Biology 112 or Psychology 101. One laboratory meeting per week. Ms. Peroni Biological research including experimental design, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, scientific writing, and the use of library resources, computer spreadsheets, and statistical software. Lecture and laboratory. Mr. Grant Discussion of major processes and mechanisms, as well as trends, in plant and animal evolution.
Courses serve as background to student decisions for optional senior research.
Permission of instructor required. Open to juniors and seniors. Permission of instructor required. Research will be presented at the end of the semester in the form of a scientific paper, with an additional oral presentation in some cases, eg. The student is encouraged to plan the research project in advance of the semester in which it is to be completed.