Anatomical Properties of Wood

Catalog description

Provide information on tree form/growth, cell wall formation/composition, structure of wood/bark cells; macroscopic/microscopic identification of hardwood/softwood cells. W P 203 Anatomical Properties of Wood (1) The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of the anatomical properties of wood and bark cells. Students taking this class will learn: 1) basic information on tree form and growth 2)basic information on cell wall chemical composition, formation and structure 3) identification and differentiation of different hardwood and softwood cells. Course grade will be based on weekly quizzes. W P 203 is a foundation course for the wood products major and a basic information course for the forest science major. The course will be taken by students in the fall semester in their sophomore or junior year for Wood Products major and in the their sophomore, junior or senior year for the Forest Science major. This course provides essential background information for students in the Wood Products major. The information presented in this course will be needed for understanding advanced concepts present in 400-level courses. All wood products and forest science students will be required to take this course. It is listed as a prerequisite for most W P 400-level courses. The course is designed to provide information necessary for understanding advanced concepts presented in W P 400-level courses. Macroscopic and microscopic hardwood and softwood cell identification will be taught in a specialized laboratory made available by the School of Forest Resources.