Cyanobacteria in the Huron River Watershed with CHEM 121/122 & BIOL 110

CSIE 177: Cyanobacteria in the Huron River Watershed
The focus of the course is an Academic Service-Learning project to characterize the genotype, and conditions for growth of potentially harmful cyanobacteria in Southeast Michigan waterways. Students develop original research projects and hypotheses, discuss methodology with biology and chemistry faculty, analyze samples in the biology and chemistry laboratories (BIOL 110/CHEM 122), interpret data, and prepare oral and written reports of their data and conclusions. Academic and professional development of students will be stressed within the context of public health issues. The connections between biological and chemical disciplines emphasized through student cohort participation in the CSIE course and the companion lecture and laboratory coursework in biology and chemistry.

CHEM 121: General Chemistry I
The first semester of a two-semester sequence covering the principles of chemistry for science majors and others with an interest and background in science. Lecture: three hours per week. 

CHEM 122: General Chemistry I
The laboratory class to accompany CHEM 121. Students learn basic techniques employed in a chemistry laboratory, including use of analytical balances, quantitative glassware, spectrophotometry, and computers for data acquisition and analysis. Laboratory: three hours per week. Coreq: CHEM 121

BIOL 110: Introductory Biology I
The basic concepts of biology upon which students can begin to develop a conceptual framework of the discipline will be developed in this course and reinforced in upper-level biology courses. Cell structure and function, molecular biology, Mendelian and population genetics, evolutionary theory, and ecology will be covered in this first semester of a two-semester sequence. Inquiry-oriented laboratory exercises and inquiry-oriented methods will be emphasized in lecture and discussion sections. BIOL 110 is required for students taking a major or minor in biology. Course meets for three hours of lecture, one hour of discussion and three hours of laboratory each week.