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BCA Semester III - Environmental Science

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BCA Semester III - Environmental Science

Environmental Science

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category icon Teaching and Academics ,Science,Carbon Footprint Reduction

Lectures -38

Quizzes -3

Duration -2.5 hours

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Course Description

Unit I : Environmental Studies:

  • Definition, scope and importance, need for public awareness. Natural resources: Water resources; use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflicts over water, dams: benefits and problems. Effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer- pesticide problems, water logging and salinity.

Unit II : Ecosystems:

  • Concept of an ecosystem, structure and function of an ecosystem, producers, consumers and decomposers, energy flow in ecosystem, food chains, ecological pyramids, aquatic ecosystem (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries). Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Land Resources, land as a resource, land degradation, soil erosion and desertification.

Unit III : Biodiversity: 

Genetic species and ecosystem diversity, bio-geographical classification of India. Value of biodiversity, threats to biodiversity, endangered and endemic species of India, conservation of biodiversity.


Prerequisites

No Prior knowledge is Required

BCA Semester III - Environmental Science

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Unit 1 Energy resources

20 Lectures
  • play icon Introduction 02:07 02:07
  • play icon Assembling the pieces 04:07 04:07
  • play icon Planning your solar system 04:26 04:26
  • play icon Checking if your roof is right for panels 04:05 04:05
  • play icon Obtaining titanium dioxide 01:43 01:43
  • play icon Solar energy: an overview 02:02 02:02
  • play icon Connecting the cell box 02:53 02:53
  • play icon Hiring a solar installer 02:55 02:55
  • play icon Installing panels on a suitable roof 04:53 04:53
  • play icon Creating a solar cell 03:33 03:33
  • play icon Building your panel 03:11 03:11
  • play icon Acquiring your solar electric system 04:09 04:09
  • play icon Evaluating ground-mounted option 01:45 01:45
  • play icon Generating a current 01:52 01:52
  • play icon The disadvantage of solar energy 04:00 04:00
  • play icon Wiring your panel 02:15 02:15
  • play icon Completing the installation 02:31 02:31
  • play icon Sealing the box 01:46 01:46
  • play icon Mounting your panels 01:30 01:30
  • play icon Unit 1 Assessments

Unit 2 Biodiversity

12 Lectures
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Unit 3 Environmental Pollution

6 Lectures
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