Quantitative Thinking in Sustainability Science

Catalog description

This course will focus on the quantitative side of sustainability science, with an attempt to balance introduction to the mechanics (how to do certain things with data, for example), with the underlying motivations (why are you looking at data a certain way?) - not simply how to do it. Completing the course will better prepare students for the quantitative elements of upper-level elective classes. Because the course balances why? with how?, students taking this class will not be able to claim mastery of either, but?will have a much better insight as to the coupling of the two. Students will be exposed to data collection, analysis, and the interpretation and application of both.