A laboratory with field work is included. Laboratory exercises stress experimental design and data analysis. A study of the structure of ecological communities and ecosystems and the processes that affect them. Specific topics include interspecific competition, predation, food webs, species diversity, succession, biogeography, species conservation, and the flow of energy and materials through ecosystems. A laboratory with field work is included.
Laboratory exercises stress experimental design and data analysis.
The first course in the major sequence and is designed for those students prepared to embark is college-level chemistry courses. A placement exam is given to determine which course is best for you. All on campus senior chemistry majors must complete the capstone course. A study of periodicity, ionic and metallic solids, bonding in small molecules and solids, non-aqueous systems, and the systematics of the chemistry of the elements. The laboratory includes the synthesis and analysis of inorganic compounds, investigation of their properties, and communication of the results.