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Biochemistry

An introductory undergraduate biochemistry course: amino acids and protein structure, enzyme kinetics and mechanisms, carbohydrate structure and metabolism (glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycogen metabolism, pentose phosphate pathway), citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, lipid metabolism (fatty acid oxidation and synthesis), nitrogen metabolism and amino acid catabolism, nucleotide metabolism, and metabolic integration and regulation.

Data Structures & Algorithms

The second undergraduate computer science course: algorithm analysis (Big-O notation), arrays and linked lists, stacks and queues, recursion, trees (binary, BST, AVL, heaps), hash tables, graphs (BFS, DFS, shortest path), sorting algorithms, and algorithm design strategies (divide-and-conquer, greedy, dynamic programming).

Differential Equations

A standard undergraduate differential equations course: first-order ODEs (separable, linear, exact, substitution methods), higher-order linear ODEs with constant coefficients, Laplace transforms, systems of linear ODEs, series solutions, and applications (population models, circuits, mechanical vibrations).

Discrete Mathematics

A standard undergraduate discrete mathematics course: logic and proof techniques, sets and functions, number theory, counting and combinatorics, relations, graph theory, trees, Boolean algebra, and algorithm analysis.

General Biology I

The first semester of a college biology sequence: cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, and evolutionary principles.

General Biology II

The second semester of a college biology sequence: plant biology (structure, transport, reproduction), animal physiology (organ systems, homeostasis), ecology (population dynamics, community interactions, ecosystems, biomes), evolution (natural selection, speciation, phylogenetics), biodiversity (classification, survey of major taxa), and conservation biology.

General Chemistry I

The first semester of a college general chemistry sequence: atomic structure, periodicity, bonding, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, and chemical equilibrium fundamentals.

General Chemistry II

The second semester of a college general chemistry sequence: chemical kinetics (rate laws, reaction mechanisms, catalysis), chemical equilibrium (Le Chatelier's principle, Kp and Kc), acids and bases (pH, buffers, titrations, polyprotic acids), solubility equilibria (Ksp, common-ion effect), thermodynamics (entropy, Gibbs free energy, spontaneity), electrochemistry (galvanic and electrolytic cells, Nernst equation), and nuclear chemistry.

General Physics I

The first semester of an algebra-based college physics course for life-science and non-engineering majors: mechanics, energy, momentum, rotational motion, and simple harmonic motion.

General Physics II

The second semester of an algebra-based college physics course: electricity (Coulomb's law, electric fields, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitance), DC circuits (Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's rules, RC circuits), magnetism (magnetic fields, Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, electromagnetic induction, Faraday's law), AC circuits, electromagnetic waves, optics (reflection, refraction, lenses, mirrors, interference, diffraction), and an introduction to modern physics (relativity basics, photoelectric effect, atomic spectra).

Genetics

A standard undergraduate genetics course: Mendelian genetics and extensions (incomplete dominance, codominance, epistasis, pleiotropy, polygenic inheritance), chromosomal basis of inheritance, linkage and recombination, molecular biology of the gene (DNA replication, transcription, translation), gene regulation (prokaryotic and eukaryotic), mutation and DNA repair, genomics and bioinformatics, population genetics, and quantitative genetics.

Human Anatomy & Physiology I

The first semester of a college human anatomy and physiology sequence: cells and tissues, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, nervous system, and sensory systems.

Human Anatomy & Physiology II

The second semester of a college human anatomy and physiology sequence: the endocrine system, cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels), lymphatic system and immunity, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, fluid/electrolyte/acid-base balance, and the reproductive system.

Introduction to Astronomy

A standard introductory college astronomy course: the celestial sphere and sky motion, history of astronomy from antiquity to Newton, light and telescopes, the Solar System and its formation, the Sun, stellar properties and the HR diagram, stellar evolution and endpoints including black holes, the Milky Way Galaxy, external galaxies and active galactic nuclei, modern cosmology and the Big Bang, and astrobiology and the search for exoplanets and life.

Introduction to Environmental Science

A survey course in environmental science for undergraduates: ecosystems and ecology, biodiversity, population and resource use, water resources, soil and agriculture, energy sources (fossil fuels, renewables, nuclear), air and water pollution, climate change (science, impacts, mitigation), waste management, and environmental policy and sustainability.

Linear Algebra

A standard undergraduate linear algebra course: systems of linear equations, matrices and matrix operations, determinants, vector spaces and subspaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, orthogonality, and applications to geometry and data science.

Microbiology

An introductory college microbiology course: microbial cell structure and function, microbial metabolism and growth, microbial genetics, virology, immunology fundamentals, pathogenesis and epidemiology, antimicrobial agents, and clinical microbiology of major bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens.

Nutrition

An introductory college nutrition course: macronutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins — structure, digestion, metabolism, dietary requirements), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals — functions, deficiencies, toxicities), energy balance and body composition, water and electrolytes, nutrition across the lifespan, dietary guidelines and food labeling, eating disorders, food safety, and evaluating nutrition misinformation.

Organic Chemistry I

The first semester of a two-semester undergraduate organic chemistry sequence: structure and bonding (hybridization, Lewis structures, resonance, formal charge), functional groups, nomenclature (IUPAC), stereochemistry (chirality, R/S configuration, optical activity, meso compounds), conformational analysis, acids and bases in organic chemistry, substitution reactions (SN1, SN2), elimination reactions (E1, E2), and an introduction to addition reactions of alkenes.

Organic Chemistry II

The second semester of a two-semester undergraduate organic chemistry sequence: conjugated systems and aromaticity, electrophilic aromatic substitution, reactions of alcohols and ethers, oxidation and reduction, aldehydes and ketones (nucleophilic addition), carboxylic acids and derivatives (acyl substitution), enolate chemistry, amines, multi-step synthesis design, spectroscopy (IR, NMR, mass spec), and an introduction to biological molecules.

Probability & Statistics (Applied)

An applied probability and statistics course for STEM and business students: probability foundations (axioms, counting rules, conditional probability, Bayes' theorem), discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, regression and correlation, nonparametric methods, and applications in real-world decision-making.