ENVS

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ENVS 100 Survey of Environmental Science
Instructor Tom Broxson Library 138 Office
Hours 1100-1200 M,T,W,Th, F and by
appointmentE-mail tbroxson_at_pierce.ctc.eduOffice
Phone [phone]

• Course description A non-lab introductory
  science course designed to develop the ability to
  critically analyze environmental problems. The
  class can serve as a basic preparation for
  citizenry, science, travel, business, government
  service, journalism, or volunteer work, as well
  as for elementary or secondary school teaching.
  Numerous slides, maps, and videos will illustrate
  each topic.
• Course objectives
• Explore how human activities have interacted with
  natural systems through time and how these
  activities respond to global changes in
  technology, consumption, and population.
• Appreciate the enormity of global and local
  environmental changes occurring on Earth and the
  implications of these changes in our individual
  lives.
• Challenge students to rethink their behaviors and
  attitudes about their "interaction" with the
  natural world.
• Learn to use the systems approach to learning and
  doing research in science and technology --
  encourage capable students to pursue careers in
  science and technology.
• Textbook
• Essential Environment The Science Behind the
  Stories, 3/E Jay H. Withgott Scott R. Brennan
  ISBN-10 0136045316ISBN-13  9780136045311
• Publisher  Prentice Hall
• Student's responsibilities and strategies for
  success
• - ATTEND CLASS REGULARLY and BE ON TIME.
  You are responsible for all classroom discussion
  and assigned readings from the textbook and other
  sources the instructor may introduce. If you
  miss a class, please arrange to obtain notes from
  another student.
• - Read the assignments and take notes. I
  will introduce ideas and images and give examples
  not found in the text. This information is fair
  game for exams and will be helpful to weekly
  assignments.
• - Combine and rewrite your notes from
  lectures and the readings.
• - Arrange for adequate time to prepare for
  exams.
• - Ask questions in and out of class, and if
  you have trouble with the material, ask for help!
  
• - Respect your fellow students and
  instructor. The classroom is an environment
  where we can share diverse opinions, viewpoints,
  and experiences.

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• Brief topical outline
• Week  Reading Assignment   Exams
• Chapter 1  An Introduction to Environmental
  Science
• 2 Chapter 2. Environmental Economics and
  Environmental Policy
• Chapter 6. Human Population     
•  Exam 1 Covering Lectures readings films
  from weeks 1 tru 3
• Chapter 7. Soil, Agriculture, and the Future of
  Food,
• Chapter 8. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
• Chapter 9. Cities, Forests, and Parks Land Use
  and Resource Management,
• Chapter 12. Fresh Water, Oceans, and Coasts
  Systems, Resources, and Conservation
• Exam 2 covering lectures readings films from
  weeks 4 thru 7
• 8 Chapter 14. Global Climate Change
• 9 Chapter 15. Nonrenewable Energy Sources, Their
  Impacts, and Energy Conservation
• Chapter 16. Renewable Energy Alternatives
• FINAL Exam covering lectures readings films
  from weeks 8 thru 10

I am here to help you learn! Please feel free to
come by my office (or e-mail) at any time to
discuss any questions or problems that you may
have with the course material from lecture or the
textbook, with the computer, e-mail, WWW, or any
other matter that you'd like to discuss. I'll be
glad to try to help you find solutions!