Day 4 Full-day excursion to Jodrell Bank or Sellafield. Day 5 Matter, energy and temperature. Quantum mechanics and its implications, e.g. for microelectronics. Demonstrations of matter at low temperatures and visit to Physics Department laboratories. Multiple choice and short answer test lasting 1 hours at the end of the week.
Organisms interact with their environment in many different ways.
We will look at how those interactions can be analysed, and how ecological principles can be applied to solve practical problems. You will learn how ecosystems function, with producers and consumers, energy flow and nutrient cycling, and how observation leads to hypothesis and hypothesis testing, and ultimately to prediction of future changes and manipulation of ecological systems. The excursions are designed to bring to life in the field what you learn in class. Dr Trevor Piearce, Biological Sciences Department Syllabus Day 1 . Introduction to the course.