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1.50 Credits
Crisostomo This course will explore chemical and physical methods used in modern crime detection. Topics as diverse as microscopy, toxicology, serology, fingerprinting. Document examination, DNA analysis, and arson investigation will be examined. Students will use case studies, collaborative work, and online resources extensively throughout the course. Enrollment limited. Laboratory fee $30. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Edwalds-Gilbert The course will examine various aspects of human heredity and social and ethical implications of the Human Genome Project. Topics include basic genetic mechanisms, the identification and characterization of "disease genes," and the social and political uses ofgenetic information. Enrollment limited to 45. Laboratory fee $50. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Preest This course is an introduction to college-level biology and deals with evolution, ecology, inheritance, biotechnology, anatomy, and physiology. Course work will include lectures, student-lead discussions, and laboratories. Discussions will cover topics such as the biology and ethics of gene therapy, conservation, science and the media, and use of animals in research. Enrollment limited to 45. Laboratory fee $30. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Guthrie A course dealing with environmental and organismal structure and human interactions with the environment. The course broadly covers resources and pollution as well as political, economic and psychological approaches to environmental problems. Enrollment limited to 45. Laboratory fee $30. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Esin Introduction to astrophysics with emphasis on topics of interest to students with a strong background in introductory physics. Topics include astronomical coordinate systems, celestial mechanics, solar physics, stellar structure, stellar evolution, and cosmology. Prerequisites: Physics 30 and 31 (or equivalent). Offered jointly with HMC and Pomona College. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Gilman This course will explore the unique habitats of the marine environments and the plants and animals that live there. The course will look at the chemical, physical and geological interactions that create the habitats and enable organisms to live where they do. Finally, the course will take a look at human interaction with these habitats. Fisheries management, pollution, aquaculture, and whaling policies will be among the topics covered. Enrollment limited to 45. Laboratory fee $30. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Dershem A survey of modern astronomy, emphasizing the interrelationships among phenomena. The subject matter includes the solar systems, stars and stellar systems, galaxies, and cosmology. Enrollment limited. Laboratory fee $30. Offered every semester.
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1.50 Credits
Copp, Zanella This course deals with selected scientific, technological and historical issues related to the origins, production, and use of energy by natural systems and by people. Topics include photosynthesis, electricity, fossil fuels, the electrification of Los Angeles, and the origins of the gasoline industry. Enrollment limited to 50. Also listed as Biology 69. Enrollment limited to 45. Laboratory fee $30. Offered occasionally.
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1.50 Credits
Penprase A survey of the development of astronomy and cosmology around the world and the relationship of astronomy to the cultures of societies ancient and modern. Explores the role of astronomy and cosmology in organizing society and culture, and in interpreting time and space. Additional topics include details of the cosmological systems of the ancient Mesoamerican, Greek, and Chinese civilizations, and a non-mathematical exploration of modern scientific cosmology. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Purvis-Roberts This course is an introduction to basic principles of environmental science with application to air and water pollution. Topics including global warming, the ozone hole, acid rain, energy production, sustainable development, etc. will be discussed. We will concentrate on both the scientific explorations and the political implications of such issues. Enrollment limited to 45. Laboratory fee $30. Offered every other year.
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