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Bio111 2015spring Minckley 1 - 111policylec15full 6
Bio111 2015spring Minckley 1 - 111policylec15full 6
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II
Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison 141
MWF 9:00-9:50
Bob Minckley
446 Hutchison Hall
robert.minckley@rochester.edu
office hours: 10:30-12:00 W
10:30-11:30 F
LECTURE
BIO 111, Principles of Biology II, is one half of a two-semester lecture biology course required of all
majors and minors in the biological sciences. An understanding of the material covered in the first half
of the sequence (Bio 110) probably helps, but is not essential to do well in Bio 111.
RECITATIONS
These are 50 minutes long, enough time to review material from the lecture, gain insights on how to
prepare for exams, and discuss readings in classic and recent scientific literature.
LABORATORY
BIO 111P, Introductory Biology Lab, is the lab course that accompanies the lecture course Bio 111. The
content of the lab course supports the lecture material, although the same material in lab and lecture
material may not be presented in the same week. Labs meet 1 day/week for 3 hours. The lab is a
completely different course with its own grade. The lab does not have to be taken if you are in the
lecture, but is required for some majors.
For those enrolled in lab, material will be available each week on the Bio 111P Blackboard. See the Bio
111P syllabus on Blackboard.
LECTURE TEXT
Principles of Life, 2nd edition, 2014. Hillis, D., et al. Reading assignments are on the syllabus, but may
change under rare circumstances. Copies of the textbook are on 2-hour reserve at Carlson Library and
at Rush Rhees Library.
This course (lecture) is supported by a web page on blackboard. The slides that have data/ graphs will
be posted as a pdf on Blackboard for download. Grades may be checked through your Blackboard
account.
ATTENDANCE
Lecture attendance is required in as much as it is your responsibility to note any information presented
in lecture including course content, changes in the syllabus, or course requirements. Part of your final
score (approx. 3%) is attendance. For this part, full credit is given if you are in class for 75% of the
lectures. Attendance is taken by clickers that are available either at the Campus bookstore or by
downloading an app to your phone from https://www1.iclicker.com.
GRADING
Most of the points for the grade in the course come from exams and attendance in the lecture.
However, a full 10% is earned in recitation. Grades for the lab are not part of the lecture grade.
Lecture
Lecture exams (4)
Cumulative portion of final exam
Attendance
Recitation
Participation in projects/Pop quizzes
350 pts
50 pts
15 pts
45 pts
460 pts
Wed, 11 Feb
Tues, 3 Mar
Wed, 8 Apr
Tues, 5 May
8:30-9:50 am
8-9:30 am
8:30-9:50 am
12:30 -3:30 pm
100 points
100 points
100 points
150 points
Exam regrades
Always check that the points on your exam are totaled correctly and the answers are graded properly.
This is a large class so some mistakes will inevitably occur.
If you believe a mistake was made in your grade, submit your explanation in writing. Re-grade forms
will be available on Blackboard. The requests for regrades must be submitted to Ms. Baylark during a
three-day regrade period (dates TBA after each exam) in hard copy and accompanied by the original
examination. If your appeal is determined to be frivolous, you will lose least at least 2 additional
points.
It is your responsibility to show your exam if there is a grade dispute. As such, it is in your best interest
to keep any returned exam until your final course grade has been determined.
Quizzes
Pop quizzes will be given in recitations and consist of simple questions about assigned scientific papers
for that day or lectures in the last week. The quizzes will take no more than 5 minutes. The purpose of
the quizzes is to encourage you to carefully read the assigned readings and attend lectures. We will
drop the lowest pop quiz score. No regrades or opportunities to make up a quiz will be granted.
OTHER MATTERS
Disability: Any one with a disability that might require special arrangements should contact CETL for
assistance.
Extra credit? Grading must be the same for all students, so no extra credit is granted in this course.
