BIO 1030 - Course Syllabus

BIOLOGY TODAY
FALL 1998

BIO 1030, SECTION 49883 (Honors 20195) 11:45-12:40 MWF, 2025 Science Hall
TEXT: Biology: Concepts and Applications, by Cecie Starr, 3rd Edition (Wadsworth)
Supplementary materials:Website: http://sun2.science.wayne.e du/~bio103/
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PART II Dr. Anton Hough, 1360 Bio Sci, 577-2921, rhough@lifesci.wayne.edu
Office hours by appointment

Date

Topic

Text Pages

Oct 28, 30

YOUR PERSONAL SPACE
Tissues, organs and systems: How they work and what they do

426-439

Nov 2

HOUR EXAM II
(on lectures through Oct 26)

Nov 4, 6

Nervous system: How do drugs work?

546-51, 558-60

Nov 9, 11

Lungs and hearts: Function and dysfunction

456-77, 502-7

Nov 13, 16

Diet and health

514-17, 521-7

Nov 18, 20

Reproduction and development

590-624

Nov 23, 25

What is stress and what does it do?

470, 538-9 556-7, 574, 578, 581-5

Nov 30

HOUR EXAM III

Dec 2, 4

OUR COLLECTIVE PLACE
How and why are there so many kinds of animals, plants and microbes?

216-59

Dec 7, 9

How do ecosystems work, and what do they do for us?

681-705, 662-78

Dec 11-16

The ecosystem can bend, but how far?

628-43, 708-723

Dec 18

FINAL EXAM
10:40 - 1:10

Course Objectives and Grading Policy

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To fulfill the WSU General Education Life Sciences (non-lab) requirement, with general coverage of the principles of science, the attributes of life, and specific principles of biology.
To present biology from the human perspective, in the context of current issues of importance to human health.
To develop and understanding of human interactions with the environment, including individual reactions and personal health consequences, and environmental consequences and implications for society.

EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING

Exams will consist of multiple choice and true/false questions, as follows:

HOUR EXAM I
100 points

HOUR EXAM II
100 points
Lowest hr exam score dropped

HOUR EXAM III
100 points

........
= 200 hour exam pts

FINAL (70% new material, 30% cumulative)
200 points

........
200 final exam pts

400 TOTAL COURSE POINTS

Final grades will be based on the highest two scores of Hour Exams I, II and III (lowest score dropped) plus the final exam score, for a total possible of 400 points*, with a curve using the class average to determine the C range. (*See below for Honors section.)

There will be no makeup exams during the term; if EXAM I, II or III is missed, that zero will be the low score dropped. There will be no exceptions to this policy. The Final exam is mandatory and is not one of the dropped scores.

Honors section: For the additional hour of credit, there will be two term papers at 50 points each (directions and due dates to be handed out separately), in addition to the above described exams, making a course total of 500 points.

DROP POLICY

According to University policy, the course cannot be dropped after 5:00 pm Wednesday Dec. 16, 1998.

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Date	Topic	Text Pages
Oct 28, 30	YOUR PERSONAL SPACE Tissues, organs and systems: How they work and what they do	426-439

Nov 2	HOUR EXAM II (on lectures through Oct 26)

Nov 4, 6	Nervous system: How do drugs work?	546-51, 558-60
Nov 9, 11	Lungs and hearts: Function and dysfunction	456-77, 502-7
Nov 13, 16	Diet and health	514-17, 521-7
Nov 18, 20	Reproduction and development	590-624
Nov 23, 25	What is stress and what does it do?	470, 538-9 556-7, 574, 578, 581-5

Nov 30	HOUR EXAM III

Dec 2, 4	OUR COLLECTIVE PLACE How and why are there so many kinds of animals, plants and microbes?	216-59
Dec 7, 9	How do ecosystems work, and what do they do for us?	681-705, 662-78
Dec 11-16	The ecosystem can bend, but how far?	628-43, 708-723

Dec 18	FINAL EXAM 10:40 - 1:10

HOUR EXAM I	100 points
HOUR EXAM II	100 points		Lowest hr exam score dropped
HOUR EXAM III	100 points	........	= 200 hour exam pts
FINAL (70% new material, 30% cumulative)	200 points	........	200 final exam pts
			400 TOTAL COURSE POINTS