Georgia Journal of Science articles from December 2003

Georgia Journal of Science archives from December 2003

Gas president's comments and report from the Academy Council.
December 22, 2003... We are looking forward to having an excellent 81st Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science to be held March 26-27, 2004 at Berry College. The Local Arrangements Committee has been working diligently over the past few months and has...

Berry College: gate of opportunity.
December 22, 2003... The Georgia Academy of Science will hold its 81st annual meeting on the campus of Berry College just outside of Rome, Georgia on March 26 and 27, 2004. The nine sections of the Academy will hear papers and view posters presented by science...

Teaching College Algebra using Supplemental Instruction versus the traditional lecture method.
December 22, 2003... ABSTRACT Trying to improve students' academic success has been the focus of many universities across the country. The success of a student begins in the classroom. One of the most troublesome and sometimes terrifying course for students is...

Saturn in 2002-03.
December 22, 2003... ABSTRACT Forty-five photoelectric magnitude measurements of Saturn were made between Oct. 31, 2002 and Feb. 24, 2003. The normalized magnitudes, at a ring tilt angle of B = 26.5[degrees], were: B(1,0) = -8.75[+ or -]0.02, V(1,0) = -9.77[+...

Analysis of forest community structure at the Margaret & Luke Pettit environmental preserve, Bartow County, Georgia.(Student Paper)
December 22, 2003... ABSTRACT A community analysis was performed on a 0.75 ha forested area in order to gather baseline data for a newly formed environmental preserve in Bartow County, Georgia. A total of 17 different woody species were observed. Dominant...

Size and age class estimates of North American Eocene palaeopheid snakes.
December 22, 2003... ABSTRACT In North America, two genera (Palaeophis and Pterosphenus) and six species of palaeopheid snakes are known from Gulf Coast and Atlantic coastal Eocene marine or marine-influenced sediments. They were specialized aquatic snakes...

Food preferences and bioenergetics of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and the golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli).
December 22, 2003... ABSTRACT This investigation focused on the food preferences and bioenergetics of the white-footed mouse (Peromuyscus leucopus) and the golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli), two small mammal species with similar life histories and extensive...

The Georgia Academy of Science: affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
December 22, 2003... The Georgia Academy of Science is composed of "Residents and non-residents of Georgia who are engaged in scientific work, or who are interested in the development of science." The purpose of the Academy of "the promotion of interests of...

Acknowledgment of reviewers.
December 22, 2003... The editorial staff of the Georgia Journal of Science depends on the professional interest of the reviewers of papers presented for publication. The following reviewers have agreed to allow the GaJSci to acknowledge them formally. Augusta...