BOT 311 Spring - 2006 Syllabus
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The goal of this class is to relate the major structural features of plants and algae to their functional significance. This will include microscopic and macroscopic features. The course is designed to complement Inside Tropical Ecosystems (BOT 351) & to provide an alternative to Plant Anatomy (BOT 410). There is some overlap with BOT 201.
Instructor: Dr. David T. Webb (St. John 412) 956-8028 dave@hawaii.edu (E-Mail is the Best Way to Reach me!)
Course Home Page: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/webb/Textbook: I have not found an adequate commercial textbook for this class.
I will give you Lecture DVD or CDs which will be the Textbooks for this class.
I will distribute Lecture CDs so that you can view the lectures from most PCs without Internet access.
To access this page on the 311 CD do the following
Open the Folder BOT 311-00
Open the File Bot311Syllabus-2001.htmClass Website:
There is a Website for this class. I will try to post the same material that is on the CDs on this Website so that it will also be available over the Internet.
I have located Important Websites which will act as supplementary "Textbooks" for this class (See Below) which will act as supplementary "Textbooks" for this class (See Below)
Important Web Sites
I have located Important Websites which will act as supplementary "Textbooks" for this class (See Below)
*BOTANY Online - Hypertext Library* http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/biologie/b_online/e00/
This is an excellent Reference for many topics. It has an Alphabetical Index which can be
used to locate specific topics. It also has Chapter-like sections.
James Mauseth - Plant Anatomy Website
This contains many images of plant structures that will compliment those I have included on the DVD and my Course Website
This is the first place I would look for information that is not readily available. I have had good luck finding references for obscure scientific terms by doing a simple search with this Website. Use Scientific Terms and Names to narrow the search results.
Google also has a Scholar Link that takes you to Journal Articles and other "hard" scientific references.
This site has an excellent Dictionary. It has other features including Tutorials.
Hawaiian Reef Algae
Your First Stop on the Algae Superhighway http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/
This site has Links to other Important sites.
Click the Button to Access A List of Internet Sites
Computer Availability
The price of personal computers has fallen to a level where they are available at $300 - 400. Even the least expensive PC is more than adequate for this class and most other classes.
I have a PC in my lab that can be used occasionally. See me if you are in extreme need of a PC and I will do what I can to help you.
Weekly Quiz:
To help you keep up to date with your studies, we will have a Quiz during the first 10 Minutes of each Friday. There will NOT be a Quiz on the first Friday of the Semester.Each Quiz will be worth 10 points x 12. Total = 120 points
Lecture Exams:
There will be 4 lecture Exams given at strategic times during the Semester. Exams will be announced at least two weeks in advance.Each will be worth 100 points.
Total = 400 Points
Final Exam: The Final Exam will occur during exam week and will be worth 150 Points.
Total EXAM Points = 670
Study Guides & Worksheets:
These will be distributed near the start of each Topic Set. I will grade at random 1 page from each of these = 10 points each.
Study Guide Points = Vary depending on progress during the semester. These points will be added to the Total Number of Exam points and treated in the same way.
Your Final Grade will be determined by the Average of all your Quizzes, Exams and Study Guide Points.
I don't use a curve. Everybody can get an A. (I don't use +/-). [100 - 90% = A; 89 - 80 = B; 79 - 70 = C; 69 - 60 = D; 59 - 0 = F]
Total Number of Points = 600
[100 - 90% = A; 89 - 80 = B; 79 - 70 = C; 69 - 60 = D; 59 - 0 = F]
Algae Web Sites
The Ohio University Algae Home Page http://vis-pc.plantbio.ohiou.edu/algaeindex.htm
Coralline Algae http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/clines/index.htm
Derek W. Keats Home Page http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/derek/start.htmIllustrated Lecture on Marine Algae by Dr. Martin A. Connaughten
http://www.connaughton.washcoll.edu/Academics/Marine/marinelecture%237/sld001.htm
Slide Lecture on Marine Algae (Good Overview)
Univ. of California, Berkley Museum Perform Searches on Various Groups of Plants, Including Algae http://www.uinta6.k12.wy.us/WWW/MS/8grade/Info%20Access/SPANTLGY/welcome.htm
General Botanical Web Sites
Garden Web Glossary of Botanical Terms http://www.gardenweb.com/glossary/
This site allows you to enter a term
and it will provide a definition.
Internet
Directory for Botany
http://www.botany.net/IDB/index.html
This site allows you to make Searches for topics Alphabetically OR by
broad Topics.
Land Plants On-Line http://www.science.siu.edu/landplants/index.html
Photos, Life Cycles, References
Yahoo Botany http://dir.yahoo.com/science/biology/botany/
A Specific Search Site for Botanical Topics
