"An FYI course provides an "innovative learning environment that stresses mastery of fundamentals, intellectual discipline, creativity, problem solving, and responsibility.".…NC State University Mission Statement

FYI SPRING 2002 Course Offerings

"Learning Community" Courses

The following three courses, ENT 203, HI 252 and PS 201 are specially designated for students who are First Year College (FYC) students and residents of Tucker and Owen Halls.  These "learning community" classes employ "hands-on learning," out-of-class experiences and links to residential community life.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled -Natural Science Other, and Science, Technology and Society(STS)-STS Perspective

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) - History

How can we solve problems in a pluralistic society?
Discussion and analysis of the impact of war on American foreign and domestic policy and the repercussions of industrialization and economic modernization. Examination of the continuity and change in American institutions and values. **This course is limited to First Year College (FYC) students who live in Tucker and Owen residences. Register through your FYC adviser.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- Politics and Government

Why has the United States been a beacon of freedom and democracy abroad, while sometimes denying freedom and full democracy to many of its own people on the basis of class, religion, gender, race, and ideology ?
Introduction to U.S. Government explores this contradictory reality as it has developed through foundational principles, governing institutions, policy debates, and current events. **This course is limited to First Year College (FYC) students who live in Tucker and Owen residences. Register through your FYC adviser.

All courses listed below are open to all First Year Students

**Two-Dimensional Design for Non-Design Majors
ADN 111 Sec. 001--- MW 8:05 - 10:55
Ms. Kathleen Rieder.....Want to think like a designer? Ms. Rieder has a 100% track record

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- Philosophy, Religion, Visual and Performing Arts

Why do some pages look good and others are a mess? Can I design pages that are interesting, attractive, expressive, communicative and even creative?
ADN111 is an introduction to the fundamentals of design studies. In it students learn basic principles and language of design through two-dimensional problems and explore these elements in abstract and applied problems through design issues. **This course is not open to College of Design students.

Introduction to Public Speaking
COM 110 Sec. 029--- T TH 1:05-2:20
Ms. Sandra Stallings......Ms. Stallings says you CAN get over your public speaking anxieties.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Advanced Writing and Speaking

Why did you vote for one candidate and not another? Why does your best friend support a position entirely opposite of yours?
Though many answers are possible, communication analysts advise you to look at the speaker (the candidate), the audience (those for whom and to whom the speech is addressed), and the occasion (the reason for the speech). In this course, we examine each of these and explore the explanations for the many possible answers. You (the speaker) have opportunities (occasions) to contrive speeches for your class (the audience) to make yourself understood. An exciting semester awaits!

Early American History
HI 251 Sec. 001---MWF 10:15-11:05
Dr. David Zonderman...Wanted: Fellow detectives of the past who want to think, and not just memorize a bunch of names and dates!

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History

How did the United States become an independent nation? In what ways is that process still shaping our lives today, both as a nation and as individuals?
This course addresses crucial issues in American history from early European exploration through the Civil War--colonization and cultural conflict, the struggle for independence, economic and geographic expansion, and racial oppression and sectional divisions.

Modern American History
HI 252 H Sec. 12---M 6:00-8:50
Dr. Nancy Mitchell...Dr. Mitchell attempts to explain - but not excuse - U.S. foreign policy.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History

How can we solve problems in a pluralistic society?
Discussion and analysis of the impact of war on American foreign and domestic policy and the repercussions of industrialization and economic modernization. Examination of the continuity and change in American institutions and values.

Calculus I
MA 141 Sec. 005---MTWF 10:15-11:05
MA 141Lab Sec. 205---TH 10:15-11:05
Dr. Robert Martin...After ten years as Math Department Head, Dr. Martin is happy to be back in the classroom and teaching again.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Mathematical Sciences

What is calculus?….and why is it everywhere?
First of three semesters in a calculus sequence for science and engineering majors. Functions, graphs, limits, derivatives, rules of differentiation, definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, applications of derivatives and integrals. Use of computation tools.

