Arts & Sciences (700.A1)

This course serves as a demanding first semester building block, which trains students to interpret natural phenomena through classical physics principles while cultivating an awareness of how scientific laws interact with a broader multi-disciplinary window spanning literature, history, and the arts.

This course includes a review of algebra and functions; limits; continuity; differentiation of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions; related rates; curve sketching; optimization problems; antiderivatives; definite integrals and areas.

The course will show the importance of historical heritage in the development of Western Civilization. It will describe the enduring economic, political, social, cultural and ideological components while situating these characteristic features of Western Civilization in time and space. There will be an emphasis on structures and ideological characteristics which will illustrate the continuity and ruptures in Western Civilization.

This course is designed to introduce students to outstanding achievements in the visual arts from antiquity to the end of the 20^th century with an emphasis on key masters and their works in each period. The course will look at the connection between art and other disciplines and fields of human activity such as the sciences, philosophy, literature, and religion.

The course surveys a representative selection of literary works from ancient to modern times. We will attempt to understand and enjoy the works studied as works of genius in their own right. In addition, the course emphasizes the ethical dimensions of each work, how each work reveals crucial aspects of its own culture and period’s world-view, how each can be related to other fields of knowledge and human endeavour and other expressions of human self-awareness, and finally how each remains pertinent today. Click here to view courses list.

What are some of the landmarks of the Western quest for knowledge? We will examine the struggles of several philosophers and scientists in their attempts to provide a reliable way of understanding our world and finding answers to our questions. Click here to view courses list.

Every student needs one of each of the Block “A” and Block “B” courses in order to complete their DEC. For each block, there are four levels of courses: Level 1 , Level 2 , Level 3 and Level 4.
Placement in the appropriate level of French is determined by the students’ high school marks. The French Department reserves the right to change the placement of a student upon written notice. Students take the Block “B” course at the same level as the Block “A” course.
If placement determines that students do not have a college level of proficiency in French, students may be required to take remedial courses to upgrade their knowledge of the language. Click here for courses list.

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Il s’agit du cours de français obligatoire initial de 45 heures destiné aux étudiant(e)s du Cégep John Abbott qui se préparent à l’examen provincial de français (Épreuve uniforme de français – EUF). L’objectif principal de ce cours est de plonger les étudiant(e)s dans l’analyse littéraire, la compréhension écrite et la rédaction, à travers une étude approfondie de la prose narrative et des traditions narratives françaises.

Prerequisite: 201-AS1
This course covers inverse trigonometric functions: graphs, differentiation, integrals involving inverse trigonometric functions; integration techniques: substitutions, trigonometric integrals, integration by parts, partial fractions; l’Hôpital’s Rule and indeterminate forms; improper integrals; applications of integration: areas between curves, volumes; sequences, series and convergence tests; power series; Taylor and Maclaurin series.

Oriented towards the achievement of scientific and chemical literacy, this course examines physical reality through the eyes of a chemist, both at the particle and the macroscopic levels. Students will be trained in the analysis of a wide variety of chemical situations involving irreversible and equilibrium processes, touching on topics such as kinetics, equilibrium, properties of solutions, and atomic and molecular structure. The final stage of the course will introduce organic chemistry.

Le cours Ondes et physique moderne présente différents types de mouvements ondulatoires et d’ondes, dont les ondes mécaniques et électromagnétiques dont nous examinerons l’amplitude, la fréquence, la longueur d’onde et la vitesse de propagation. La nature ondulatoire de la lumière sera analysée à travers les phénomènes d’interférence et de diffraction. La dernière partie du cours, une introduction à la physique moderne et à la mécanique quantique, traitera de la dualité onde-particule, du rayonnement thermique, de l’effet photoélectrique, du modèle de l’atome de Bohr, et de la physique nucléaire.

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This course continues the study of representative literary works. The course focuses on literature’s engagements with scientific ideas and on literary responses to developments in science and technology and the relationship of those developments to the world. Click here for course list.

Every student needs one of each of the Block “A” and Block “B” courses in order to complete their DEC. For each block, there are four levels of courses: Level 1 , Level 2 , Level 3 and Level 4.
Placement in the appropriate level of French is determined by the students’ high school marks. The French Department reserves the right to change the placement of a student upon written notice. Students take the Block “B” course at the same level as the Block “A” course.
If placement determines that students do not have a college level of proficiency in French, students may be required to take remedial courses to upgrade their knowledge of the language. Click here for courses list.

Meaning does not exist in a vacuum. We cannot truly understand a society unless we understand how they perceive their world, its origin and structure. This course will explore the concept of Cosmology, the study of the nature and order of the Universe, and then study different cosmologies with the goal of understanding how a society’s cosmology informs and guides other aspects of their culture.

Ce cours met l’accent non plus sur la prose, mais sur les mécanismes spécifiques de l’interprétation et de la poésie, afin de préparer les étudiant(e)s à analyser de manière critique des textes dramatiques et poétiques, tout en les accompagnant dans leur préparation à l’Épreuve uniforme de français (EUF).

Ce cours aborde notamment les distributions de fréquence, les distributions de probabilité d’une variable aléatoire discrète, les distributions de probabilité d’une variable aléatoire continue à l’aide du calcul différentiel et intégral, les valeurs attendues (y compris les fonctions génératrices des moments), l’échantillonnage et les distributions d’échantillonnage, les modèles linéaires, l’estimation ponctuelle et par intervalle, ainsi que les tests d’hypothèses à un et deux paramètres.

