2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GES 120 - Discovering Environmental Science

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
Covers key scientific and technical topics and emphasizes quantitative skills of problem solving. Topic areas include: mass and energy transfer; environmental chemistry: mathematics of growth; risk assessment; water pollution; and air pollution. The course aims to provide a solid foundation in important scientific aspects of environmental problems, complementing policy-oriented courses. Above all the course is designed to make students literate and comfortable with the language used to describe and analyze physicochemical processes. Study journals and homework problems are used to encourage literacy. Math skills emphasized.

Cross Listed: EN 120 

Instructor: Mr. Downs

When Offered: Offered every year

Faculty: Timothy Downs, D.Env. - Assistant Professor of IDCE