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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level BIO, CHM, or GEO All of us should be concerned about the quality and cost of our drinking water. Many wars political and physical have historically concerned the use and misuse of drinking water. Drinking water is the focus of this course and examines the sources, delivery, and treatment received as water is delivered to us as well as the treatment and disposal of wastewater. This course has a lab oriented project where students select a topic and do specific chemical analysis on their samples and compare them with EPA guidelines. Common water pollutants such as bacteria, heavy metals, pesticides, and fertilizers are described and many tested for in lab activities. Samples from such places as Bentley Pond, the Charles River, and Walden Pond are collected and purified through accepted treatment method to see if it can be made "drinkable." Water softeners and other in home filtration methods are examined. Student projects include a lab component, a written paper and an oral presentation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY Principles of map reading, contouring, surveying, and drafting are studied and practiced. Students gain field experience in surveying techniques. A fundamental requirement of the course is the preparation, from surveyed field data to finished product, of topographic maps of areas on campus. Students are introduced to the applications of topographic maps for structure siting and other land surface issues.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY Examines basic concepts of weather and climate, such as structure of the atmosphere, ocean and atmospheric circulation, and latitudinal and seasonal changes in relationship to distribution of land and water bodies on Earth. Also considered are temporal changes in large-scale climaticphenomena, such as atmospheric carbon dioxide, glaciations, sea level change, monsoons, impact of volcanoes, El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Greenhouse Effect, stratospheric ozone depletion, desertification, as well as human impacts on climate.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level, BIO, CHM or GEO Examines origin, distribution, and supply of water on the Earth. Topics include field measurement of runoff processes (including stream velocity, discharge, and sediment load); bathymetry, temperature, oxygen, and conductivity profiles of a pond or reservoir; and snowpack volume, density, and water content (in season). Laboratory exercises include drainage basin analysis and estimation of flood frequency and magnitude from air photos and topographic maps; experimental groundwater modeling from flow tubes to test Darcy's law; and flow-net construction for prediction of groundwater pollution. Overlying case study concerns "A Civil Action," a famous water contamination court proceeding. Offered in both one-week intensive and semester formats.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level BIO, CHM, or GEO Examines chemical and physical aspects of oceans and sea water, including geologic history of ocean basins, ocean currents, waves, tides, composition of sea water, types and movement of marine sediments, natural resources that oceans provide, and human impacts, such as pollution in the coastal and deep marine environment.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY Surveys the fundamental laws governing energy and energy sources - a subject of major international significance in today's worldwide economy. Applications of the production and uses of power sources including fossil fuel, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, solar energy, hydrodynamic resources, wind resources, biomass resources and geothermal reserves are discussed. The practicality, availability and environmental impact of these energy alternatives, as well as the associated short, medium and long term conservation strategies will be studied.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY The ray, wave, and photon behavior of light is used to describe the function of optical elements such as mirrors, lenses, prisms and filters. How these elements are incorporated into optical products such as eyeglasses, cameras, telescopes, and microscopes is discussed. Emphasis is placed on human vision and the sensing of color. This course includes descriptions of how the properties of light and color are applied in the newest areas of modern technology, i.e., fiber optics, color television, photography, printing, lasers and holography.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY Investigates the processes behind the production, transmission and detection of musical sounds and at the same time learn the basic physics principles of wave motion and sound. Explore a variety of string, wind, percussion and electronic instruments and compare their characteristics. How loud are they and why What is the quality of sound they produce Discover what makes a good place to hear music and what you can do to improve a room. Investigate methods of recording and reproducing music from analog to the latest digital technology.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY Explores recent scientific findings regarding the origins and biological bases of sex, gender, sexual orientation as well as the intersexed, transsexual and multiple gender states. Through extensive reading, students will critically review and analyze findings from a wide variety of sources including both within and beyond the traditional sciences, even recent novels and other fictional treatments of theses subjects. What are the origins of sex Are there in fact more than two sexes How do intersexed states develop What are the biological bases for gender and gender identification Are there in fact multiple genders Is this diversity "natural" - based on genetics, the biology of brain, hormones, learning, society What are the biological roots of sexual orientation Are there evolutionary bases for existing diversity in biology of sex, gender, and sexual behaviors What impact might and/or should this have on the cultural aspects of these questions in our society and others
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY Explores the evolutionary origins and structures of mind, brain and consciousness. Students will critically review recent studies from diverse disciplines, including evolutionary biology and psychology, physical anthropology, the brain and cognitive sciences, and neurology as well as examine the questions raised by philosophy of mind. The biology underlying perception, emotions, language, memory, learning and consciousness will be studied through both readings and laboratory exercises.
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