http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2010/entrance.pdfLectures: Tu & Th, 12:40-2:00pm; S109 South Kedzie HallProf: Thomas Getty: https://www.msu.edu/user/gettyemail: [email protected] hrs: before & after class & by arrangement.LA: Emily Disbrow GA: Shannon Peters email: disbrowe@... peter837@... Off hrs: TBA TBARoom: C002 Holmes TBA This course is an overview and analysis of Life on Earth. We will examine the nature of life, looking at diverse organisms, how they develop, function, interact and evolve. We will survey the basic facts, but we will focus our efforts on understanding concepts & the connections between patterns & processes. Critical analysis is essential to our success.We will use the text as a backbone, but we will spend a lot of time examining recent research papers so that you can see what questions biologists are wrestling with, learn about some current techniques and develop a critical approach to new developments in biology.Text: Campbell & Reece Biology, 8th ed. Pearson Benjamin CummingsISBN-9780805368444You do not need any other books.You should read the assigned material before lecture, then review the concepts and work through the self test at the end of each chapter.http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2008/entrance.pdfCheck the lecture schedule: http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2010/schedule.pdf regularly for changes in the topics and assigned readings.Lectures will be presented as PowerPoint slides, and posted as web pages in Adobe Acrobat.pdf format, linked to the lecture schedule. The posted lectures will be incomplete.You will need to attend the lectures to get the whole story, to participate in discussion and to be present for quizzes (which cannot be taken late without a valid excuse). Grades: 40% - simple pop quizzes: http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2010/sampleOldQuiz.pdf 30% - a 3-5 page 'News & Views' paper Nature’s guide to writing: http://www.nature.com.proxy2.cl.msu.edu:2047/authors/author_services/how_write.html The Science of Scientific Writing: http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2010/scientific_writing.pdf example student papers: http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2010/N&V_examples.pdf the grading rubric: http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2010/News&Viewsrubric.pdf 30% - essay final exam from a list of study questions: http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2009/finalexamstudyquestions2010.pdf Grades will be curved, with a class average somewhere around 3-3.5, depending on average student performance (here are last year’s grades: http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/148h/fall2009/bs148h2009finalscores&grades.pdf ).My goal is to run the class so effectively that we will all perform above our expectations and we can justify lots of good grades. You'll have to do your part to allow me to achieve this goal!If you have any difficulty with any aspect of the class, please talk to us, so we can help
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