Agricultural Systems Management & Technology Course

Course Information

Physical Principles of Agriculture and Life Sciences

University:

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Course Number:

AGST 109X

Credit Hours:

4 credit hours - $440 per credit

Start/End Dates:

August 26, 2024 - December 20, 2024

Overview

Course Description

Fundamental principles of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism and their relationship to energy utilization and conservation. Principles then applied to problem situations in agriculture and life sciences.

Contacts

Instructor

David Mabie
Office: 402-472-3066
david.mabie@unl.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

College Physics by OpenStax
Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Edition: First
ISBN: 1-947172-01-8
Publisher: Openstax

Course Access

Canvas at UNL

UNL Graduate Studies will email students with information (student name, email, and NU ID) and instructions for accessing UNL classes. For undergraduate students in the ECEMS program, Mel Sedlacek will email students with information and instructions for accessing UNL classes. Students will claim their UNL account by setting a password and security questions. Once students claim their ID, they will be able to access their courses at https://canvas.unl.edu/. Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of class.

Please contact the UNL campus coordinator listed below with any questions.

Mel Sedlacek for Early Care & Education, Early Childhood & Family Policy, Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Youth Development, and Community Development

Kelly Durkin for Dietetics

Melisia Bieber for Merchandising

Melissa Sailors for Ag Systems Management & Technology, Animal Science, Food Safety & Defense, Grassland Management, Horticulture, and Quantitative Genetics & Genomics

Exam Proctor

This course requires an exam proctor. Consult the campus coordinator at the teaching university for proctor guidelines.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

Textbook available Free at https://openstax.org/details/books/college-physics.

Information is subject to change.

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Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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