SCI 256  -  People, Science, and The Environment             
The University of Phoenix

John Ensworth  

2014 Ground Classes 

Environmental Links

Syllabus/Assignments, Ground Class- Colorado Main Capus, CO --- July 24th  to August 21, 2014
PDF Doc   Syllabus  Instructor Policies   (ver 4.0)
University Policies are available via login to the New Classroom.


Videos: 

 Video -#1  Part 1 2 3 4  (all 175mb files except the last (100mb))

Video #2 for here  (344 mb file)
Transcript for Glenn's Show (For Video 2).


Text marked in yellow (in class) will be the material emphasized in the  final exam. More complete lectures are below.
This material generally follows Version 4 of the UofP syllabus.

Lecture 1 - Week 1   Environmental Science, The Scientific Method, Environmentalism, and Populations Ch 1-4    Version 4

Power Point Version                          Adobe Version
  The lecture itself                             Doesn't require Office to view (very large)

 

Lecture 2 - Week 2  Natural Ecosystems, Population Dynamics Ch 5-6, 8-9  Version 4

Power Point Version                        Adobe Version
     
The lecture itself                       Doesn't require Office to view (very large)       

 

 

Lecture 3 - Week 3  Natural Resources, Food, and Energy Ch 11-12, 14-16

Power Point Version                        Adobe Version
     
The lecture itself                     Doesn't require Office to view (very large)

 

 

Lecture 4 and 5- Week 4 and 5  Environmental Pollution and Policies Ch 7,10,18-22, 24

Power Point Version                          Adobe Version
     
The lecture itself                     Doesn't require Office to view (very large)

 

Q

                                            

The notes below here were posted for Version 2 of the class with an older textbook. 

 

For those unable to find the "scientific method" UofP article for Week 1's assignment (in the online syllabus)- it is reproduced here:     
MS Word Format        HTML Format      PDF Format

Lecture 1 - Week 1   Environmental Science, The Scientific Method, and Environmentalism (Ch 1-3)

Power Point Version                                                         HTML Version
       
    WARNING LARGE FILE!                                                Easier to Load frame by frame
8 mb  = a slow download via dialup                                                                                    
It is best to Right Click, Save Target As... (in Windows)                                                                                                 
Then run Power Point                                                                                      

Lecture 2 - Week 2  Natural Ecosystems, Population Dynamics Ch 4-9, 22

Power Point Version                                                         HTML Version
            
    WARNING LARGE FILE!                                                   Easier to Load frame by frame       
8 mb  = a slow download via dialup                                                                                    
It is best to Right Click, Save Target As... (in Windows)                                                                                                 
Then run Power Point                                                                                      

Lecture 3 - Week 3  Resource Management  Ch 10-15,19-21  (SKIPPING Chapters 14-15)

Power Point Version                                                         HTML Version
       
    WARNING EXTREMELY LARGE FILE!                                   Easier to Load frame by frame       
21 mb  = a slow download via dialup                                                                                    
It is best to Right Click, Save Target As... (in Windows)                                                                                                 
Then run Power Point                                                                                      

Lecture 4 - Week 4  Resource Management  Ch 16-18  (SKIPPING Chapters 1 and 24)

Power Point Version                                                         HTML Version
               
    WARNING LARGE FILE!                                                  Easier to Load frame by frame       
15 mb  = a slow download via dialup                                                                                    
It is best to Right Click, Save Target As... (in Windows)                                                                                                 
Then run Power Point                                                                                      


The final TEST will be about 45 questions test, multiple choice and open book/open notes. 

Full Sized Lectures (not yellowed text-ed, but much more complete than above):

Week 1    PPT   9 mb or  HTML
Week 2    PPT  32mb or  HTML
Week 3    PPT  35mb or  HTML
Week 4    PPT  15mb or  HTML

This page was last updated: 08/21/2014

By John Ensworth