Discussion of current issues in Environmental Science. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only. Biol 202 or Micro 201, Chem 164 or 178, Math 165 or 181 . Dynamics of natural environmental systems. Systems approach to the analysis of material and energy flows, including physical and biological aspects of environmental systems and their functional connections.
Laboratory emphasizes environmental modeling and simulation.
Nonmajor graduate credit. Biological, chemical, and physical phenomena controlling material, energy, and elemental fluxes in the environment. Nonmajor graduate credit. Burras , Simpkins . Examination of watersheds as systems wherein biological and physical factors control hydrology, soil formation, and nutrient transport.