Physics with Labs
Introduction to experimental analysis, physical observation and measurement, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Experiments on conservation laws, fluid friction, oscillations, electric and magnetic fields, and DC/AC circuitry.
General & Organic Chemistries with Labs
Basic principles of inorganic chemistry including stoichiometry, thermodynamics, chemical bonding, molecular structure, colligative properties, acid-base chemistry, kinetics, redox reactions and electrochemistry.
Basic principals of organic chemistry including molecular structure, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, mechanisms, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds.
Biology with Labs
Introductory biology covering cell structure and chemistry; growth, reproduction, genetics, evolution, viruses, bacteria, and simple eukaryotes; anatomy, physiology, and systematics of plants and animals; behavior; ecosystems, populations, and communities.
Plant Evolution
Designated Upper-level course Major events and principles; includes the blue-green algae and fungi.
Plant Ecology with Lab
Lecture with complementary field-based laboratory experience to introduce students to observational and experimental techniques to study plant ecology and diversity in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems.
Conservation Ethics
Ethics Focused “Introduction to and discussion of ethical issues associated with biodiversity, ecology, and conservation biology.”
Plant Conservation Biology with Lab
Introduction to the concepts and principles of plant conservation biology and to plant conservation-in-practice in Hawai’i and elsewhere. Required field work.