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3.00 Credits
A laboratory or library research study in an area of interest under the supervision of a member of the biology or chemistry department. Senior majors deliver presentations on their research. Students register for Biological Chemistry 457 in the fall semester and Biological Chemistry 458 in the winter semester. Majors writing an honors thesis register for both Biological Chemistry 457 and 458. Instructor permission is required. [W3] Normally offered every year. Staff.
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A laboratory or library research study in an area of interest under the supervision of a member of the biology or chemistry department. Senior majors will be asked to deliver presentations on their research. Students register for Biological Chemistry 457 in the fall semester and Biological Chemistry 458 in the winter semester. Majors writing an honors thesis register for both Biological Chemistry 457 and 458. Instructor permission is required. [W3] Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study during a Short Term. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Open to first-year students. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Open to first-year students. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores Russian identity as it relates to place. Students consider images of Petersburg and Siberia fashioned by writers and visual artists and experience day-to-day associations with particular places and their cultural meanings, from Nevsky Prospekt to cemeteries, country houses, and a building that once housed the KGB. Classic and contemporary works of art, literature, music, and film also are studied. As a final project, students create their own writing about place. Open to first-year students. J. Costlow.
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Over the past two decades, the political economy of Russia has undergone a fundamental transformation from a centrally planned economy toward a market economy. This course introduces students to the political and economic features of the centralized, planned economy, and examines the challenges and successes of post-Soviet political and economic transition. Students consider the political implications of Russia s reliance on natural resources, the transformation of industry and the emerging financial sector, and Russia s increasing importance in international affairs. Open to first-year students. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 25. á. ásgeirsdóttir.
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Fundamentals of atomic and molecular structure are developed with particular attention to how they relate to substances of interest in the environment. Periodicity, bonding, states of matter, and intermolecular forces are covered. The laboratory (three hours per week) involves a semester-long group investigation of a topic of environmental significance. Not open to students who have received credit for Chemistry 107A. Enrollment limited to 60 per section. [S] [L] [Q] Normally offered every year. T. Wenzel.
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A continuation of Chemistry/Environmental Studies 107B. Major topics include thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acid/base chemistry, and electrochemistry. Biogeochemical cycles provide examples for course topics. The laboratory (three hours per week) analyzes the chemistry of marine environments. Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 107A or Chemistry/Environmental Studies 107B. Not open to students who have received credit for Chemistry 108A. Enrollment limited to 60. [S] [L] [Q] Normally offered every year. R. Austin.
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3.00 Credits
How does a virus or a bacterial cell develop drug resistance How does a colony of fruit flies adapt to living in a new environment Changes in the sequences and/or shapes of DNA, RNA, and proteins can alter their physical and chemical properties, influencing the survival of an organism in an environment. This course introduces the physical and chemical properties of these important molecules and their roles in the Central Dogma of molecular biology. Examples of molecular evolution and adaptation in a variety of biological systems are studied. Enrollment limited to 40. [S] P. Schlax.
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