Students should make every effort to take quizzes at the scheduled times. If you cannot take a quiz at the scheduled time, you must contact the instructor, in person or by phone, before the quiz is given and make other arrangements. Extra credit will be awarded to students who see the tutor in advance of the weekly quiz. The tutor will keep the instructor apprised of those who come for extra help. The final exam is comprehensive and is compulsory.
Humans are the most highly developed species ever to inhabit the planet earth.
With the development of language, art and music, we have the capacity to learn from the past and plan for the future in ways that no other creature is capable. Coupled with our ability to use tools and develop machines is the capacity to alter the habitats in which we live in ways that no other creature can. One of the first individuals to articulate the dangers of human progress was Rachel Carson. Her book, Silent Spring , is considered to be a classic among environmentalists. First published in 1963, Silent Spring has a message which is still relevant to us today for many of the problems she described are still with us.