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NATURAL SCIENCES

Astronomy

Astronomy B1: General Astronomy: The fundamental principles and
methods of astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)

Assistant Professor van de Kamp.

Astronomy B2: Modern Astronomy: Astronomy B1 or Mathematics A1
or A2 prerequisite.—Newer methods in astronomy. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)

Assistant Professor van de Kamp.

Biology and Agriculture

Biology B1: General Biology: An elementary study of organisms and
the relations between animals and plants. Plants will be studied from the
standpoint of metabolism and growth, and animals from that of structure and
response. Types will be chosen which illustrate the fundamental biological
laws and throw light on the place of man among living things. Three hours
of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 2
courses.)

Professor Lewis and Kepner, Associate Professor Reynolds, Assistant
Professors Betts and Davis and Assistants.

Biology C1: Evolution and Heredity: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Evolution,
the theory and its history; the principles of heredity and their application
to human problems. Three hours of lecture per week.

Professor Lewis.

Biology C2: Genetics: Biology B1 prerequisite.—A study of the fundamental
principles of heredity, with special emphasis on their various applications
and on the origins and relations of characters. First and second terms
only. Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.

Professor White.