DIVISION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Professor: Davidheiser (chairman) Assistant Professors: Cole, Graham Instructors: Bruce, Crawford, Purcell BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE Obiectives. This department has a two-fold objective: (1) to give the student the broad view of science, its methodology and discoveries necessary for intelligent living in a technological age; and (2) to provide the instruction in specific fields needed for further work in science, psychology, and education. Premajor Requirements: Science 103, 201, 202, 203, Mathematics 101. Department Major: 24 upper division units. 201, 202. BIOLOGY .(4, 4, three hours lecture and three hours laboratory) A survey course acquainting the student with the variety of living things and introducing the basic principles by which they exist. The significance of these principles to man emphasized. 203. GENERAL BOTANY. (4, three hours lecture, three hours laboratory) A study of the life histories, structure, and physiology of plants. 301, 302. PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY. (4, 4, three hours lecture, three hours laboratory) An introductory course designed to acquaint the student with the basic facts of the structure and function of the human body, with particular emphasis on the functions. 303. THE VASCULAR PLANTS. (4, three hours lecture, three hour laboratory) Structure, physiology, and classification of the vascular plants, with field work. . 304. ECOLOGY. (3) Relationships of living things to each other and to their environments. 401. THE ORIGIN OF THE ORGANIC WORLD. (2) A course designed to familiarize the student with current and past thinking on the origin of the organic world. Introduction to the recent discoveries and the current thought in this field leading to an intelligent evaluation of the available evidence. Prerequisite: Science 201 and 202 or their equivalent 402. GENERAL NEUROLOGY. (3) An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. Prerequisites: Science 201-202 and Psychology 205-206 403. PARASITOLOGY. (4, three hours lecture and three hours laboratory) A study of the parasitic infections of man and animals. Host;parasite interrela tions, identification of the parasites, and treatment. 404. GENETICS. (3) Introduction to the laws of heredity. A consideration of the operation of these laws in plants, animals, and man. Prerequisite: 201 and 202 or their equivalent 60
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