BIO-123 Natural History of California California supports one of the richest gatherings of plant and animal species in the world. In this course, we will compare and contrast northern and southern California ecosystems. We will examine how California's natural history, resource availability and historic land use has shaped current, and regional attitudes toward conservation.
Students experience life in five unique terrestrial biomes and explore several intertidal areas.
The course teaches how to use the Internet for all phases of the stock and stock option investment process. Techniques of fundamental and technical analysis will be studied. Once strategies have been developed for selecting an underlying stock, various stock option strateges will be studied to accomodate various risk and return combinations. Course includes three days in Chicago visiting the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The trip to Chicago is optional, but does involve a travel fee.