In this course, students will be introduced to the fundamental principles of life and how it is organized at the cellular and molecular level, cell structure and function will be characterized with particular focus on cell division and metabolism, the mechanisms of evolution and their effects on the diversity of living organisms, the fundamentals of ecology and the interactions between humans and the biosphere (e.g., climate change). Laboratory experiments and activities will reinforce these principles, with a series of sequential labs that introduce students to applied biotechnologies and where they will also be expected to accurately apply the scientific method, develop, and conduct a research procedure.

The course will take a problem-solving approach to artistic production. It will focus on the interface between scientific pursuit and artistic creation. Students will be presented with specific art projects that are inspired by, or relate to, scientific disciplines as well as the fields of Visual Art and Design. Projects will require either a 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional solution, and students will learn basic skills associated with the Visual Arts. Independent research, analytical thinking, creative problem-solving, and production will be integral to the course.

The course introduces students to the scientific study of aspects of human behaviour and mental processes including 1) the evolution of psychological thought and the identification of major psychological perspectives; 2) research methods in the study of Psychology; 3) the biological basis of behaviour, including the structure and function of the brain and nervous systems; 4) cognitive and emotional processes, and 5) learning and human adaptation. Students acquire the basic concepts and processes associated with the study of human behaviour. Further emphasis is placed on the understanding of how this knowledge and these abilities may relate to our lives and how they may apply in varying conditions.

Prerequisite: 201-AS1
Topics covered include the solution of systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vectors in two and three dimensions, dot and cross products, lines and planes, linear combinations, spans, subspaces, linear dependence and independence, basis, dimension, row space, column space, null space, and applications.

The primary objective of the course is to introduce students to structured, disciplined approaches to computer programming and algorithmic problem-solving within a scientific context.

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This course continues the study of representative literary works. The course will seek to explore literature’s engagement with other arts and illuminate the connections between literature and other forms of human expression, such as the fine arts, music, architecture, film, and other media. Click here for courses list.

Students are required to successfully complete three (3) Physical Education courses to complete their DEC. Courses 109-101-MQ and 109-102-MQ may be taken in either order, but both must be successfully completed before registering in 109-103-MQ. Click here for courses list.

En tant que troisième et dernier cours de français obligatoire, ce cours a pour objectif principal d’apprendre aux étudiant(e)s à comparer de manière critique plusieurs œuvres littéraires françaises, en analysant la manière dont différents textes abordent des thèmes, des courants historiques et des formes stylistiques, tout en les préparant à l’Épreuve uniforme de français (EUF) du DEC.

The Integrating Activity is a cross-disciplinary problem-solving and project oriented lab course in which students will collaborate to demonstrate their ability to integrate knowledge from diverse disciplines covered in the course of their studies in the program. The course works in close coordination with other fourth semester program courses.

On a daily basis there is something in the news regarding international relations. Whether it be arms control treaties, economic summits, riots, militia-related deaths, war, or reports on man-made famine, there is never a shortage of exciting and troublesome topics to review and analyze. Through readings, in-class discussions, and simulations, this course will take you through some of the major topics and event-filled crises facing our world today. Important aspects of the course work with other courses in the fourth semester to support and extend work done in the Integrating Activity.

The primary objective of the course is to introduce students to structured, disciplined approaches to computer programming and algorithmic problem-solving within a scientific context.

This course emphasises the basic physical principles of electricity and magnetism, with calculus being introduced where necessary. Topics include Coulomb’s Law, electric field, electric potential, motion of charged particles in electric fields, capacitors, DC circuits, Kirchhoff’s Laws, RC circuits, Biot-Savart Law, magnetic fields, torque on a current loop, and Faraday’s Law.

In General Chemistry 201-A1S-AB students are introduced to a few basic elements of organic chemistry, such as drawing organic structures, hybridization, isomerism, and acid-base theory. This course will go much deeper into all these areas and will emphasize the three-key building blocks of organic chemistry: i) organic nomenclature; ii) the mechanism [curved-arrow-pushing] of many important reactions in organic chemistry; iii) stereochemistry, particularly as applied to the stereochemical consequences and restrictions of a series of addition, elimination, and substitution reactions. The laboratory portion of the course will introduce the student to many of the standard techniques [synthesis, isolation, characterization] used in organic chemistry.  Because the course is taught at a rigorous academic level, students who pass it with a high standing are often granted an exemption or advanced standing from the introductory organic chemistry equivalent when they transition to university.

The primary objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive, analytical overview of the eleven organ systems of the human body, examining how they evolved and how they interact to maintain internal structural stability. Like Organic Chemistry, achieving high standing in this course often positions students well for advanced standing or credit exemptions in life science pathways at university.

This course continues the study of representative literary works, including non-fiction discursive prose. In addition to its literary explorations, the course encompasses s components that reach back retrospectively to material studied in earlier semesters in the program, and other components that are  coordinated with program courses in the fourth semester and that will enhance the cross-disciplinary objectives of the Integrating Activity course. Click here for courses list.

Ce cours explore les questions éthiques liées à la représentation des groupes marginalisés et des enjeux sociaux dans les médias contemporains. Nous examinerons comment le cinéma, la télévision, le journalisme, les médias sociaux et la publicité construisent des récits sur la race, l’indigénéité, le genre, la sexualité, le handicap et le pouvoir. Les étudiants analyseront ces représentations à travers des cadres éthiques ainsi que par le biais de théories critiques, notamment les perspectives postcoloniales, féministes, queer et critiques de la race.

Students are required to successfully complete three (3) Physical Education courses to complete their DEC. Courses 109-101-MQ and 109-102-MQ may be taken in either order, but both must be successfully completed before registering in 109-103-MQ. Click here to view courses list.