1972-1973 Academic Catalog

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS 105 DIVISIONAL COURSES 120 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING A three-week course in which the use of the computer, as an educational tool, is stressed. Each student will learn the basic principles of programming and will be required to write several simple programs relating to his academic major. Time sharing facilities will be available for program debugging and execution. One credit hour 440 SEMINAR Prerequisite: Senior classification with a major or minor in the Division of Science and Mathematics Presentation of selected topics by students, faculty and guest lecturers. The student's presentation will be from either library or laboratory research. Re– quired of all Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics majors. A total of two credit hours is allowed. One credit hour A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE 100 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY A presentation and development of biological principles common to both animal and plant kingdoms. A consideration of basic biological phenomena with considerable emphasis upon the molecular approach. The course is de– signed for the non-science major. Three lectures, one 2-hour laboratory, and one recitation per week. Five credit houn 115 GENERAL ZOOLOGY-A, W A survey of the animal kingdom and of zoological principles, with an in– troduction to anatomy, physiology, and classification. Three lectures and two 2-hour laboratories per week. Five credit hours 134 GENERAL BOTANY-A, W A study of basic functions and structures of plants beginning with the algae and fungi and finishing with the flowering plants. The methodology and techniques of plant science are emphasized. Four lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Five credit hours 203 NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION Prerequisite: Biology 100 or permission of instructor An ecological approach to natural resource conservation with emphasis on population, air and water pollution, wildlife conservation and other contemporary ecological problems. The course is designed for non-science majors. Science majors may take the course as an elective only. Four lectures and one two-hom laboratory each week. 211 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-Sp Prerequisite: Biology 115 or 134 Five credit hours A study of the initiation and development of tissues and organs, with em– phasis on embryonic development. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories each week. Five credit hours