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  2. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Bond course: This is a course of headers that bond the facing masonry to the backing masonry. [1] Plinth: The bottom course of a wall. String course (Belt course or Band course): A decorative horizontal row of masonry, narrower than the other courses, that extends across the façade of a structure or wraps around decorative elements like columns.

  3. Integrated mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Precalculus is the exception to the rule, as it usually integrates algebra, trigonometry, and geometry topics. Statistics may be integrated into all the courses or presented as a separate course. New York State began using integrated math curricula in the 1980s, [4] but recently returned to a traditional curriculum.

  4. Course (navigation) - Wikipedia

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    The course is to be distinguished from the heading, which is the direction where the watercraft's bow or the aircraft's nose is pointed. [1] [2] [3] The path that a vessel follows is called a track or, in the case of aircraft, ground track (also known as course made good or course over the ground). [1] The intended track is a route.

  5. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The STEM strand is under the Academic Track, which also includes other strands like ABM, HUMSS, and GAS. [60] [61] The purpose of the STEM strand is to educate students in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, in an interdisciplinary and applied approach, and to give students advanced knowledge and application in the ...

  6. Course (education) - Wikipedia

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    An elective course is one chosen by a student from a number of optional subjects or courses in a curriculum, as opposed to a required course which the student must take. While required courses (sometimes called "core courses" or "general education courses") are deemed essential for an academic degree, elective courses tend to be more specialized.

  7. Humanities, arts, and social sciences - Wikipedia

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    However, HASS Courses often receive lower governmental funding and may have lower reputations within universities. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] There is a measured relationship between citizens' HASS awareness with more accurate threat perceptions, high community activity, and cultural engagement at the local level. [ 5 ]

  8. List of secondary education systems by country - Wikipedia

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    It abolished the HKCEE and HKALE and changed the two courses into a single three-year course with a single terminal exam Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE), taken after Year 6 (age 17–18). Students take 4 core subjects and at least two electives. [17] This is followed by a 4-year university course. [citation needed]

  9. DNA polymerase - Wikipedia

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    A DNA polymerase is a member of a family of enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of DNA molecules from nucleoside triphosphates, the molecular precursors of DNA.These enzymes are essential for DNA replication and usually work in groups to create two identical DNA duplexes from a single original DNA duplex.