College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Fall 2008
Chemistry, Physics, & Biology of Soils
AGRON 502, Section XW
Credit Hours 3 non-major graduate or 3 graduate
Dates August 25 - December 19, 2008
Registration Deadline August 11, 2008
Off-Campus Program Master of Agriculture; Master o of Science in Agronomy
Instructor: Dan Dobill
E-mail: ddobill@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-537-5016
FAX: 515-294-5506
Faculty Page
Tuition/Fees $1,077 G / Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites Agronomy 114 (Principles of Agronomy) and 154 (Fundamentals of Soil Science), Chemistry 163 (General Chemistry), Math 140 (College Algebra), and Biology 109 or equivalent.
Course Description Study soil chemical, biological, and physical properties that control processes within the soil and their influence on plant/soil interactions. Understand problems associated with soil and crop science applications. Restricted to graduate students admitted to specific programs at Iowa State University. Enrollment priority given to M.S. Agronomy Degree students.
Course Website

http://masters.agron.iastate.edu
** Access to the website may be restricted to registred students or not available until the start of the course.
Delivery Format WWW
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
Text Brady, N. and Weil, R. 2001. The Nature and Properties of Soil. 13th ed. Pearson Publications. ISBN 0130167630.
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Returning Students - AccessPlus
Registration Questions - Call 515-294-1889 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST).

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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