Selected topics in instrumental analysis. Fundamental aspects of modern organic chemistry with emphasis on materials of interest to students. Introduction to chemical literature. Laboratory experiments and field trips illustrate lecture topics. Students learn techniques of laboratory preparation and organization, as well as work with classes in a teaching capacity.
Students earn credit for volunteer or paid work experience in the physical sciences.
Additional work is required of students registering for upper division credit. An introduction to geology that emphasizes physical processes affecting the earth. The nature and origin of the earth's crustal materials, and the forces that create changes on continents and in ocean basins will be the focus of the class. Field trips will focus on the examples of these processes in national parks of the region. Additional work is required of students registering for upper division credit.