1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Science and Mathematics 73 BI0-300 Environmental Physiology 5 hours Study of physiological mechanisms and adaptations by which plants, animals, and humans regulate life processes in response to light, temperature, moisture, and chemical substances in their environment. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week; contact hours include one four-day weekend trip into the "north woods." Prerequisite: BI0-115 General Zoology; BI0-134 General Botany; CHEM-152 General Chemistry II. (Fee $35) BI0-306 Genetics-A 5 hours A study of the principles of heredity and their application to plant, animal, and human life. Four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BI0-114 Introduction to Biology; GSCI-185 Precalculus. (Fee: $35) BI0-312 Invertebrate Zoology-Sp 5 hours A survey of representative invertebrates to include taxonomic, morphological, and evolutionaty relationships. Three lectures and two three-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: BI0-115 General Zoology. (Fee: $35) (even years) BI0-313 Vertebrate Zoology-Sp 5 hours A study of the various vertebrate groups with emphasis upon vertebrate taxonomy and anatomy. Three lectures and two three– hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: BI0-115 General Zoology. (Fee: $30) BI0-316,317 Human Structure and Function I, 11-W,Sp 5 hours each quarter The study of structure and function of the human body with special emphasis on body systems. Four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BI0-115 General Zoology. (Fee: $35) (odd years) BI0-334 Plant Taxonomy and Ecology-Sp 5 hours Field botany students learn to identify vascular plant species, collect and preserve specimens, and associate them with their respective taxonomic families and biotic conmmnities. Two lectures and two three-hour laboratories per week; some extended field trips. Prerequisite: BI0-134 General Botany. (Fee: $35) BI0-336 Plant Physiology-W 5 hours A study of the unique physiological processes of plant life such as plant and soil-water relationships, mineral nutrition, photosynthesis, and mechanisms that enable plants to coordinate their growth and development in response to environmental stimuli. Four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BI0-134 General Botany; CHEM-357 Organic Chemistry I. (Fee: $35) (odd years) BI0-340 Topics in Environmental Biology 5 hours each Each course emphasizes Christian stewardship of natural resources as its integrative theme. Students should register under BI0-340 Topics on Environmental Biology. Selected course titles will appear on the transcript when the work is completed. Choice can be made 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: (l) Interpretive Naturalist, (2) Water Resource Analyst, (3) Land Resource Analyst, and (4) Environmental Analyst. Includes a selection of five-hour courses taught at AuSable Institute by faculty of various evangelical Christian colleges: BIOA/GEOL/GEOG-301 Land Resources BIOA-302 Limnology (Water Resources) BIOA/GEOG-303 Natural Resources Practicum BIOA-311 Field Botany BIOA-312 Insect Biology and Ecology BIOA-321 Animal Ecology BIOA-322 Aquatic Biology BIOA-342 Fish Biology and Ecology BIOA/GE0-471 Conservation Biology BIOA-482 Restoration Ecology CHEM-332 Environmental Chemistry Prerequisite: BI0-101 Environmental Biology. BI0-400 Independent Study in Biology 1-4 hours Independent experimental study involving a patticular biological phenomenon. Submission and approval of a research proposal must precede registration. Prerequisite: major in biology and permission of advisor. (Fee: $5/hour) BI0-405 Environmental Biology Internship 4-10 hours An opportunity to participate in an internship experience, arranged in conjunction with local or state agencies. Provides experience in activities such as nature interpretation, plant and animal cataloging, habitat restoration, ecological studies, and administration of environmentally related projects of community concern. Prerequi– site: BI0-200 General Ecology; CHEM-357 Organic Chemist1y. BI0-407 Molecular Biology of the Cell-A 5 hours A study of the cell with special emphasis on molecular organiza– tion and function. Four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BI0-114 Introduction to Biology; CHEM-357 Organic Chemistry; BI0-306 Genetics. (Fee: $35) (even years) BI0-411 Vertebrate Embryology-W 5 hours A study of the initiation and development of tissues and organs with emphasis on embryonic development of vertebrates, including the human. Three lectr1res and two three-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: BI0-115 General Zoology. (Fee: $30) (odd years) BI0-432 Immunology 5 hours A study of the human immune system including descriptions of basic immunological phenomena, biochemistry of antibodies and antigens, the cellular and genetic components of the immune response, and immunopathology. Four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BI0-114 Introduction to Biology; BI0-238 Introductory Microbiology. (Fee: $35) BI0-436 Radiation Biology-A 4 hours The effects of ionizing radiation on biological systems and methods of using radioisotopes. Introductory material on radiation physics and dosimetry is included. The laboratory exercises introduce the student to basic instrumentation and techniques in safely handling radioisotopes. The course may be applied to either a biology or a chemistry major. Three lectures and two two-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: one year of chemistry; one course in biology; one course in mathematics. (Fee: $35) (odd years) BI0-450 Topics in Biology 2-5 hours Topics of special interest by the biology faculty from the areas of modern biology. May be repeated once for credit. Chemistry CHEM-151,152,153 General Chemisfry I,II,III-A,W,Sp 4 hours each quarter Fundamental facts and principles of chemistry. Quantitative techniques are stressed in the laboratoty during the first two quarters. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-154 Principles of Chemistry or high school chemistty. (Fee: $35) CHEM-254 Quantitative Analysis-W 4 hours A study of the theoty, techniques, and calculations involved in gravimetric and volumetric analysis of inorganic substances. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-152 General Chemistty. (Fee: $35) CHEM-255 Analytical Chemistry-Sp 5 hours Continuation of CHEM-254 Quantitative Analysis, emphasis on instrumental analysis. Three lectures and two three-hour laborato– ries per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-254 Quantitative Analysis. (Fee: $35) CHEM-356 Biochemistry-Sp 5 hours A study of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleoproteins and their relationship to life and metabolic processes. Four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-357 Organic Chemistry. (Fee: $35) CHEM-357,358,359 Organic Chemistry I,II,III-A,W,Sp 5 hours each quarter A detailed study of the general principles, aliphatics, aromatics, second natural products. Emphasis is placed on mechanism. Fall and winter quarters: four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Spring quarter: three lectures and two three-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: CHEM-152 General Chemistry. (Fee: $35) CHEM-450 Independent Study in Chemistry 1-4 hours Independent experimental study of some chemical phenomenon. (Fee: $5/hour)