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EEE 105

EEE 105. Environmental Biology. we will examine how nature “works”. the young science of Ecology. EEE 105. we will examine how human actions. have altered nature. EEE 105. flooding deposits sewage in Davenport, IA. EEE 105. it’s all around us. the Boneyard. EEE 105.

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EEE 105

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  1. EEE 105 Environmental Biology we will examine how nature “works” the young science of Ecology

  2. EEE 105 we will examine how human actions have altered nature

  3. EEE 105 flooding deposits sewage in Davenport, IA

  4. EEE 105 it’s all around us the Boneyard

  5. EEE 105 Environmental issues are “hot button”

  6. EEE 105 It’s your future

  7. EEE 105 It’s your future and decisions are being made now which will affect you the rest of your life

  8. EEE 105 It’s your future and decisions are being made now which will affect you the rest of your life

  9. EEE 105 How do we govern our environment?

  10. EEE 105 how? Dr. Daryl Sweeney “Doc” Sweeney eee105@life.uiuc.edu

  11. EEE 105 Teaching Assistants: Karin Nelson eee105@life.uiuc.edu Amy Cash

  12. EEE 105 Website http://www.life.uiuc.edu/animalbiology/105/ ID: eee105 Password: prAIRie

  13. EEE 105 Exams 3 Hour exams 100 points each (cumulative) 200 points Final 500 point total

  14. A 450 B 400 C 350 D 300 EEE 105 No + or - grades Grading except for the top score who should get an A+ yes, students have failed F this course

  15. A 450 B 400 C 350 D 300 EEE 105 No + or - grades Grading yes, students have failed F at midsemester, we may set a lower curve this course and again at semester’s end

  16. EEE 105 Exam Schedule noon here Exam 1 Friday Feb 8 Exam 2 Friday Mar 8 “ “ Exam 3 Friday Apr 12 “ “ Final Tuesday May 7, 7 - 10 pm here

  17. EEE 105 Text test questions are based on lectures but readings are valuable in expanding your viewpoint

  18. EEE 105 Auditorium Rules No food or drink No smoking No feet on seats

  19. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 7 Decades of American Environmental History … a personal view

  20. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 The Great Depression Unemployment Riding the Rails Hobos

  21. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 TheGreat Depression 1933 National Recovery Act (NRA) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Tennessee Valley Authority 1935 Social Security Act

  22. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 The Dust Bowl Soil erosion Migration

  23. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 World War II Environmental Destruction

  24. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 World War II Cooperation Victory gardens Rationing Recycling

  25. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 Postwar America Home building Consumerism

  26. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 The Atomic Bomb Hiroshima August 6, 1945

  27. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 The Atomic Bomb Nagasaki

  28. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 The Cold War Nuclear deterrence Civil Defense Fallout shelters

  29. '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 The Cold War Nuclear testing Bikini Nevada Strontium-90

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