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1.00 Credits
1 credit. Spring This lecture/lab tutorial introduces students to computer-assisted data and image collection and analysis. Topics include: image acquisition and digitizing; image manipulation and enhancement; image analysis; EDS X-ray elemental analysis. Images and X-ray data are acquired directly from the scanning electron microscope, and images are acquired via video camera from the light microscope. Students gain practical experience by carrying out several brief exercises on a graphics workstation. Corequisite: BIO 4660 * For the purpose of fulfilling biology degree requirements,
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5.00 Credits
5 credits. Spring L e c t u re and lab course designed to complement biochemistry, molecular biology, or cell biology. Topics include: isolation and characterization of biomolecules, plasmids, and subcellular organelles; electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation; restriction endonuclease mapping; transformation with recombinant DNA molecules; PCR amplification; and image analysis. Comprehensive lab re p o rts are re q u i red for each experiment. Prerequisite: BIO 3530 and either CHE 3320 or BIO 4620 or CHE 4610
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly, Fall) A survey of historic, observational, and experimental evidence for past and present processes of biological evolution. Familiarity with the principles of genetics is assumed. Each student presents one seminar on an appropriate topic or organism and submits a fully documented term paper. A discussion section is required. Prerequisite: BIO 3160 or ENV 3120; recommended prior or concurrent studies: BIO 3430 and ENV 3820
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) The study of genetic determinants of animal behavior. Each student presents at least one seminar and submits a term paper. Topics include: the inheritance of monogenic and polygenic traits; disruptive and stabilizing selection for behavioral traits; ethological and psychological isolation; assortative mating as it pertains to a variety of animals, including humans. Prerequisite: BIO 3160 or permission of instructor
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
1-2 credits. Every semester Students who have received a grade of B+ or higher in the relevant course are eligible for
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8.00 Credits
8 credits. Every semester Two-semester independent study (8 credits total) leading to a senior thesis. The project and thesis may take one of several forms. Students may join in the faculty sponsor’s research, pursuing an identifiable problem in that context; choose a topic for critical review in the life science literature; or choose a topic in the history and philosophy of science. Students with a special interest not represented by a faculty member may find research project supervisors at other institutions, subject to approval of and sponsorship by a Purchase faculty member. Prerequisite: 90 credits, BIO 3890, and three other advanced biology courses
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. This introductory course is designed to give students a second chance to master the basic concepts of algebra. Topics include: operations with polynomials, factoring polynomials, algebraic fractions, solving linear and quadratic equations, solving inequalities, radicals, laws of exponents, sequences, series, and sigma notations.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Students explore different areas of the brain and the relationship between these areas and specific behaviors and personality characteristics. In addition, students learn how damage to different areas of the brain (e.g., head injuries, strokes) affects behavior, personality, and physical functions. The treatment and recovery of the patient and the effect on the patient’s family are also examined.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. In this examination of the fundamentals of color theory, students learn how to analyze the use of color (including light/optics) in everyday life. Topics include: making intelligent color decisions in fashion, interior design, and marketing; the psychological impact of color; cultural color conventions; and the physiology of visual perception. Students gain a working knowledge of how colors are mixed, both tangibly and technologically.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. A discussion of the constructs, theories, and ideas in the field of social psychology that are most relevant to contemporary society. Films that are rich in examples of social psychological theory are analyzed to facilitate mastery of these concepts. Also offered as FTF 3450.
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