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This laboratory course introduces the statistical computing language R and provides hands-on experience using R to screen and adjust data, examine deterministic functions and probability distributions, conduct classic one- and two-sample tests, utilize bootstrapping and Monte Carlo randomization procedures, and conduct stochastic simulations for ecological modeling.

This course provides students with an understanding of basic statistical concepts critical to the proper use and understanding of statistics in ecology and conservation science and prepares students for subsequent ECO courses in ecological modeling.

Provides graduate students with a broad sampling of new and cutting-edge research related to environmental conservation to help foster critical thinking and provide a more expansive view of natural resources research. Seminars will be given by departmental faculty and faculty from other departments, both on campus and from other institutions. The seminars will be designed for both students who plan a research career and those who plan a more applied path.

Introduction to the research process in the natural resources sciences. Focus on research philosophy, concepts, and design, progressing from development of hypotheses, questions, and proposals, to grants and budgeting, and delivery of such research products as reports, publications, and presentations.

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A graduate version of E&C-Eng 568. Quantitative study of pipelined processor architectures, memory, Input/Output, RISC processors and vector machines. Prerequisite: undergraduate courses in digital design and hardware organization.

Review of semiconductor material properties. Carrier drift, diffusion, and generation-recombination processes in semiconductor devices. Fundamental theory of operation of p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) structures, and field-effect transistors (FETs). Implications of nanoscale dimensions in contemporary devices.

With discussions and lab. Use of nonlinear devices such as diodes, field effect transistors (FETs), and bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) in the design of simple analog and digital circuits. Design projects make use of PSPICE. Prerequisites: grades of C or better in E&C-ENG 212 and 221.

This is the first semester of a two-semester project where a student works with a faculty adviser on a project. The project can be design, experimental, simulation, or theoretical. Although the overall project requires a proposal, a final report, and a final presentation, the first semester requires only a proposal and satisfactory progress toward final completion.