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==Biology==
 
==Biology==
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The Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics, and Computing requires that [[General Biology]] or an equivalent be taken by all students.  For the Discoverers and Voyagers, either one other biology course such as [[General Zoology]], [[General Botany]], or [[General Microbiology]] OR a second computer programming course.  The proposed curriculum changes for the class of 2007 requires that students take General Biology and General Microbiology.
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You must take at least one biology course; two if you intend to take only one [[#Computer Science|Computer Science]] course.
  
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* [[General Biology]]
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* [[General Zoology]]
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* [[General Botany]]
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* [[General Microbiology]]
  
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In '''General Zoology''', students learn a great amount of information from one of Northwest Missouri State University's best professors Dr. Peter Kondrashov.  Lectures start from learning about the different types of cells which includes information about organelles and how they interact. Dr. K then moves onto Kingdom Protista, telling about the phyla, subphyla, and organisms under this kingdom.  After going quite in depth about the Kingdom Protista, the professor starts into the Kingdom Animalia.  Information ranging from the smallest animals to the biggest mammals is covered.  Students in General Zoology learn the different phyla, subphyla, classes, etc. They also learn different information about specific animals in each phyla such as leeches in Class Hirudinea or tapeworms in Phylum Platyhelminthes or dogs in Class Mammalia of Superclass Gnathostoma of Subphylum Vertebrata of Phylum Vertebrata.  Along with the lecture, lab is a very fun and interesting component to the course.  Lab meets once a week and spans two hours each week.  Since lab does not meet very often, lab and lecture often are not about the same topics.  Lab is composed of looking at different protists and microscopic animals through microscopes, numerous animals preserved in glass jars, and eventually animals dissected by the students.  Students generally work in pairs during the dissection and it is handy to have a box of gloves especially during the fetal pig unit (which spans three weeks).  General Zoology sounds like a lot of work, but for people interested in biology rather than computer programming, it is a great class to take.
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The proposed curriculum changes for the class of 2007 requires that students take General Biology and General Microbiology.
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''Editorial Note'': I'm terribly sorry about the Micro requirement. Really, it wasn't always this dumb. [[User:Chrax|Chrax]] 21:33, 24 Dec 2004 (EST)
  
 
==Chemistry==
 
==Chemistry==

Revision as of 02:33, 25 December 2004

In order for students to receive Associate Degrees, as well as meet state high school requirements, the Missouri Academy curriculum is less Math, Science and Computer oriented as you might have originally expected.

Requirements

The curriculum requires

English

Academy students are required to complete four semesters of English classes.

Math

Required Courses

These are courses that you either must take or test out of:

Other Available Courses

Biology

You must take at least one biology course; two if you intend to take only one Computer Science course.

The proposed curriculum changes for the class of 2007 requires that students take General Biology and General Microbiology.

Editorial Note: I'm terribly sorry about the Micro requirement. Really, it wasn't always this dumb. Chrax 21:33, 24 Dec 2004 (EST)

Chemistry

Chemistry involves writing single or pairs of letters that reprensent elements, sometimes putting numbers next to them that mean things. Often times you will calculate numbers. Later on, you will learn how to connect letters with lines and decorate them with pairs of dots. One part of chemistry involves a great deal of delta G. In chem lab, be prepared to burn things, weigh other things, and drip colorless liquids into other colorless liquids and measure their temperature or pH.

At the Academy, students are required to take General Chemestry I (3 hours) and General Chemestry II (4 hours) with their respective labs (1 hour each).

Physics

Physics essentially deriving and using equations describing the real world. Students typically take two semesters of Fundamentals of Classical Physics during their senior year. Both of these are include four hours of lecture and one hour of lab.

Computer Science

Computer Science at Northwest is of variety that produces assembly line programmers (not to be confused with the computer language assembler] ). Sure, they're the factory workers of the day, but where's the fun?

Classes:

History/Humanities

America - A Historical Survey is required, plus a humanities course. Often the humanities course is taken during May Session.

Others

In addition to the above, students are expected to take Introduction to American Government and Politics, Academy Seminar and Colloquium.

See also

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