1984-1985 Academic Catalog

human. Three lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Prerequi- site: 71-115 General Zoology. (Alternate, odd years) 71-336 Plant Physiology 5 hours A study of the unique physiological processes of plant life. These in– clude plant and soil-water relationships, mineral nutrition, photosyn– thesis, and mechanisms that enable plants to coordinate their growth and development in response to environmental stimuli. Four lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: 71-134 General Botany and 71-353 OrganicChemistry. (Alternate, odd years) 71-340 Topics in Environmental Biology 5-16 hours Includes a selection of courses offered at the AuSable Trails Institute. All courses emphasize Christian stewardship of creational resources and are taught by faculty of various evangelical Christian colleges. Students may choose from four course sequences which, if completed in addition to requirements for the biology major, will earn certification in one of the following areas designed to prepare students for employment or graduate study: (1) Interpretive Naturalist, (2) Water Resource Analyst, (3) Land Resource Analyst, and (4) Environmental Analyst. 71-400 Independent Study in Biology 1-4 hours Independent experimental study involving a particular biological phenomenon. Submission and approval of a research proposal must pre– cede registration. Prerequisite: Major in biology and permission of ad– visor. 71-436 Radiation Biology - Sp hours The effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems and methods of using radioisotopes. Introductory material on radiation phys– ics and dosimetry is included. The laboratory exercises introduce the stu– dent to basic instrumentation and techniques in the safe handling of radioisotopes. The course may be applied to either a biology or a chemis– try major. Three lectures and one 3- hour laboratory per week. Pre– requisite: One year of chemistry, one course in biology, one course in mathematics. (Alternate, odd years) 71-151, 71-152, 71-153 General 4 hours each quarter Fundamen.tal facts and principle.s of chemisty. Quantitative techniques are stre~s~d m the l~bo.ratory dur.mg the first two quarters. Laboratory emphasis is on quahtatlve analysis during the third quarter. Three lec– tures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. 71-154 of Chemistry - A 5 hours For non-science majors, an introduction to atomic structure, ionic and covalent bonding, stoichiometry, kinetic theory, solutions and equili– bria, and nuclear chemistry. Four lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. 71-155 Principles of 5 hours A beginning study of organic chemistry non-science majors. The content includes a study of the nature, properties, and bonding of organic compounds. Four lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: 71-154 Principles of Chemistry. 71-254 Quantitative Analysis -A hours A study of the theory, techniques, and calculations involved in gravimetric and volumetric analysis of inorganic substances. Three lec– tures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: 71-152 General– Chemistry. 71-255 Analytic Chemistry- W 4 hours A continuation of Quantitative Analysis, with emphasis on instrumen– tal analysis. Two lectures and two 3-hour laboratories per week. Pre– requisite: 71-254 Quantitative 71-351, 71-353 hours quarter 5 hours autumn spring quarters A detailed study of the general principles, aliphatics, aromatics, natu– ral products, etc. Emphasis is placed on mechanism. Three lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: 71-152 General Chemis- Biochemistry - Sp 5 hours A study of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleoproteins and their relationship to life and metabolic processes. Four lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: 71-351 Organic Chemistry. 71-450 Study in hours Independent experimental of some chemical phenomenon. 71-451, 71-452, 71-453 4 hours autumn and winter quarters 3 hours spring quarter A study of the properties of chemical systems, including the funda– mentals of thermodynamics, chemical dynamics, and quantum mechanics. Three lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Pre– requisite: 71-254 Quantitative Analysis or 71-273 General Physics. (Alternate, odd years) 71-454 Advanced 5 hours Modem concepts of structure of matter, nature of the chemical bond, complex ions, and the periodic properties of the elements. Pre- requisite: 71-254 Quantitative Analysis. (Alternate, even years) 71-455 in Chemistry hours Topics of special interest are selected by the chemistry faculty from the areas of modern chemistry. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequi– site: 71-153 General Chemistry or equivalent and consent of instructor.