SCI 1100 (# 27352) – Spring 2003

BioACES (CLB 001)

M 14:00-16:45

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 13:00-14:00, Wednesdays 10:30-12:00, 13:00-16:00, Thursdays 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00, Fridays 10:30-12:00, 13:00-16:00

 

 

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

“Pass the Pigs”

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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