AS_100 General Biology
Course Content
Biology, Physics and Chemistry in the study of life. Introduction. Chemistry of biological pathways (chemicals, chemicals in life, water). Chemistry of deep beings (macromolecules, origin of life). Cell (prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and cellular organelles). Cellular metabolism (energy flow, biological reactions (enzymes catalysts), cellular respiration, influencing factors, energy production). Cell cycle and division (mitosis, reduction). Genetics (Mendel’s Laws, DNA-RNA, Basic Doctrine of Biology). Evolution (Darwinian theory, Neo-Darwinism, ontogeny and phylogeny, adaptation, evolution of species). Development (main development phases and mechanisms). Architectural pattern of animals. Taxonomy and phylogeny. Ecology principles
AS_101 General & analytic chemistry
Course Content
Chemistry and measurements. Atoms, Molecules, Ions, Atomic and Molecular Structure, Periodic Table. Oxidation number, Chemical bond, Chemical formulas and nomenclature of simple compounds. Solutions, Solubility, Standard Solutions. pH, Buffers. Chemical reactions, Chemical equations and stoichiometric calculations. Neutralization reactions, Oxidation reactions, Complexation reactions, Precipitation reactions. Qualitative Analysis, Analysis of the major cation and anion groups. Quantitative Analysis, Classification of the methods of classical and instrumental quantitative analysis. Gravimetric analysis, Volumetric analysis. Chromatography – Types of Chromatography. Electrochemical Methods of Analysis-Potentiometry. Optical Methods of Analysis – UV-Visible Absorption Spectrophotometry, Infrared Spectrophotometry, Emission Spectrophotometry, Atomic absorption.
AS_102 Oceanography
Course Content
Development of Oceanography, the most important achievements. Natural Oceanography Issues. Geological processes and geological characteristics of the oceans and seas. Physical and chemical characteristics of seawater, physical and chemical processes in the seas and oceans. Biological processes (productivity, food webs and microbial loop, phytoplankton blooms and sea snow precipitations). Biogeochemical processes and transport, fate of pollutants. Oceans and climate. Laboratory Exercises: 1. Distinction of particulate matter in seawater. 2. Measurement of primary productivity of marine phanerogams and macroalgae. Outdoor Exercises: Sampling of Benthic Macrophytes and phytoplankton.
AS_ 103 Biostatistics
Course Content
Basic concepts. Population and Sample. Sampling Techniques. Types of variables. Data representation. Frequency tables (frequency distributions). Graphs. Descriptive measures. Measures of central tendency. Mean, Median, Mode. Properties of central tendency measures. Measures of dispersion. Range, Percentiles. Quartiles, deciles and interquartile range. Mean Deviation. Variance and standard deviation. Coefficient of variation. Measures of Shape. Skewness. Coefficient of skewness. Kurtosis of a distribution. Coefficient of kurtosis. Measures of central tendency for grouped data. Measures of dispersion for grouped data. Boxplots, stem and leaf plots, scaterplots. Method of least squares. Interpretation of least squares line. Introduction to probabilities. Definition of odds, odds ratios and relative risk. Review of descriptive biostatistical techniques and use in case studies.
AS_ 104 Agricultural sciences
Course Content
The beginning and evolution of agriculture. Focal points in the history of agricultural production. Historical background of agronomic science. The state of food on the planet. Food problem and solutions. Common Agricultural Policy in the European Union. Past and Prospects. World and Greek agricultural production. A: Land Crops. World and Greek agricultural production. B: Terrestrial Animal Production. World and Greek agricultural production. C: Aquaculture – Algae production. World and Greek agricultural production. D: Aquaculture – Animal Production. Impact of agricultural production methods on the environment. Environmentally friendly production processes. The importance of agronomic science in production. Economic characteristics of Greek agricultural production. Needs, perspectives and trends of Greek aquaculture.
