NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

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Scientific Literacy and Inquiry courses are designed to promote scientific literacy. Students must complete a minimum of 2 courses totaling at least 7 credits, including a lab. Laboratory courses must ...

Choose appropriate methods or models for a given problem, using information from observation or knowledge of the system being studied. Employ quantitative methods, mathematical models, statistics, and ...