ENVS 340 - Systems Modeling

Second Semester.  Computer simulation models are powerful tools for organizing information, gaining insight into underlying dynamics, and predicting the behavior of complex systems.  Students will design and construct models as a means of building understanding of a variety of biological and environmental phenomena.  Models developed will cover topics ranging from physiology to community dynamics to large-scale flows of material and energy. These examples will provide students with systems-thinking skills and a library of analogies that can be broadly applied to problems in the natural and social sciences.  Credit can be counted towards either biology or environmental studies majors.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Biology 120, at least one college chemistry course, comfort using algebraic equations.

Enrollment Limit: 16

Mr. Petersen

Credits: 3 hours