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2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HON 205 H - Scientific Approach to Contemporary Challenges

3-2-4

Consideration and exploration of critical issues and challenges in today’s world, with an emphasis on how the methods of mathematics and natural science can be used to help address these challenges. The course focuses on an analysis of complex practical problems and important theoretical questions that are of great importance in modern society. Students will explore these problems and questions from a mathematical/ scientific perspective, but will also examine the impact of these issues on human society. May be used to satisfy an appropriate general-education requirement.