Includes the structure and function of genetic material, inherited diseases, the role of genes in cancer, and current research in genetic engineering. This course is for the non-science major and has no college science prerequisite. An introduction to the sea and its inhabitants. Includes study of the major marine ecosystems, with emphasis on the intertidal. Also considers the problems arising from man's intervention in the natural marine systems.
Laboratory emphasizes field studies, dissections and studies of live organisms.
This is a study of the relationship between humans and the physical and biotic environment. The emphasis is directed toward the basic principles of ecology and evolution, the historical impact of humans on ecosystems and current environmental problems. Lecture three hours per week. Science 200 covers kinematics, dynamics, statics, energy and momentum, rotation, and simple harmonic motion. Introduces mathematical modeling and problem solving techniques utilizing vector mathematics.