BOTANY 100 CONCEPTS
OF BOTANY
Summer 2008
Botany 100 Concepts of Botany is a 4.0
unit non-major’s course. This course encompasses the origin, diversity,
structure, and internal processes of plants, as well as their relationships
with other organisms, and with the non-living physical environment. It fulfills the general education requirement
of a science course with a lab (SBCC general education requirement in natural
sciences). This course is also transferable
to UC and CSU as a general education laboratory science course. Biology majors
are welcome to take this course in preparation for other courses in the
Biological Sciences; however, biology
majors will not receive credit toward their major for this course. You must enroll in, attend,
and pass the lab as well as the lectures to pass this course.
Instructor: Norman Burr, M.S.
Lecture: (#7279) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30-10:45 am
EBS 309
Lab: (#7280) Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00-1:50 pm EBS 201
Office: EBS 201
Phone: 637-0736
Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.
E-mail: burrn@sbcc.edu
Course Website: www.biosbcc.net/burr/index.htm
Textbook (recomended):
Introductory Plant Biology Tenth
edition
By Kingsley R. Stern, McGraw-Hill 2006
Tests: First 45 minutes of each
Tuesday Lecture class
Lab and Class assignments: To be handed out and
completed during class.
Summary of Points: Total
Grading: A=1000-860, B=859-750,
C=749-650, D=649-550
Make-up Tests or Labs: There will be NO make-ups.
To allow for necessary absences: The “A” range is extended to
allow missing one quiz or two labs with little consequence. Remember, each day is equivalent to one week
or three classes during the regular semester!
Schedule
|
Week |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
|
1 |
6/16 Intro |
Topic: Plant diversity Ch 1,16,24 |
Topic: Leaves Ch 7 |
Topic: Roots Ch 4 |
|
2 |
6/23 |
Test 1 Topic: Stems & Wood Ch 6 |
Topic: Flowers FT: Alice Keck Ch 8, 23, 24 |
Topic: Seeds & Fruit Ch 8,23, 24 |
|
3 |
6/30 |
Test 2 Topic: Chemistry Ch 2 |
Topic: Fertilizer, soils,
growth FT: Botanic Garden Ch 5,10,11 |
Topic: Cells Ch 3 |
|
4 |
7/7 |
Test 3 Topic: Bacteria FT: Waste treatment Ch 17 |
Topic: Algae Fungi & Moss FT: Beach Ch 18,19,20 |
Topic: Ferns &
Gymnosperms Ch 21,22 |
|
5 |
7/14 |
Test 4 Topic: Evolution FT: Lotusland Ch 15 |
Topic: Evolution Ch 15 |
Topic: Ecology FT: Ch 25,26 |
|
6 |
7/21 |
Test 5 Topic: Ecology FT: Zoo Ch 25,26 |
Topic: Evolution of
Universe Review |
Final |
FINAL: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:00 a.m. in EBS 309
Attendance: Attendance is not optional.
Arrive on time and be fully prepared for lecture and lab. Please allow yourself enough time to account
for difficulties in parking.
Academic Honesty:
Exams shall be the work of
the individual student. Any student in violation of this policy will be subject
to the dictates of the SBCC Standards of Student Conduct. 483.