Course Connections

As a second semester sophomore, I am beginning to really dive into my major-specific courses. I still have a few general credits to complete, but five of my six classes this semester pertain to soils and the environment. One thing I’ve noticed with this change is just how much course content overlaps. It isn’t to the point that I am overwhelmed by the same information five different times, but instead I feel like my knowledge is becoming much more cemented and rounded out. A good example is atmospheric lapse rate. The way we talk about this topic in my dynamic earth class is very different from the way we discuss it in hydrology. It is a much more conceptual approach in hydrology, which helps us understand precipitation processes, while it is more quantitative in dynamic earth where we use it for our atmospheric computer models. Both ways of looking at it add to my understanding. I really enjoy seeing the connections from different scientific approaches and look forward to this continuing through the next two years.