientation in August. The studentmay exempt the requirement by scoring above a cutoffestablished for exemption.Students who provide evidence of laboratory competencein their laboratory notebook from a previous physicscourse may be excused from the laboratory part of theexamination.AP C PHYSICSStudents with a score of 4 or 5 on BOTH the AP C PhysicsMechanics and the AP C Physics Electromagnetismexaminations AND demonstrated competence infundamental laboratory skills may exempt the NCSSM physicsgraduation requirement by submitting a copy of their APscore report and sitting for the laboratory examinationadministered during Orientation in August. The studentmay exempt the requirement by scoring above a cutoffestablished for exemption.Students who provide evidence of laboratory competencein their laboratory notebook from a previous physicscourse may be excused from the laboratory part of theexamination.NO AP SCOREStudents who have not taken these Physics AP examinations,but who believe their mastery of the subject may qualifythem for exemption may sit for the NCSSM physicsexemption/placement examination and for the physicslaboratory examination given during Orientation in August.Students may exempt the requirement by scoring above acutoff established for exemption.Students who provide evidence of laboratory competencein their laboratory notebook from a previous physicscourse may be excused from the laboratory part of theexamination.Students who do not score above the cutoff establishedfor exemption, but whose score indicates readiness foradvanced study in physics, may be approved by theDean of Science to fulfill the NCSSM physics graduationrequirement with either PH403 AB Physics B (Web), PH405 APPhysics C: Mechanics. Such students may be required tocomplete some or all of the physics laboratory requirementsin PH352/354 Physics with Advanced Topics (AP) I/II.41COURSE CATALOGGRADUATION REQUIREMENTS & EXEMPTIONS

ADMINISTRATION*Gerald Boarman, Ed.D., ChancellorMichael J. Reidy, Ed.D., Vice Chancellor for AdministrationNatasha Nazareth-Phelps, J.D., General CounselSally Adkin, Ph.D., Senior Vice Chancellor for External ProgramsRichard Alston, Ph.D., Chief Information OfficerJoan D. Barber, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Student LifeKatie Collini, CPA, Internal AuditorEd McBride, M.B.A., Vice Chancellor for Finance and OperationsKatie Wagstaff, B.S., Executive Director, NCSSM FoundationSteve Warshaw, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Academic ProgramsT. Brock Winslow, A.B., Vice Chancellor for DevelopmentADMINISTRATION & STAFFKathleen T. Allen, M.Ed.,RegistrarMarlene Blakney, B.A.,Assistant Director of Residential LifeConnie Boyce,Director of Human ResourcesThomas Clayton, M.A.,Director of Academic ProgramsGarry Covington, B.S.,Director of Plant FacilitiesKevin Cromwell, B.S.,Director of Student ServicesLauren Everhart, B.A.,Director of CommunicationsDiane P. Futrelle, M.A.L.S.,Director of Library, Instructional Technologies,and CommunicationsMyra Halpin, Ph.D.,Dean of ScienceBOARD of TRUSTEES*William P.H. Cary, Chair, NCSSM Board of Trustees, Greensboro, NCShirley T. Frye, Vice-Chair, NCSSM Board of Trustees, Greensboro, NCLavonia I. Allison, Durham, NCBrian Bailey, Charlotte, NCSophia Gatewood Crawford, Rockingham, NCMargaret Ellis, Henderson, NCAndrew J. Filipowski, Winston-Salem, NCBernadette Gray-Little, Chapel Hill, NCAlan S. Hicks, Roxboro, NCWilliam M. Ives, Brevard, NCSallie Johnson, Hickory, NCHih Song Kim, Englewood Cliffs, NJHenry D. Kuo, Research Triangle Park, NCLarry K. Monteith, Morrisville, NCDarlene Haught, M.Ed.,Dean of Distance Learning TechnologiesGail F. Hudson, M.A.,Dean of Counseling ServicesLetita R. Mason, M.P.A.,Director of AdmissionsMichael Newbauer, B.S.E.,Director of Residential LifeDonita D. Robinson, M.A.,Dean of MathematicsJonathan Smith,Director of Finance & BudgetTherese Taxis,Director of Annual Fund & Alumni RelationsHarry Tucker,Director of Campus Resources/SecurityVirginia S. Wilson, Ph.D.,Dean of HumanitiesEileen Witt, M.S.,Director of Physical Activities & WellnessKay Morgan, Durham, NCA. Fredrick Morton, Jr., New Bern, NCLarry A. Nielsen, Raleigh, NCRichard J. Richardson, Pittsboro, NCDavid C. Smith, Durham, NCHughley B. Spruill, Sr., Linden, NCD. Carr Thompson, Research Triangle Park, NCNathaniel C. Vause (Honorary Trustee), Kinston, NCReich L. Welborn, Durham, NCJohn D. Wink, III, Greensboro, NCNCSSM 2008-0942COURSE CATALOG

