Bio 301M Fall 2003
Prof: Dr.
Stuart Reichler
Class is in GRG 424
Bio 301M Syllabus
**The final exam will consist of 2 exams. Exam 3 will cover the
material since 11/3/03. There will also be an optional cumulative exam
with questions covering material from the entire semester. Your grade
will be an average of the highest 4 grades out of a possible 5 grades. As
for crib sheets, You may bring one 8.5 x 11" sheet for exam 3 and another
one for the cumulative exam. I will collect the sheets for the cumulative
exam while you are taking exam 3. When you complete exam 3 you may
use both exam 3 and the cumulative exam crib sheets non the cumulative exam.
Let me know if you have any questions.**
Mari's office hours: Th 1-4pm, or by appt. in Bio 6
Stuart's additional final exam office hours (in Bio 6)...
Th 12/4 11am-1pm, F 12/5 10am-noon,
T 12/9 noon-4pm, W 12/10 2-5pm,
Th 12/11 noon-2pm, F 12/12 noon-2pm
Reading material about Genetic Engineering:
(pdf format)
Benefits and risks of genetically modified food
from Science 12/15/2000 vol. 290 pg 2088
from Nature 8/8/2002 vol. 685
Zambia rejects genetically modified food aid
from Science 11/8/2002 vol. 298 pg 1153
Information
presented in class:
Strong Inference: The
Article
The Rules of Strong Inference
What do we consider living?
The Definition of Life
Figures and topics presented
in class
Keys to this semester's exams:
Mini-Exam
Exam 1
Exam 2
Supplemental information and test preparation
material:
Old Exams:
Some of the subject
matter is different, but the style of the exam will be similar.
Spring: Exam #1, Exam #2, Exam #3
Fall: Exam #1, Exam #2, Exam #3
Spring: Exam 1,
Exam 2,
Exam 3
Summer: Exam 1,
Exam 2
Page last updated on 4 December 2003