Course Content

Three Rivers CC	Anthony Benoit/Thames Valley Room 201B
(860) 885-2386	abenoit@trcc.commnet.edu
BIO128/ENV1100 Environmental Science/Studies	Spring '02 (distance learning section--ctdlc.org)

Course Content

We will cover the following topics over the span of 15 weeks:

Topics for BIO128/ENV1100 with Learning Units and Deadlines:
Topic	Learning Unit	Approximate Deadline for Completion
1. Introduction	1.1. Welcome and Introduction 1.2. Environmental science... 1.3. ...and environmentalism	05-Feb-02
2. Ecosystem Fundamentals	2.1. What is an ecosystem? 2.2. Biotic structure (trophic structure) 2.3. The chemistry of ecosystems 2.4. Abiotic factors 2.5. Energy transformations	19-Feb-02
3. Biological Communities	3.1. Communities 3.2. Population dynamics	26-Feb-02
4. People, Resources and Money	4.1. The human population 4.2. Environmental economics 4.3. Natural resources	12-Mar-02
5. Earth	5.1. Geological resources 5.2. Food production	26-Mar-02
6. Water	6.1. The water cycle 6.2. Water quality and water pollution	09-Apr-02
7. Air	7.1. The atmosphere 7.2. Air quality and air pollution	23-Apr-02
8. Wastes and Hazards	8.1. Hazardous materials 8.2. Toxicology and risk assessment 8.3. Solid waste	07-May-02
9. Energy	9.1. Energy 9.2. Conservation and renewable energy	14-May-02

Required Reading

Most of the background information for this course you can get from the textbook:

Raven & Berg, Environment, 3^rd Ed., (Harcourt College Publishers, 2001). This book is a secondary source, a compilation and summary of information developed by other people.

There will also be discussion threads based on about twelve of the articles in T Goldfarb, ed., Notable Selections in Environmental Studies, 2^nd Ed., (Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, 2000). These articles are considered to be primary sources, not rehearsals or summaries of other people's work.