Academic honesty: There are extensive guidelines for the boundaries of academic honesty at the
University of Rochester (http://www.rochester.edu/college/honesty/), and this was a point of
emphasis during your orientation. In this class, you are held to this mutual agreement. If you have not
done so previously, be sure to read the entire document. The section on cheating is most relevant to
this course. Exams in this course are closed book, so you are not allowed to consult the text, your
notes, your cell phone, the internet, neighboring students, or any other outside source in answering
exam questions.
The following practices constitute CHEATING and are not allowed: 1) looking at other students work
during an exam 2) using notes or other study aids during an exam (including bathroom breaks) 3)
using unauthorized technology (such as cell phones) during an exam 4) improper storage of prohibited
notes, course materials and study aids during an exam such that they are accessible or possible to view
5) attempting to communicate with other students in order to get help during an exam 5) obtaining an
exam prior to its administration 7) altering graded work and submitting it for regrading 8) allowing
another person to do ones work and submitting it as ones own and 9) undertaking any activity
intended to obtain an unfair advantage over other students.
FACILITATING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY is also prohibited. Examples include: 1) aiding another
person in an act that violates the standards of academic honesty 2) allowing other students to look at
ones own work during an exam 3) providing information, material, or assistance to another person
knowing that it may be used in violation of course, departmental, or college academic honesty policies
and 4) providing false information in connection with any academic honesty inquiry.
If at any time you are experiencing difficulty with the course material, the course organization or
format, please speak with your recitation TA or Dr. Minckley.
Lec Date
Topic
Recitation
No
recitations
W
Jan
14
Week
of
14
Jan
Course
overview,
What
is
science?
1:all
F Jan 16
3
4
5
M
Jan
19
W
Jan
21
F
Jan
23
M
Jan
26
Week
of
9
Jan
No
classes
Natural
selection
Sexual
selection
Week
of
26
Jan
Kin
selection
&
grandmothers
W Jan 28
7
8
9
10
11
12
F
Jan
30
M
Feb
2
W
Feb
4
F
Feb
6
M
Feb
9
W
Feb
11
F
Feb
13
13
14
M
Feb
16
W
Feb
18
Week
of
16
Feb
Biogeography
&
deep
earth
history
History
of
life
15
F Feb 20
Three Domains
16
M
Feb
23
Week
of
23
Feb
Microbial
diversity
17
W Feb 25
Porifera to Deuterostomes
18
F Feb 27
19
M
Mar
2
T
Mar
3
Review
No recitations
Questions
Anderson
&
Klofstad
2012
Review
session
for
exam
No recitations
20
21
23
24
W
Mar
4
F
Mar
6
M
Mar
16
W
Mar
18
25
26
F
Mar
20
M
Mar
23
27
28
29
30
W
Mar
25
F
Mar
27
M
Mar
30
W
Apr
1
31
32
33
34
35
36
F
Apr
3
M
Apr
6
W
Apr
8
F
Apr
10
M
Apr
13
W
Apr
15
F
Apr
17
Sensory
systems
Week
of
6
Apr
Behavior
Exam
3
(8:30
9:50
am)
Behavior
Week
of
13
Apr
Species
interactions
Genomic
interactions
&
evolution
Physical
environment
23:all,
33:663-670
23:505-514,
38:802-806
23:514-517
22:
all
24:521-532
25:545-551,
31:643-655,
32:661-669
7:130-132,
21:all,
28:597-599
29:605-618
36:
755-759
28:589-597,
39:809-815,
824-
825
34:all
40:all
40:all
43:
all
12:237-248
41:845-858
Shehan
&
Nachman
2014
Questions
Review
No recitations
Questions
Skelhorn
et
al
2010
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_circ
ulation
37
38
39
40
41
M
Apr
20
W
Apr
22
F
Apr
24
M
Apr
27
W
Apr
29
T
May
5
Week
of
20
Apr
Population
growth
&
regulation
Communities
Ecosystems
Week
of
27
Apr
Biodiversity
Conservation
biology
Final
Exam
12:30-3:30
pm
42:all
44:all
42:all,
44:906-909
41:861-863,
45:all
45:all
Roemer
et
al
2002
Review