An introduction to the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space. Course includes a significant emphasis on mathematical modeling of radiative transfer, the global hydrologic, carbon and nitrogen cycles, and the implications of human effects on these processes to (No credit for this course for students who have completed Chemistry 108). May meet either the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World or Scientific Investigation of the Natural World lab or field requirement. (Not offered 2024-25).

Prerequisite: Environmental Program 128 and Mathematics 126.

1 unit

Previously Featured Offering

Feb. 2012
Instructor: Steven Janke

Learn about the dynamics of the hydrologic, carbon, and nitrogen cycles, including dynamic behaviors and human impacts.

No offerings are currently scheduled.