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1Biological Sciences 150 Foundations of Biology I Fall 2003 (03-1) Instructor: Dr. Laurel Roberts L13 Clapp Hall 624 - 4291 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://courseweb.pitt.edu (look for Course# 03113434) Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12:00 - 12:50 PM L9 Clapp Hall Recitations: Wednesday 3:00 - 3:50 169 Crawford Thursday 8:30 - 9:20 224 Langley Thursday 1:00 - 1:50 169 Crawford Friday 10:00 - 10:50 224 Langley Lab: Carole LaFave: L14 Clapp Hall Schedule posted on door Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30 – 3:30, Friday 1:30 – 3:30 and by appointment, at the BIO HELP DESK MAIN HALL of the CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING Text: Biology, Campbell, Reece, 6th Edition, Benjamin Cummings Publishers SI Leader: TBA Learning Skills Center: 648-7920 Course Description: This is an introductory course divided into two semesters. The first part covers the cellular basis of life including a discussion of simple chemistry; cells as units of structure and function; and energy transformations. The second part includes an examination of those functions common to all organisms such as; nutrition, gas and fluid transport, hormonal and neuronal control. Throughout, the emphasis is on the mechanisms used to accomplish these basic functions.2Course Design: Bio 150 is an introduction to biology for students planning to major in biology, psychology, health-related professions or natural sciences. The topics covered in 150 provide background for further study in biochemistry, botany, microbiology, animal physiology, vertebrate morphology and other areas. Lecture: Three 50-minute sessions per week. There will be no formal assignments. However, I expect that you will look over the material before coming to class and that you will expend whatever energy is necessary to understand the material presented prior to the next lecture. Recitations: Once weekly for 50 minutes. Recitations will review lecture material, as well as introduce information not covered in lecture. Attendance is not mandatory, however 10 -15% of the questions on exams will come from material covered only in recitation. You are welcome to attend any of the scheduled recitations during the week. Recitation handouts will be posted on the courseweb site at least 7 days prior to recitation. Exams: Three (3) hourly exams and a comprehensive final, each worth 25% of the total points. Each exam is comprised of 50 multiple-choice questions. You are required to bring your student ID card and a No. 2 pencil to all examinations. MISSED EXAMS: There will be NO MAKE-UP EXAMS. If you miss a mid-term examination due to an EXCUSED emergency absence, your final grade will be based on the total points earned on the other two midterms and the final exam. Allowable absences include: serious illness, injury to you or an immediate family member or a death in the family. In such cases you must submit a "Request for an Excused Absence" which includes the following: 1. A letter written by you explaining the circumstances. 2. Corroborating evidence such as: - A receipt from Student Health or your doctor that states that you were unable to attend class on the date in question. - In case of injury to a family member, a note from the attending physician that includes your relationship to the patient will be required. -In case of death of a family member, a copy of the obituary (preferably mentioning you) and a note from a family member confirming your relationship to the deceased. All supportive evidence MUST include a phone number for verification and must also reach me NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS after the exam.3 There are no excused absences for final exams. Grading: Final grades in Bio 150 and 160 are curved. The procedure is as follows: After the final exam, the individual scores for all four tests will be pooled and an average score computed (this is the final class average). Points will then be added or subtracted to the class average to set it at 75%. Then the average of each student will be adjusted by the same method and her/his final grade will be determined according to the grading scale below. It is impossible to predict exactly what letter grade a student will earn until the curve has been calculated. Therefore, the best way to chart one's progress in the course is to determine how close one's score is to the class mean for each exam. Students scoring consistently above the mean are certain to obtain at least a C. Total Points Final (adjusted w/curve) percentage: Grade 119 and below 59.9% and below F 120-124 60.0 - 62.4% D- 125-134 62.5 - 67.4% D 135-139 67.5 - 69.9% D+ 140-144 70.0 - 72.4% C- 145-154 72.5 - 77.4% C*** 155-159 77.5 - 79.9% C+ 160-164 80.0 - 82.4% B- 165-174 82.5 - 87.4% B 175-179 87.5 - 89.9% B+ 180-184 90.0 - 92.4% A- 185-194 92.5 - 97.4% A 195 and above 97.5% and above A+ *** Lowest acceptable grade for course to count as part of your Bio major. History of Biology, part I: Alfred O. Coffin: Zoologist, Biologist (1861 –19??) Alfred Oscar Coffin was born in 1861. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University in 1885. Alfred O. Coffin earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1889, becoming the first African American to obtain a Biological Science Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Dr. Coffin served as a Professor of Romance Languages at Langston University. Dissertation Title: The Mound Builders. Published as: The Origin of the Mound Builders. (Cincinnati, OH: Elm Street Print. Co.),1889.4Awards: Graduated Wesleyan University -- "Excellence in Graduate Studies." http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html#Past Helen Beatrix Potter: Mycologist, writer (1866 - 1943) She is known today for her wonderful children's stories. Just about everyone is familiar with the tale of Peter Rabbit. During her later years she was widely respected throughout England as an expert on fungi, although the Royal Society did refuse to publish at least one of her technical papers. Around the time of her death in 1943 many of her notes, including her paper on spores, were burned during the bombing of London in WWII. She kept a private journal which wasn't published until 1966. "The Secret Life of Beatrix Potter" (in Natural History, Vol 81, p38, Oct 1972) is a good source of information on her secret diaries and her


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