TEACHING STAFF*Sarah G. Allen, Instructor of ChemistryB.S., University of North Carolina at GreensboroM.S., Cornell UniversityPh.D., North Carolina State UniversitySarah Ball, Instructor of Foreign LanguagesB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM.A., North Carolina State UniversityChristine Belledin, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., Mary Baldwin CollegeM.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJonathan R. Bennett, Instructor of PhysicsB.S., Vanderbilt UniversityM.S., Ph.D., University of WisconsinAlison Blaine, Instructor of HumanitiesA.B., Duke UniversityM.T.S., Harvard UniversityJacqueline Bondell, Instructor of PhysicsB.S., Pittsburgh UniversityM.S., Rutgers, The State University of NJMichelle Brenner, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., Western Michigan UniversityM.Ed., Grand Valley State UniversityLeslie G. Brinson, Instructor of BiologyB.S., Florida State UniversityM.Ed., M.A., University of FloridaC.A.S., East Carolina UniversityMarion A. Brisk, Instructor of ChemistryB.A., M.A., Queens CollegePh.D., City University of New YorkWillyetta Brown-Mitchell, Instructor of PhysicsB.A., M.A., Xavier UniversityFloyd Bullard, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., Johns Hopkins UniversityM.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRegina Burger, CounselorA.A., Louisburg CollegeB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM.A., North Carolina Central UniversityRay E. Church, Instructor of MusicB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM.M., University of Miami, Coral GablesEd.D., University of North Carolina at GreensboroCristine B. Clarke, Instructor of PsychologyB.S., Kings CollegeM.P.S., New School UniversityEd.D., Nova Southeastern UniversityThomas H. Clayton, Instructor of Historyand Social SciencesB.A., M.A., Duke UniversityMargaret E. Craft, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., M.S., University of HoustonJonathan Davis, Instructor of BiologyB.A., Reed CollegeM.S., University of GeorgiaAnna DeConti, Instructor of MathematicsB.A., Brown UniversityM.S.T., American UniversityJianbei Deng, Instructor of Chemistryand Foreign LanguagesB.S., M.S., Ph.D., The Fourth Military Medical University,Xian, ChinaSabra Feeney, CounselorB.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington,M.Ed., North Carolina State UniversityKathryn Fenn, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., University of ChicagoM.A., Ph.D., Duke UniversityDavid W. Frauenfelder, Instructor of Foreign LanguagesB.A., University of California at Santa CruzM.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDiane P. Futrelle, Head of Library, InstructionalTechnologies and CommunicationsB.A., Michigan State UniversityM.Ed., Washington State UniversityM.A.L.S., University of MichiganGuido Gabbrielli, Instructor of ChemistryB.S., Florida State UniversityM.S., Georgia Institute of TechnologyADMINISTRATION & STAFFOllie W. Burrell, Jr., CounselorB.A., North Carolina Central UniversityM.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillYvonne Camacho, Instructor of Foreign LanguageB.A., Pontificia Universidad JaverianaM.A., George Mason UniversityPh.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillTamar Castelloe, Instructor of MathematicsB.A., University of California at San DiegoM.A., University of California at Los AngelesCheryl Gann, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., Berry CollegeM.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChristopher Gann, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., Berry CollegeM.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAmy Ginsburg, Instructor of Physical Activity and WellnessB.A., Duke University,M.A., University of Illinois,Ed.D., Temple UniversityNCSSM 2008-0943COURSE CATALOG

