Influence of Climate and Soil on Plant and Animal Distribution - designed to thematically present the role of climate and soil on the distribution of plants and animals. Laboratory activities, field studies, and a one-week field trip to the Sacramento Mountains and White Sands, New Mexico. Problems in Biology - deals with research topics in biology. May be taken for six hours credit. General Chemistry I - foundational concepts of chemistry are studied, including introductory quantum mechanics, stoichiometry, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions.
Laboratory provides exposure to a wide variety of experimental techniques.
Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. General Chemistry II - continuation of CHEM 1401. Emphasis is given to applications of equilibrium theory and includes solution chemistry, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Lab experiments expose students to common qualitative analytical techniques. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours.