CLASS INFO:Who should take this course? Students who:TEACHING METHODSDiscussion section activityGrading: To reinforce the priorities of participation, the grading system is based on “points” which can be gained in a variety of ways and are simply summed (not averaged!) to determine the final grade. To encourage cooperation in groups, the class will not be graded on the curve and all earned points are additive (do more = get more. You can only improve your grade.). In the past, the average grade in the course is an A/B, but, rather than indicating that it is “easy,” this more likely reflects the fact that, as it is an elective, people not doing well can drop it.You will have to work hard! You will also be responsible for being organized and reading a lot.E.O. WilsonRobert McChesneyPaul KrugmanE.F. ShumacherRobert CostanzaHerman E. DalyJennifer Roberts Christopher and Dolores NyergesChad KisterTomm StanleyDennis Meadows and Eric TapleyJohn C. HarringtonTheo Colborn, D.Dumanoski, J.P.MyersEban Goodstein, Economics and the Environment, Fifth EditionWorldwatch instituteYou will need to keep track of your own grades!Zoo 220, Spring 2007COURSE DESCRIPTION: Goals: At the end of this course, students should be better able to,• Appreciate the role of humans in the biosphere and the challenge we face maintaining it.• Make informed personal decisions about some important biological, science-related matters.• Be able to read, understand, critique and discuss popular scientific information.• Apply a scientific approach to the investigation of events in daily life.• Understand basic principles of biology and science as a process, not a list of “facts”. Who should take this course? Students who: • Have completed a Com-A course • Are non-science majors • Are interested in how humans impact the environment and how this might change.• Are prepared to work hard and think “outside the box.” ZOOLOGY 220: "Biology and Society" (a Com B course)Instructor: Prof. Jim Pawley, Phone 3-3147 Email: [email protected] Hours: (Email or phone any time or…) 1:00 – 3:00 WOffice: 223 Zoology Research Bldg, (mailbox at N. end of building, 1stfloor)CLASS INFO:Lectures: Rooms 528 Noland Hall, 2:25-4:20 pm, T,RDiscussions: Rooms 528 Noland Hall, 1) 9:55 - 10:45; 2) 11:00 – 11:50 W.Zoo 220, Fall 2006 2 1/13/19TEACHING METHODSTexts: (REQUIRED!)1. The Weathermakers, Author: Tim Flannery, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006. This new book bythe author of “The Future Eaters” highlights the current crisis of climate and life. $242. The Future of life, Author: E.O. Williams, Random House. If the term mass extinction sounds like it doesn’t apply to you, this book may change your mind, ~$15.3. Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization Author: Vaclav Smil, MIT Press, 2000. Almost everything seen in terms of the energy involved. $20.4. From Naked Ape to Super Species, 2nd ed. Suzuki & Dressel, Harper-Collins. This book not only chronicles many of the most serious environmental “challenges”(crises?) society faces, but also sheds some light on why we do so little about them.). $165. Students are expected to pay $10.00 for a 10 week subscription to New Scientist, a weekly summary of recent developments in the sciences. Please bring $10 cash to first Discussion.6. Biology, Campbell, NOTE: A copy of this standard textbook (used in Zoology 101) can be “borrowed” from the Professor for a $20 returnable deposit. It will be used for specific assignments as a “biological encyclopedia/glossary” to look up unfamiliar terms/concepts (if still stuck, phone or email me!)RECOMMENDED:1. For anyone who can’t remember the 3 laws of thermo or who never thought seriously about ecology: The Cartoon Guide to the Environment, by Larry Gonick and Alice Outwater, Harper Perennial, ISBN 06-273274-9, $14.2. Limits to growth: the 30-year update, Author; Donella Meadows et al, Chelsea Green, ISBN: 1-931498-58-X 2004, $20 This is the book that “started it all.”3. State of the World 2006: Special Focus: China and India, Worldwatch Institute ISBN: 0-393-32771-X, or State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security 2005, ISBN: 0-393-32666-4. Our Ecological Footprint, Wackernagel, Testamale & Rees, NSP, ISBN: 086571312X Thisbook allows us to think of expanding human desires versus a finite Earth. There may be others…. But I will try to keep the total cost below $85.WARNING!! This class carries a relatively heavy reading load for most of the semester. You will have to write short written responses to all the readings before each class (see MIS and Notebook, below) and may need to spend considerable time locating supplemental info in the library and on the WWW. Class sessions will include very few formal “lectures.” although severalwill involve video presentations and other activities. There will be at least one field trip. Most class time will be spent discussing the readings or preparing for short group presentations. To succeed, you must do the reading assignments, take notes and be present in class, prepared to discuss the major themes covered. This should help you learn to evaluate scientific information as it is presented in the “popular scientific press” (Scientific American, Science News, Science Times…). My goal is for you to develop a burning interest in current developments in science as they affect your life and a “scientific attitude” to help you evaluate information generally.The course material is divided into 4 large sections. They cover: the Flannery, the Suzuki book, theSmil book1, and the Wilson book. The Smil allows one to see how energy is at the heart of both “progress” and most modern dilemmas. We will also use readings on energy from Campbell and 1 Order may be different.These 4 books can be obtained at: Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative (608) 257-6050, 426 W Gilman St, Madison, WI 5370Zoo 220, Fall 2006 3 1/13/19other electronic or Xerox handouts. Understanding of how energy is created and used is essential to analyzing economics, ecology and societal challenges such as food production and global warming. Each section ends with either an essay exam and/or a paper/group-presentation. Readings for each class will generally cover 1-2 chapters of an assigned text, as well as a perusal of the current issue of the New Scientist and all recent class handouts. You will need to choose and justify a “Most