Instructor: Jeffrey Levinton
Office telephone 28602, Office hours: Mon, 2-4 P.M.
Teaching Assistant Jose Moscoso Nunez (Room 633a, Office Hours WED 1-2)
BIO 353 REVISED SYLLABUS IN EFFECT 3-27-2020, COURSE DESCRIPTION AND RULES,
POWERPOINT ARCHIVE NOTE: SUBJECT TO CHANGE UP TO END OF WEEK OF LECTURES
Sample test questions This gives you an idea of the form of examination questions.
EXTRA CREDIT CHOICES AND INSTRUCTIONS (TWO MAXIMUM FROM THIS LIST):
- Darwin Lecture: Dr. Jeroen Smaers, Stony Brook University, The Evolution of the Brain, Friday February 14, 7:30 P.M. Wang Center Auditorium
- Barnacle field exercise
- Coral Reef Cartoon – Read this cartoon and from the descriptions provide a list of AT LEAST EIGHT measures described in it to help conserve or restore a coral reef. Captain Don was a real person. Turn in your answers to Levinton in a hard copy
For attendance at lectures: Turn in a one page essay to Prof. Levinton, hard copy, summarizing the talk and provide some comments on what you liked or did not like about the talk.
Visit the Living World Web site for a list of the scheduled talks.
Semester By The Sea – Opportunities for Biology Majors
Research Literature Exercise Due Friday Feb 14.in class as a hard copy
Some common errors for the Research Literature Exercise
Data Interpretation Exercise Due Friday Mar 13 in class as a hard copy
Answers to Data Interpretation Exercise
PAPER 1 DUE Monday, April 6, 5 P.M.-MSWORD file emailed to Jose Moscoso Nunez
Download this paper for the exercise
Source and Abstract for Paper 1 this will become a live link
Paper II Due:
Topic and 100 word summary due by email to Levinton WED APRIL 8, 5 P.M.
Final Draft May 8, 5 P.M.
FIRST DRAFT AND FINAL PAPER MUST BE SENT BY EMAIL
Field Trip Photos May 2005
Field Trip Photos May 2008
Field Trip Photos May 2011