2002-2003 Academic Catalog

Science and Mathematics School of Engineering, Nursing, and Science 173 PHYS-1010 College Physics I –Fa 5 hours Basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics. Topics include kinematics, motion in two dimensions, force and motion, work and energy, momentum, circular motion, gravitation, waves, phases of matter, heat, and the laws of thermodynamics. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: high school trigonometry; or GMTH-1030 Precalculus or equivalent . (Fee: $100) PHYS-1020 College Physics II –Sp 5 hours Basic concepts of electricity and modern physics. Topics include electricity, magnetism, AC circuits, geometrical and physical optics, relativity theory, quantum theory and other modern physics topics. Four lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHYS-1010 College Physics I or equivalent. (Fee: $100) SCED-3110 Clinical Teaching in Science –Fa,Sp 1 hour Students are assigned to assist a college instructor in classroom and laboratory teaching, evaluation, and related responsibilities. The student must complete 40 clock hours of clinical involvement in each teaching field for which licensure is desired. SCED-3120 Teaching Science –Fa 2 hours Designed to introduce prospective secondary school science teachers to the curriculum, materials, and methods of classroom and laboratory science teaching. Attention will be given to the philosophy and education psychology theories that are currently influencing science education and the methods of instruction that arise from these theories. Teacher education students participate in activities and complete assignments designed to provide experience in science lesson planning, acquisition of classroom and laboratory resources, and strategies of maintaining science laboratory safety. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Biology BIO-1110 Introduction to Cell Biology –Fa 5 hours Foundational knowledge of cell biology including basic mechanisms of prokaryotic and eukaryotic metabolism, division, and physiology. Four lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. (Fee $100) BIO-1120 General Zoology and Population Dynamics –Sp 5 hours This course will provide an integrative study of the diversity of organisms that make up the animal kingdom. Morphology, physiology and ecology of the major phyla will be integrated with principles of population dynamics to study the continuities and discontinuities among the animal taxa. Prerequisite: BIO-1110 Introduction to Cell Biology. (Fee: $100) BIO-2000 General Ecology –Sp (2003 only) 4 hours A semester transition version of BIO-200, General Ecology. Study of the interrelationships between living organisms and environment with emphasis upon environmental physiology, ecosystem and community ecology, and environmental stewardship. Laboratories feature field studies of representative aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Three (or four) lectures and one four-hour (or three-hour) laboratory, totaling seven contact hours per week. Prerequisites: BIO-1110 Introduction to Cell Biology; BIO-2130 General Botany and Ecology. (Fee: $100) BIO-2130 General Botany and Ecology –Fa 5 hours A study of the autotrophs, their fundamental role in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and their anatomy and physiology with emphasis on the vascular plants. Investigations of ecosystem level processes and field botany will be conducted in early autumn, followed by the anatomy and physiology of autotrophs after mid-semester. Four lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites : BIO-1110 Introduction to Cell Biology; and BIO-1120 General Zoology and Population Dynamics . (Fee: $100) BIO-2210 Microbiology –Fa 4 hours A study of the characteristics, culture, and control of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. A major emphasis is placed on microorganisms and disease, with some coverage of industrial and environmental topics. Laboratory techniques are emphasized in the laboratory. Two lectures and two two-hour laboratories per week. Pre- requisite: CHEM-1000 Principles of Chemistry; CHEM-1010 Principles of Biochemistry, or equivalent. (Fee: $100) BIO-2800 Introduction to Research Methods –Fa,Sp 2 hours This course will provide guidance and experience in writing the components of a research proposal. The final assignment will consist of a short research proposal on a topic of the student’s choosing. In addition, there will be an attendance requirement of 5 biology seminars during the semester in which the student registers for this course. Prerequisites: permission of instructor; BIO-1110 Introduction to Cell Biology; BIO-1120 General Zoology and Population Dynamics. BIO-3300 Genetics –Sp 4 hours This is an integrative course of the areas of genetics: classical and molecular. Focus will be on the principles of heredity in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, which includes the understanding of transmission genetics on a molecular level. There will be emphasis on the molecular nature of genes, including gene expression, mutations and manipulation of DNA. Three lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO-1110 Introduction to Cell Biology . (Fee: $100) BIO-3410 Invertebrate Zoology – Fa 3 hours This course will provide an overview of the diversity of invertebrates. It will take an integrative approach to learning about invertebrate taxonomy, ecology, morphology and physiology. Field collections of local fauna will be used to learn the principles of invertebrate classification and to study local biological diversity. Prerequisite: BIO-1120 General Zoology and Population Dynamics. (Fee: $100) (even years) BIO-3420 Vertebrate Zoology –Fa 3 hours This course is a study of the diversity among the vertebrate classes with an emphasis on continuity and discontinuity of morphological form and physiological function of vertebrate systems. Prerequisite: BIO-1120 General Zoology and Population Dynamics. (Fee: $100) BIO-3450 Human Structure and Function I –Fa 3 hours Study of the structure and function of the human body with an emphasis on body systems. Includes human tissues, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO-1120 General Zoology and Population Dynamics. (Fee: $100) BIO-3460 Human Structure and Function II –Sp 3 hours Study of the structure and function of the human body with an emphasis on body systems. Includes cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and renal systems. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: BIO-3450 Human Structure and Function I. BIO-3510 Plant Physiology –Sp 3 hours A study of the physiological aspects of vascular plants with emphasis upon plant-soil water relationships, mineral nutrition, photosynthesis and plant growth and development. Two lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO-2130 General Botany and Ecology. (Fee: $100) (odd years) BIO-3520 Plant Taxonomy –Sp 3 hours A study of the naming and classification of common vascular plants with emphasis upon field identification in the context of plant community and taxonomic family, plant collecting and herbarium techniques, and the importance of plants in global stewardship and missions. Two lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Includes a travel study opportunity during Spring break. Prerequisite: BIO-2130 General Botany and Ecology. (Fee: $100) (even years)