**Environmental Ethics
MDS 201 Sec. 003---T TH 9:50-11:05
Mr. Philipp Tavakoli...Mr. Tavakoli recently returned from the mountains of Nepal & the deserts of Egypt where he probed environmental issues.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Science, Technology and Society (STS)

What ought to be our relationship with the environment? How can we learn to think in ethical terms about global environmental issues reflected locally and daily in our lives?
Our responses to these questions underpin and influence major human solutions to issues such as pollution, population, food, energy, and uses of water, land, air, plants and animals.
**This course will be partially delivered through the Internet.

Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values -- A Service-Learning Course
MDS 302 Sec. 003---T TH 1:05-2:20
Dr. Janice Odom...Second to kayaking with her family, Dr. Odom's favorite place to be is in the classroom - with First Year Students - her favorite population.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Science, Technology and Society (STS)

Cloning, Cell Phones, The Internet…What are they doing to me?
Emerging technologies are rapidly reshaping our world. Through campus field trips, readings, service, and group projects, we explore the connections between science and technology and their impact on our lives.

Humans and the Environment
MDS 303 Sec. 002---T TH 2:35-3:50
Dr. Sarah Warren...Although Dr. Warren has been seen talking to trees, she also tries to speak truth to power.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Science, Technology and Society (STS)

How do we fit into the natural environment? Have we exceeded the earth's carrying capacity?
Drawing on both ecological and social perspectives, the class explores our place in the natural and constructed worlds. We consider the relationships between the human population growth and the environment, focusing upon social and biological diversity, agriculture, air and water resources. Includes field trip.

Understanding Music
MUS 200 Sec. 002---T TH 1:05-2:20
Dr. Jonathan Kramer.....Dr. Kramer has played the cello all over the world and collects indigenous music from his global travels.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- Philosophy, Religion, Visual and Performing Arts

What do I hear when I hear music? Why does music matter?
In this course, students examine a wide range of musical examples from various perspectives. The course is structured in four sections, the first dealing with basic concepts and the establishment of a working vocabulary for musical investigations. In the other sections, we explore the relationship of music with the sacred, with identity, and with narratives. No musical training required.

Music Drama
MUS 330 Sec. 001---MW 3:40-4:55
Dr. David Greene......Dr. Greene loves opera and cannot help wondering "why?."

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- Philosophy, Religion, Visual and Performing Arts

Does music drama convey something really important about our humanity?
Music drama--opera, Broadway shows, musical movies, big spectacles--is the most preposterous of art forms. Why does it keep getting so much attention? Is it worth the huge costs?

Controversial Issues in Psychology
PSY 201 Sec. 001---TTH 4:05-5:20
Dr. Virginia Lee.....Avid tennis player and former Peace Corps-Sri Lanka volunteer, Dr. Lee is not what she appears to be.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- Psychology

What makes a good learning experience for first year students, and what does "good" really mean?
In this class, students and teacher learn about controversial issues by being in the middle of one.

Conceptual Optics
PY 133 Sec. 001---T TH 1:05-2:20
Dr. Michael Paesler.....An innovator in Physics Education nationally, Dr. Paesler says his class is designed for poets, as well as scientists.
PY 133 Lab Sec. 201 M 12:25-2:15
Ms. Willyetta Brown, TA.....Interested in how students learn, Ms.Brown sheds "light" on light experiments and beyond the lab,she loves to dance!

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Natural Science

What in the world is light? What does light tell us about our surroundings?
.......... PY 133 introduces students to basic physical principles through investigations of light. Conceptual rather than problem-solving in nature, the course covers such topics as "Light as a Wave," "Color," "Rainbows, Halos and Mirages" and "Light in the Cosmos." Take-home activity-oriented laboratories are featured. Lab and lecture must be taken in the same semester. Designed for non-science majors.

Sociology of the Family
SOC 204 Sec. 007---T TH 11:20-12:35
Dr. Maxine Atkinson...No family is complete without Maxine!

General Education Requirement Fulfilled- Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- Sociology

What is family? Are families important?
..........SOC 204 is an introductory course that serves as a prerequisite for all higher-level sociology courses. We question which social factors differentiate families. We ask and answer questions from scientific perspectives and ask how we know what we know.

"The Important Thing Is To Not Stop Questioning" …..Albert Einstein

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