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TENTATIVE SYLLABUS - Spring 2003

Cycle Date Topic Assignment (Chapter) Prof
I Jan 13 (T) Course Introduction.  Unit 1:  Plant Biology.  The Plant Way of Life; Plant Way of Life SG 34  SS
15 (Th) Plant Structure & Function; SG 34 SS
19 (M) Plant Transport: Xylem & phloem; Maple Sugaring and Winter Trees; Spuds McSaupe Studies Potatoes; Gink & Go at the Malt Shop; Plant Transport Study Guide 35 SS
II 21 (W) Gas exchange:  Stomata & transpiration; Plant Gas exchange Study Guide; 35 SS
23 (F) Growth & Development; hormones; tropisms; Gink & Go at the Playground 37 SS
27 (T) More Plant Development 37 SS
III 29 (Th) Plant Reproduction; Plant Repro SG; Gink & Go Learn about the Birds and Bees 38 SS
Feb 2 (M) EXAM #1 Intro - development    
4 (W) More Plant Sex; Gink & Go Learn about the Birds & the Bees 38, parts of 28 SS
IV 6 (F) Unit 2:  Animal Biology Cells & Tissues 40 PC
10 (T) More cells & tissues 40 PC
12 (Th) Nervous Systems 44 PC
V 16 (M) More nervous systems 44 PC
18 (W) Still more nervous systems 44 PC
20 (F) Muscles & movement 47 PC
VI 24 (T) EXAM #2:  Plant Development - nervous    
26 (Th) More muscles & movement 47 PC
27 - Mar 7 SPRING BREAK    
8 (M) Animal circulation & respiration 48-49 PC
VII 10 (W) More circulation & respiration 48-49 PC
12(F) Still more circulation & respiration 48-49 PC
16 (T) Even more circulation & respiration 48-49 PC
VIII 18 (Th) Digestive systems 50 PC
22 (M) EXAM #3:  Muscles - respiration    
24 (W) More digestion 50 PC
IX 26 (F) Still more digestion 50 PC
30 (T) Animal reproduction 42 PC
Apr 1 (Th) More reproduction 42 PC
X 5 (M) Unit 3:  Ecology Population biology; King & courtier Story; Yeast in a flask; Study Guide 54 SS
7 (W) More populations; Gink & Go Watch "Survivor" 54 SS
8 - 12 EASTER BREAK    
14 (W) Community biology; Study Guide 55  
XI 16 (F) EXAM #4:  Digestion - population   SS
20 (T) More communities 55 SS
22 (Th) Ecosystems - energy flow; Study Guide 56 SS
XII 26 (M) Ecosystems - biogeochemical cycles & Gaia; Study Guide 56 SS
28 (W) Biomes 57 SS
30 (F) Ecological crises; "Tragedy of the Commons" - Essay; Questions; Musings on Human Ecology 58 SS
  3 (M) Study Day    
  TBA FINAL EXAM (#5): Communities - Commons & Comprehensive    
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