The School of Continuing Studies, in collaboration with the Faculty of Science, is pleased to announce some new courses in Science offered to CCE students. These courses can be taken as credit or non-credit courses.
To register for any of the following courses, kindly e-mail summer [dot] studies [at] mcgill [dot] ca or telephone 514-398-5212.
WINTER 2013
ATOC 181
Intro to Atmospheric Science
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: A survey of the Earth's atmosphere, weather and climate system. Topics include the fundamental processes that determine interactions between the atmosphere, ocean and biosphere; anthropogenic effects such as global warming, the ozone hole and acid rain; a perspective on future climate change.
Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Terms
- Instructors
- Gerard Szejwach
- Daniel J Kirshbaum
Instructor: Daniel J. Kirshbaum
Days offered: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 11:35 AM - 12:55 PM
Location: LEA 232
ATOC 182
Intro to Oceanic Sciences
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Air-sea interaction; oceanic properties; global climate change, carbon cycle; polar oceans, sea ice, polynyas; El Niño; remote sensing of oceans; physical control of biological processes in the sea.
Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Instructor: Jaime B. Palter
Days offered: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 1:05 PM - 2:25 PM
Location: ARTS 150
ATOC 184
Science of Storms
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Physical processes associated with severe and hazardous weather affecting the Earth. Topics are taught at a fundamental level, without equations, to provide a complete and up-to-date understanding of such extreme events as blizzards, ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and droughts.
Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2013 academic year.
Instructor: TBA
Days offered: Thursdays
Time: 11:35 AM - 12:55 PM
Location: MCMED 504
PHYS 183
The Milky Way Inside and Out
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physics: An elementary course on astronomy. Star origins and star formation, supernovae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Galaxies, their structure and their interactions. Stellar clusters, the interstellar medium. Galactic classification and galaxy evolution.
Offered by: Physics
- Winter
- Restriction: Not open to students in a Physics program. Not open to students who have taken PHYS 204 or PHYS 206.
Instructor: Tracy Webb
Days offered: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Time: 2:35 PM - 3:25 PM
Location: ENGMC 204
PHYS 184
Energy and the Environment
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physics: Energy fundamentals, generation of electricity, heat engines, fossil fuel production and consumption, local and global effects, economic impact, transportation, and pollution and environmental impact of energy use. Non-renewable energy sources (fossil fuels, nuclear) and renewable sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal).
Offered by: Physics
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHYS 228.
Instructor: Nick Provatas
Days offered: Thursdays
Time: 11:35 AM - 12:55 PM
Location: RPHYS 114
EPSC 181
Environmental Geology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Earth & Planetary Sciences: Introduction to the relationship of geological processes and materials to the human environment; geologic hazards; hydrogeology; impacts of waste disposal, energy use, land resource development.
Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EPSC 243
Instructor: Souad Guernino
Days offered: Thursdays
Time: 2:35 PM - 3:55 PM
Location: EDUC 129
EPSC 182
Astrobiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Earth & Planetary Sciences: Astrobiology is the search for the origin, evolution and destiny of life in the universe. The course will provide insight into the formation and evolution of habitable worlds, the evolution of life and the biogeochemical cycles in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere, and the potential for biological evolution beyond an organism's planet of origin.
Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures
- This is a double-prefix course and is identical in content with ANAT 182.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ANAT 205/EPSC 205 or ANAT 182.
Instructor: Hojatollah Vali
Days offered: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Time: 1:35 PM - 2:25 PM
Location: SADB 2/36
CHEM 180
World of Chem: Environment
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Risks, water, air pollution, sick-building syndrome, the chemistry of the car, energy (fossil fuel, nuclear), nano and biotechnology, smells, garbage and human waste, dental chemistry and green chemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- David Noble Harpp, Joseph A Schwarcz, Ariel Fenster
Instructors: David Noble Harpp , Ariel Fenster , Joseph A Schwarcz
Days offered: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 10:05 AM - 11:25 AM
Location: ADAMS AUD
CHEM 181
World of Chem: Food
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A series of lectures on the historical, practical, and simple chemical aspects of: food, food additives; vitamins; minerals, diet and cancer; dieting; food-borne illnesses, health food and cooking.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- 3 lecture hours/week
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 150.
- Terms
- Instructors
- David Noble Harpp, Joseph A Schwarcz, Ariel Fenster
Instructors: David Noble Harpp , Ariel Fenster , Joseph A Schwarcz
Days offered: Tuesdays
Time: 5:35 PM - 8:25 PM
Location: LEA 132