ENVS 1126 Chapter : ENVS 1126 Syllabus 2015 Ver 1 0 2
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Office hours: monday, wednesday, friday 10:20-11:00 or by appointment in 1249 energy, coast, and environment. Textbook: environmental science: toward a sustainable future by wright and boorse 2014 12th edition. Catalog statement: essential principles of environmental sciences; comprehensive and fundamental understanding of sound science, stewardship, and sustainability in environmental sciences; interactions and relations between humans and earth; an up-to-date look at today"s global, national, and regional environmental issues. This course is available for general education credit in the natural sciences as a life sciences course. Course objectives: students will be able to use scientific vocabulary to describe and practice real-world applications of general environmental science knowledge and techniques to solve environmental problems. They will demonstrate the ability to design and test hypotheses by appropriate techniques and know application and critical evaluation of scientific work. Students will develop knowledge of the underlying principles that govern the natural world. Students will use inductive and deductive reasoning to examine and understand scientific phenomena.
