An interdisciplinary, quantitative approach to understanding environmental issues. Students will learn practical applications of methods used to assess environmental problems including estimation techniques, box modelling, and visual displays of data. Topics include transport and fate of persistent pollutants, impact of human activities on climate, climate feedbacks, air pollution, acid deposition, and other disruptions of biogeochemical cycles. Hours credit: 4. Prerequisite: EVST 1101 or permission of the instructor. Recommended: MATH 1113 or 1119 and/or an introductory course in biology, chemistry, or physics. Offered second semester.
- Teacher: Karin Warren