1978-1979 Academic Catalog

Science and Mathematics 303 Introduction to Ecology - Sp 5 hours A study of the inter-relations of plant and animal life and their environments. Frequent field trips will be taken. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Biology 115 or 134 (Alternate, odd years) 306 Genetics - W 5 hours A study of the principles of heredity, and their application to plant, animal and human life. Three lectures and two three-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Biology 104, Math– ematics 184 400 Independent Study in Biology 1-4 hours Independent experimental study involving a particular biological phenomenon. Submission and approval of a research proposal must precede registration. Prerequisite: Major in Biology and permission of advisor. 436 Radiation Biology - Sp 5 hours The effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems and methods of using radioisotopes are presented. Introductory material on radiation physics and dosimetry will be included. The laboratory exercises will introduce the student to basic instrumentation and techniques in the safe handling of radioisotopes. The course may be applied to either a biology or a chemistry major. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: 1 year of chemistry, 1 course in Biology, 1 course in Mathematics (Alternate, odd years) B. PHYSICAL SCIENCE 151-152 General Chemistry-A, W 4 hours each quarter A study of the fundamental facts and principles of chemistry. Quantitative techniques are stressed in the laboratory. Three lectures and one 3-hour laboratory each week. 153 Qualitative Analysis - Sp 4 hours A study of the theory and practice of identification of inorganic anions and cations. Three lectures and one 3-hour laboratory each week. Prerequisite: Chemistry 152. 160 Introduction to the Physical Sciences - A, Sp, Su 5 hours A descriptive survey of the sciences of astronomy, geology, and meterology with some consideration given to the historical background of these disciplines. The course is designed for non-science majors to meet general education requirements. Four lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week. 161 Introduction to the Physical Sciences - A, W, Sp, Su 5 hours An introductory study of the sciences of physics, chemistry and space science, with em– phasis on basic concepts and principles as well as the development of foundational laws per– taining to these disciplines. The course Is designed for the non-science major as a general education requirement and cannot be applied to a science major or minor. Four lectures and one 2-hour lab or five lectures per week. 166 Introduction to Physical Geology - Sp, Su 5 hours An introductory of the earth and its environment, with emphasis on erosion processes, me– tamorphism, igneous activity and the structural features of the earth's crust. Four lectures each week, laboratory by arrangement. Prerequisite: High School geometry. 254 Quantitative Analysis - A 4 hours A study of the theory, techniques and calculations involved in gravimetric and volumetric analysis of inorganic substances. Two lectures and two 3-hour laboratories each week. Prerequisite: Chemistry 152 (Alter– nate, even years) 255 Analytical Chemistry - W 4 hours A continuation of Quantitative Analysis, with emphasis on instrumental analysis. Two lectures and two 3-hour laboratories each week. Prerequisite: Chemistry 254 (Alter- nate, even years)