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Biology majors, premed students and others needing a prerequisite in biological science. Your average is determined solely by your performance on 3 lecture exams and a semi-cumulative final exam. Makeup tests will be given on reading day (4 / 24), time / room TBA.
Biology majors, premed students and others needing a prerequisite in biological science. Your average is determined solely by your performance on 3 lecture exams and a semi-cumulative final exam. Makeup tests will be given on reading day (4 / 24), time / room TBA.
Biology majors, premed students and others needing a prerequisite in biological science. Your average is determined solely by your performance on 3 lecture exams and a semi-cumulative final exam. Makeup tests will be given on reading day (4 / 24), time / room TBA.
Spring 2012; TTh 1100-1215, PSC 210 Biological Principles II. (3) Topics covered include evolution, survey of the five kingdoms of life, structure and physiology of plants and animals, and ecology. For biology majors, premed students and others needing a prerequisite in biological science. Dr. Duggins, SUM 232, phone 7-4255. Office hours MWF 130-230, TTh 100-230 and by appointment. Email duggins@sc.edu. Dr. Helmuth, EWS 709, phone 7-2100. Office hours by appointment. Email helmuth@biol.sc.edu. Laboratory: The lecture and laboratory are separate courses. The lab coordinator is Sue Carstensen, CLS 108, phone 7-3167, suec@biol.sc.edu. Textbook: Biology, Campbell and Reese, 9th Ed. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. Grading: Your average is determined solely by your performance on 3 lecture exams and a semi-cumulative final exam (all 25% each). There is no opportunity for "extra credit". Makeup policy: 1) provide written evidence supporting your excuse. 2) Makeup tests will be given on reading day (4/24), time/room TBA. Grading scale: 89.5-100, A; 79.5-89.4 B; 69.5-79.4 C; 57.5-69.4 D; less than 57.5, F. Test dates: 1/31, 2/28, 4/3, and a final (20-30% comprehensive) Monday, April 30 9:00 AM. Attendance, etc.: Please, no audible beepers or cell phones. The class is too large to take daily attendance. You are responsible for each days lecture...if necessary ask a friend to let you copy their notes. Some material presented in lecture is not covered in the textbook. We will not repeat the lecture for you or give you our lecture notes. You may tape record the lectures. Cheating: All students at USC are subject to the Code of Student Academic Responsibility. Note that it is not unusual for students who are found guilty of infractions to receive a one-semester suspension from the university. Electronic devices of all types are prohibited during exams.
Supplemental Instruction (SI):
SI is available for this course to assist you in better understanding the course material. The SI program provides peer-facilitated study sessions led by qualified and trained undergraduate SI leaders who attend classes with students and encourage students to practice and discuss course concepts in sessions. Sessions are open to all students who want to improve their understanding of the material, as well as their grades. SI sessions will focus on the most recent material covered in class. Each SI leader holds three sessions per week. Your SI leader is Kathleen Cao and you can find her session schedule online at http://www.sa.sc.edu/supplementalinstruction/ . You can contact the Student
Success Center at (803) 777-0684 if you have questions about the SI session schedule.
Topic Chapters Campbell (9th ed)
Duggins Evolution Introduction Fossils, Geologic time scale, Natural Selection 22,25 Population genetics 23 Speciation 24 Biodiversity Origin of Life 26 Procaryotes 27 Eucaryotic origins, Protists 28 Plants 29,30 Fungi 31 EXAM 1 APPROXIMATELY AT THIS POINT Animal evolution and diversity 32 Animal structure 33,34 Plants: Form and Function Growth and Structure 35 Transport and Vascularization 36 Reproduction 38 Development and Control Systems 39 EXAM 2 APPROXIMATELY AT THIS POINT Helmuth Animals: Form and Function Form and Function 40 Digestion 41 Gas exchange, Circulation 42 Water Balance and Excretion 44 Immune Systems 43 EXAM 3 APPROXIMATELY AT THIS POINT Ecology Physiological Ecology/Thermoregulation..40 Introduction to Ecology 52 Community Ecology 54 Ecosystems 55 Global Ecology and Global Change Major Learning Outcomes By the end of the term, successful students should be able to do the following: Describe concepts of the theory of evolution. Describe the basic characteristics of the domains and kingdoms of life. Describe the characteristics and evolutionary relationships of the major phyla of animals. Describe the structure, reproduction and physiology of plants. Describe the physiology of the major organ systems of animals. Describe basic ecological concepts.