| source UC Davis (X) |
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department Applied Biological Systems Technology (X) |
Lecture/discussion—1 hour; laboratory—2 hours. Identify wood types, properties and milling processes: sawing, planing, drilling, clamping, marking and measurement. Examine wood strength, visual, odor and taste properties. Participate in individual barrel-raising process. Visit coopering facilities to observe barrel production and winery and distillery products. (P/NP grading only.)—III. (III.) Grismer, Perkins
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Study of metal properties and of techniques for fabricating in metal. Physical principles, design considerations, effects of techniques on quality and appearance, and evaluation procedures. Experience in working with metal. (P/NP grading only.)—I. (I.) Perkins
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Study of the properties of plastic materials and the fundamentals of fabrication techniques. Experience in working with common plastics, with applications to biological systems. (P/NP grading only.)—III. (III.)
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Operation, adjustment, and troubleshooting of farm tractors and field equipment. Principles of operation, equipment terminology and uses of tilling, cultivating, thinning, and planting equipment. Typical sequences in cropping practices. (P/NP grading only.)—III. (III.) Perkins
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 16 or consent of instructor. Intermediate welding to include hardfacing and inert gas welding. Class projects on repair and fabrication by welding. Troubleshooting and major repair of field equipment. (P/NP grading only.)—II. (II.) Perkins
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
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(P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of instructor. Principles of 2-stroke cycle, 4-stroke cycle gasoline and 4-stroke cycle diesel engine construction and operation. Engine systems, performance, troubleshooting, and overhaul.—II. (II.) Perkins
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Laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Food Science and Technology 110B (may be taken concurrently). Use of temperature sensors; measurement of thermal conductivity and heat transfer in foods; refrigeration, freezing, concentration and dehydration of foods.—II. (II.) Singh
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Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Animal Science 1 or 2. Optimal structures and environments for animal growth and comfort; heat and moisture transfer principles; heating, cooling, ventilating principles and equipment; animal housing design; environmental regulations and waste management practices. Offered in alternate years.—(II.) Zhang
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Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Types and characteristics of agricultural equipment and technologies appropriate for small commercial farming. Adjustment and calibration of equipment. Selection of and budgeting for equipment. (Same course as International Agricultural Development 142.)—III. (III.) Perkins
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B, Mathematics 16B, Chemistry 2B. Basic principles of water chemistry and water treatment processes as they relate to aquacultural systems. Offered in alternate years.—II. Piedrahita
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 161. Design of aquacultural systems: design methodology, principles of fluid mechanics, site selection and facility planning, management operations, computer modeling. Offered in alternate years.—III. Piedrahita
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Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 1A or 5A. Basic design, installation, and operation principles of irrigation systems for turf and landscape: golf courses, parks, highways, public buildings, etc. Emphasis on hardware association with sprinkler and drip/trickle systems.—III. (III.)
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Agricultural Systems and Environment 21 or the equivalent computer experience. Concepts of precision agriculture. Variability in yield, yield monitors and mapping, remote sensing, variability in plant and soil conditions, global positioning system (GPS), geographic information system (GIS), sensors and actuators, map controlled variable rate application (VRT), socio-economic aspects of precision agriculture.—I. (I.) Upadhyaya
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 21 or equivalent familiarity with computers, Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 120 or the equivalent, Mathematics 16A. Management and analysis of georeferenced data. Spatial database management and modeling. Applications to agriculture, biological resource management and social sciences. Cartographic modeling. Vector and raster-based geographic information systems. Not open for credit to students who have completed Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 132. (Same course as Plant Sciences 180.)—(I.) Plant
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Lecture/laboratory—8 hours.Prerequisite: course 180 or Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources 180 or Landscape Architecture 50 or consent of instructor. Data representation and analysis in geographic information systems (GIS). Creation of spatial data sets from analog and digital sources such as aerial photography and maps; data structures, data management, database design, georeferencing, georectification, surface models, analysis, and spatial data visualization. Offered in alternate years.—II. Plant
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 180 or equivalent GIS experience and skills; general biology and/or ecology courses recommended. Ecosystem and landscape modeling with emphasis on hydrology and solute transport. Spatial analysis of environmental risk analysis including ecological risk assessment, natural resource management. Spatial database structures, scripting, data models, and error analysis in GIS. Offered in alternate years.—III. Zhang
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Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Research conferences for specialized study in applied biological systems technology. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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Internship—3-15 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship. Supervised internship in applied biological systems technology. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
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Tutorial. Tutoring individual students, leading small voluntary discussion groups, or assisting the instructor in laboratories affiliated with one of the department’s regular courses. May be repeated for credit if topic differs. (P/NP grading only.)
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Practical and theoretical considerations of pest control systems and techniques. Design, selection, and use of mechanical systems for field, orchard, greenhouse, and vector control use. Biological, legal, and environmental considerations in pest control and pesticide application.—II. Giles
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Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Research problems, progress, and techniques in applied biological systems technology. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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