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Hello my name is Matthew Barrera and I am from Waco,TX. I am now a senior Horticulture at Texas A&M and plan to graduate May 2010. Let me take this time to tell you why I chose Horticulute as my major.

Ever since I can remember I have grown up with a family that has had a passion for nature and the beautiful scenery that it provides. As I grew older I realized horticulture was something I wanted to be involved in for the rest of my life and something I wanted to study in college. I decided to study Horticulture at Texas A&M because I wanted to be apart of a school that had strong tradition and high makes in my field of study.

Since I have been at Texas A&M I have gained incredible knowledge in all areas of Horticulture. College has also given me incite on what direction I might what to head once I do graduate.I am very proud of what A&M has taught me and hope to share my knowledge with fellow horticulturist in the furture.

• Accounting

  ACCT 209. Survey of Accounting Principles.

  Accounting survey for non-business majors; non-technical accounting procedures, preparation and interpretation of financial statements and internal control.

  ACCT 229. Introductory Accounting.

  Analysis, recording and reporting of business transactions; partnership and corporation accounting; analysis and use of financial statements.

• Agronomy

  AGRO 101. Introduction to Soil and Crop Science.

  Brief summary of sciences of agronomic crops, soils and water; management, production and processing of various crops; education, employment and research pertaining to respective professions.

  AGRO 302. Recreational Turf.

  Principles underlying construction and maintenance practices for turf facilities including athletic fields, golf courses, parks and home lawns; aesthetic, safety and economic aspects of turf varieties, soil conditions, plant protectants and maintenance equipment.

• Chemistry

  CHEM 101. Fundamentals of Chemistry I.

  Introduction to modern theories of atomic structure and chemical bonding; chemical reactions; stoichiometry; states of matter; solutions; equilibrium; acids and bases; coordination chemistry.

  CHEM 102. Fundamentals of Chemistry II.

  Theory and applications of oxidation-reductions systems; thermodynamics and kinetics; complex equilibria and solubility product; nuclear chemistry; descriptive inorganic and organic chemistry.

• Horticulture

  HORT 306. Woody Ornamental Plants.

  Better known woody ornamental trees and shrubs; identification, morphology, classification, nomenclature and adaptability for use in landscape environments.

  HORT 308. Landscape Plant Materials.

  Identification and use of indigenous and introduced landscape plants; plants for special uses in urban environments; emphasis on plants’ ornamental attributes, cultural requirements, and adaptability in urban and suburban environments.

• Management

  MGMT 209. Business, Government and Society.

  Impact of the external environment—legal, political, economic and international—on business behavior; market and non-market solutions to contemporary public policies confronting business persons examined including antitrust law, employment and discrimination law, product safety regulation, consumer protection and ethics.

  MGMT 309. Survery of Management.

  Survey for non-business majors of the basic functions and responsibilities of managers; includes the environmental context of management, planning and decision making, organization structure and design, leading and managing people, and the controlling process; issues of globalization, ethics, quality and diversity integrated throughout the course.

• Mathematics

  MATH 141. Business Mathematics I.

  Linear equations and applications, systems of linear equations, matrix algebra and applications, linear programming (graphical method), probability and applications, statistics.

  MATH 142. Business Mathematics II.

  Derivatives, curve sketching and optimization, techniques of derivatives, logarithms and exponential functions with applications, integrals, techniques and applications of integrals, multivariate calculus.