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USAD Curriculum Updates
Art
October 4, 2024
Students should be aware that LaToya Ruby Frazier's first name is spelled with a capital T.
June 17, 2024
In the Art Resource Guide, page 79, in the 8th line of the first complete paragraph, the month of Smithson’s death should be July instead of June. The revised page is here.
Economics
November 19, 2024
In the Economics Resource Guide, page 49, column 1, in the last line of the 2nd complete paragraph, “breakfast cereals” should be deleted. The revised page is here.
June 17, 2024
In the Economics Resource Guide, page 93, column 2, the 3rd sentence of the 3rd paragraph (beginning “Once the economy has adjusted…”) should be deleted. The revised page is here.
Literature
August 7, 2024
In the Literature Resource Guide, page 19, column 2, the end of the 1st sentence of the 1st complete paragraph should read: “…on the La Grande River in northwestern Quebec. The revised page is here.
July 16, 2024
In the Literature Resource Guide, page 57, column 2, the 2nd sentence of the 1st complete paragraph should read: “She was twenty years old….” Click here for the revised page.
Mathematics
July 16, 2024
In the Mathematics Resource Guide and Mathematics Instructor’s Manual, page 7, the first sentence of Examples 1.2a and 1.2b should be edited to read: “How many different ways can three cards be drawn…”
In the Mathematics Resource Guide and Mathematics Instructor’s Manual, page 39, in the second line from the bottom of the page, 52 should be changed to 52. Click here for the revised pages of the resource guide and here for the revised pages of the instructor's manual.
Music
December 2, 2024
In the Music Resource Guide, page 112, column 1, paragraph 3, line 4, the date for the film Get Out should be 2017, not 2018, and on page 123, column 1, bullet 2, line 2, the date for the film Get Out should be 2017, not 2018. Click here for the revised pages.
November 19, 2024
In the Music Resource Guide, page 96, column 2, in the 4th and 5th lines of the 1st complete paragraph, the parenthetical information should read: “(when they first met, he was twenty; she was thirty-seven).” Click here for the revised page.
October 15, 2024
In the Music Resource Guide, page 76, column 2, the 7th line of the 1st complete paragraph should read: “… reach a Number 1 single Billboard ranking….”
In the Music Resource Guide, page 86, in the 4th line of the 1st complete paragraph, twenty-five should be corrected to read thirty-four.
In the Music Resource Guide, page 87, the text to the right of 4:28 should read: “Oboe plays new Mixolydian-mode pattern….”
In the Music Resource Guide, page 89, column 2, paragraph 2, line 3, the publication date for Emerson’s Nature should be 1836. The revised pages are here.
August 7, 2024
In the Music Resource Guide, page 54, the timestamp in the 1st column of the last row of Listening Guide 2 should be 3:39 instead of 3:49.
In the Music Resource Guide, page 60, in Listening Companion 4, the 2nd sentence of the 1st paragraph should read: “The transformation of Gvidon into a bumblebee occurs at the end of Act III, Tableau 1….”
In the Music Resource Guide, page 61, the row of text at timestamp 0:30 (which reads “A second flute plays….”) should be deleted.
In the Music Resource Guide, page 66, in the 7th line from the top of the page, the word “originated” should be changed to “surged in popularity.”
In the Music Resource Guide, page 68, in the last bullet point in column 1, Takemitsu’s first name should be spelled Tōru. The revised pages are here.
Science
Many of the Science Resource Guide figures are best viewed in full color. Students using the electronic version of the Science Resource Guide will have access to all full-color figures. Students using the black-and-white print version of the Science Resource Guide can view figures that require full color here.
October 4, 2024
In the Science Resource Guide, page 154, the caption to Figure 87 should read: “U.S. Energy Consumption, 1776–2022.” Click here for the revised page.
July 16, 2024
In the Science Resource Guide, in the last line on page 44, “Darwin’s” should be changed to read “Mendel’s.”
In the Science Resource Guide, page 67, the 3rd sentence of the 4th paragraph should read: “In an aquatic food web, the photosynthesizers ….”
In the Science Resource Guide, page 97, in the 2nd line from the top of the page, 6 billion should instead read 8 billion.
In the Science Resource Guide, page 103, in the 7th line from the top of the page, the word “cobalt” should be changed to chloride. Click here for the revised pages.
Social Science
Many of the images in the Social Science Resource Guide are best viewed in full color. Students using the electronic version of the Social Science Resource Guide will have access to all full-color images. Students using the black-and-white print version of the Social Science Resource Guide can view images that require full color here.
December 16, 2024
In the Social Science Resource Guide, page 26, column 2, the 4th line of the 2nd complete paragraph should read “the year 1 ….” The revised page is here.
October 15, 2024
In the Social Science Resource Guide, page 33, column 2, in the 8th line of the 1st complete paragraph, there is a typo in the start date of the Maunder minimum. 1654 should be corrected to read 1645. The revised page is here.
Study Guide
August 23, 2024
n the Study Guide, page 21, the literature outline should be amended to include Oliver Baez Bendorf’s poem “Evergreen.” The revised page is here.