BioACES (CLB
001)
Each week
the class will meet in BioACES.
Coordinator:
Dr. H. Knaust, Engineering Buildg. 229, 747-7002, hknaust@utep.edu
Peer Facilitator: Ms. Shannon Carnagey, scarnagey@utep.edu
SCI
1100 [Science Seminar] is an “omnibus course” with each of the six science
areas (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Mathematics and
Physics) providing two hands-on laboratory experiments.
This
course has three objectives: to (1)
develop your learning skills, (2) show the interdependence among all the
sciences and mathematics, and (3) keep your interest in science alive. The
course design will expose you to the scientific method in a variety of settings
and show you both the commonality and the diversity of the various science
areas.
Each
instructor is responsible for assigning student grades (0-100) for their
laboratory. The coordinator will average the best 10 out of 12 lab grades and
assign a final grade for the course (A 90-100, B 80-89, C 70-79, D 60-69, F
below 60).
Attendance
is mandatory. Each absence will result in a grade of 0 for the laboratory you
miss.
The
course schedule is subject to change. An up-to-date version can be found at http://helmut.knaust.info/200320_sci1100/schedule.html
Ms. Carnagey holds office
hours in BioACES during the following times: Mondays
Nr. |
Meeting |
Subject |
Contents |
Instructor |
0 |
January 13 |
- |
Introduction/ Lab Procedures |
H. Knaust/ C. Lieb |
|
January
20
|
No class
|
- |
- |
1 |
January 27 |
Biology |
Natural Selection |
C. Lieb |
2 |
February 3 |
Biology |
Neural Networks in Biological Research |
R. Cabeza |
3 |
February 10 |
Chemistry |
NMR |
J. Salvador |
4 |
February 17 |
Chemistry |
Phytoremediation |
J. Gardea |
5 |
February 24 |
Environmental Science |
(class cancelled)
|
|
6 |
March 3 |
Environmental Science |
Calculating Our Ecological Footprint |
L. Walsh |
7 |
March 10 |
Geology |
Earthquakes |
D. Doser |
|
March 17
|
No class
|
- |
- |
8 |
March 24 |
Geology
|
Remote Sensing |
R. Keller |
|
March
31
|
No class
|
- |
- |
9 |
April 7 |
Mathematics |
H. Knaust |
|
10 |
April 14 |
Mathematics |
TBA |
M. Khamsi |
11 |
April 21@13:00 |
Physics |
Kinematics |
C. Cooper |
12 |
April 28@13:00 |
Physics |
Optics |
C. Cooper |
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