ADMINISTRATION & STAFFKaren Glumm, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., M.A., Eastern Illinois UniversityPh.D., University of Texas at AustinBrian Gonyeau, Instructor of Physical Activityand WellnessB.S., M.S., State University of New York at BrockportRobert Gotwals, Instructor of ChemistryB.S., East Carolina UniversityM.S. Ed., University of RochesterJulia L. Graves, Instructor of MathematicsB.A., Oberlin CollegeM.A.T., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLori Hackney, CounselorB.A., University of North Carolina at WilmingtonM.A., North Carolina Central UniversityMyra J. Halpin, Instructor of ChemistryB.A., Shorter CollegeM.Ed., Virginia State UniversityPh.D., North Carolina State UniversityMaria L. Hernandez, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., North Carolina State University,M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDonald W. Houpe, Instructor of Foreign LanguageB.A., Hampden-Sydney CollegeM.A., McGill UniversityPh.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGail F. Hudson, CounselorB.S., East Carolina UniversityM.A., North Carolina Central UniversityKyle Hudson, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPh.D., Princeton UniversityJ.D., Harvard UniversityAlina C. Hunt, Instructor of Foreign LanguageB.A., Scripps CollegePh.D., New York UniversityJohn Kirk, Instructor of EngineeringB.S.E.E., University of KentuckyM.E.M., Washington University in St. LouisMargaret G. Kirk, Distance Learning InstructionalTechnology SpecialistB.A., University of VermontM.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJohn A. Kolena, Instructor of PhysicsB.S., Case Institute of TechnologyM.A., Ph.D., Indiana UniversityScott D. Laird, Instructor of MusicB.S., M.A., Indiana University of PennsylvaniaNCSSM 2008-0944Jamie L. Lathan, Instructor of History and Social SciencesB.A., M.Ed., University of VirginiaJoseph M. Liles, Instructor of ArtB.A., North Carolina State UniversityM.S., University of MichiganMarilyn F. Link, Mentorship CoordinatorB.S., University of RichmondM.A.T., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJames A. Litle, Instructor of History and Social SciencesB.A., M.A.T., Duke UniversityAnita A. McCoy, Instructor of BiologyB.S., Central State University, OhioM.S., North Carolina Central UniversityPaul Menchini, Instructor of EngineeringB.S., M.S., Stanford UniversityThomas Michell, Instructor of Physical Activityand WellnessB.A., M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJeff Milbourne, Instructor of PhysicsB.S., M.A.T., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJon C. Miller, Instructor of EnglishB.A., Davidson CollegeM.A.T., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJennifer Moore, Instructor of HumanitiesB.S., M.A.T., Duke UniversityM.A., University of MarylandElizabeth E. Moose, Instructor of English.B.A., M.A.T., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJohn Morrison, Instructor of Computer ScienceA.B., Indiana UniversityPh.D., University of TexasCatherine Moulder, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., Swarthmore CollegeM.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRosemary Munroe, Instructor of Foreign LanguageB.A., University of MassachusettsM.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM. Ed., Cambridge College.Christine Muth, Instructor of BiologyB.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM.A. Ph.D., Harvard UniversityRandy Myer, Visiting Instructor of EntrepreneurshipB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,M.B.A., Harvard UniversityNoreen A. Naiman, Instructor of BiologyB.S., James Madison UniversityPh.D., Medical College of VirginiaCOURSE CATALOG

Richard Noble, Instructor of MathematicsB.S. Jackson State UniversityM.S., University of WisconsinPhilip Rash, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., M.A.Ed., Western Carolina UniversityMartha M. Regalis, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., Clemson UniversityM.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State UniversityMary Roberts, Instructor of Foreign LanguageB.A., Cornell UniversityM.A.T., Harvard Graduate School of EducationDonita D. Robinson, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., M.A., University of KentuckyJoyce Rodman, CounselorB.A., Campbell UniversityM. Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCharles E. Roser, Instructor of ChemistryB.S., Birmingham-Southern CollegeM.A., Duke UniversitySarah P. Russell, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., Hampshire CollegeM.A., Ph.D., University of MarylandNicole Sarrocco, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM.A., Georgia State UniversityM.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLinda Schmalbeck, Instructor of Environmental ScienceB.A., York UniversityD.I.H., University of TorontoM.S., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Juan Scivally, Instructor of ArtB.F.A., East Carolina UniversityM.F.A., Temple UniversityAmy L. Sheck, Instructor of BiologyB.S., University of MichiganM.S., University of MarylandPh.D., North Carolina State UniversityGabriela Stefan, Instructor of PhysicsB.S., University Bucharest, RomaniaM.A., University of North Carolina at PembrokeCarole Stern, External Programs Outreach SpecialistB.A., University of California, BerkeleyM.A.L.S., North Carolina State UniversityDavid Stuntz, Instructor of MusicB.Med, M.M., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNatusko Suwa Instructor of Foreign LanguageB.A. Kyorin University, Tokyo, JapanDaniel J. Teague, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillM. Ed., Springfield CollegePh.D., North Carolina State UniversityChristopher W. Thomas NCSSM Online CoordinatorB.S. Juniata CollegeM.S. Vanderbilt UniversityM.T.S.C. Miami UniversityCecile Tougas, Instructor of HumanitiesB.A., Anna Maria CollegeM.A., Ph.D., Duquesne UniversitySteve Warshaw, Instructor of BiologyB.A., Austin CollegePh.D., Yale UniversityBrian Wells, Instructor of MathematicsB.S., M. Stat./M.O.R., North Carolina State UniversityKorah Wiley, Instructor of BiologyB.S., Texas A & M UniversityM.S., Duke UniversityVirginia S. Wilson, Instructor of Historyand Social SciencesB.A., M.A.T., Ph.D., Duke UniversityLoren M. Winters, Instructor of PhysicsB.A., Friends UniversityM.S., Ph.D., Kansas State UniversityEileen M. Witt, Instructor of Physical Activityand WellnessB.A., Lehman CollegeM.S., University of MassachusettsJohn R. Woodmansee, Instructor of EnglishB.A., Davidson CollegeM.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDennis Yeh, Instructor of Computer ScienceB.A., Northwestern UniversityM.Eng., Cornell UniversityLamia Younes, CounselorB.A., M.Ed., North Carolina State University*As of February 13, 2008ADMINISTRATION & STAFFNCSSM 2008-0945COURSE CATALOG

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