Natural Sciences 191CNS73 - FYS- The Sky's the Limit

Monarch butterflies migrate all the way from Canada to Mexico, the Laysan albatross can travel 500 miles with a few flaps of its wings, and bats use all of their ?hand bones? to adjust with fine movements during flight! Let's explore the amazing phenomenon of flight. In this course, we will discover how very different animals are able to accomplish flight, as well as how they use it to capture food, find mates, escape predators, and avoid unfavorable climates. By the end of this class, you will understand the evolution and mechanics of flight, and its function for these masters of the sky.

Open to Natural Sciences Freshman with a declared major or on the Natural Sciences Exploratory Track.