Discovery Courses
Natural Sciences Courses
A series of thought-provoking, topic-oriented undergraduate seminars and laboratory experiences in the natural sciences. The seminars will deal with a set of relevant scientific issues and ideas. Past courses have examined issues such as infectious disease, climate change, relativity, and chaos theory. These issues are explored through hands-on experience, reading, writing, and discussion. The ethical and moral dilemmas faced by scientists throughout the ages are an essential component of this course. Every student who has completed 12 or more credit hours in courses designated SCI cannot receive credit for NATS 150 Discovery.
A study of natural science teaching methods and instructional materials. Special attention is given to the selection and organization of subject matter and learning activities. Field work required.
Biology Courses
An ecological-evolutionary survey that begins with protistan trends and traces the phylogeny of higher organisms with an emphasis on the development of those adaptive features that allow them to persist and prosper in diverse environments. Lecture and laboratory.
Fundamentals of growth and development of plants with special reference to the history and social influence of cultivated plants.
Designed for the non-science major. Lecture and laboratory.
A survey of principles and problems in conservation, the historical and ecological backgrounds to these, and how they have impacted public and private stewardship of natural resources. Lecture, laboratory, and field trips.
A field ecology course examining the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms including the physical environment, species interaction, evolutionary adaptations and behavioral strategies. Lecture and laboratory.
Chemistry Courses
The basic principles and concepts of chemistry, including atomic structure, formulas and equations, gas laws, and periodic classification of the elements. Lecture, three periods; laboratory, three periods.
A study of chemical and ionic equilibria, kinetics, electrochemistry, complex ions, and the descriptive properties and uses of the more important elements. Lecture: three periods; laboratory: three periods.
Physics Courses
An introduction to physics in which no prior training in physics or chemistry is required. The study of mechanics, heat, and sound. Lecture and laboratory.
A study of electricity and magnetism, light and atomic physics. Lecture and laboratory.
An introduction to mechanics, heat, and sound, requiring the use of calculus. Lecture and laboratory.
An introduction to electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics; requires the use of calculus. Lecture and laboratory.
Earth and Space Science Discovery
A study of astronomy beginning with its historical roots and leading to our current understanding of the sun and other components of the solar system, stars, galaxies and the universe. Students study the night sky and methods used by astronomers. Lecture and laboratory. Some evening laboratories are required.
This course integrates biology, chemistry, and physical geography, and will provide an introduction to the fundamental natural science foundation necessary to understand and be literate in environmental science. Topics include systems analysis (atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere), matter, energy, ecosystems, biodiversity, environmental risk, ozone, water, soil and air pollution, global warming, food resources and human health. Science and information literacy, with particular emphasis on the evaluation of sources, are emphasized in the classroom experience. Data analysis is an integral component of the course and is emphasized in laboratory work. The laboratory portion of this course will allow students hands-on experience with scientific and instrumental techniques typically used in environmental science with which data are analyzed at a variety of temporal and spatial scales.
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