Lecture schedule
Lecture Schedule – Please see Daily Folders for Detailed Content with Assignments.
All assignments including exams are due by 10:59 pm on Mondays (M), Wednesdays (W) and Fridays (F). Be sure to check daily folders regularly.
Topics’ dates are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
Week
Beginning
TOPICS
1
January 13
(M) Syllabus & Introduction, (W) Major Plant Groups
(F) Chromosomes, Cell Division and Life Cycles
2
January 20
(M) MLK Day- no class, (W) Plant shoots, (F) Roots
3
January 27
(M) Reproductive parts and patterns, (W) Tissues, (F) Stems
4
February 3
*Exam week
(M) Leaves- structures and organization, (W) Roots- structures and organization, (F) Exam 1 on February 7
5
February 10
(M) Algae and Bryophytes, (W) Lycophytes, (F) Ferns
6
February 17
(M) Gymnosperms, (W) Angiosperms, (F) Basal Dicots and monocots
7
February 24
*Exam week
(M) Eudicots, (W) Exam 2 February 26 (diversity),
(F) Atoms, molecules, and properties of water,
8
March 2
(M) Macromolecules, (W) Properties of water (F) Plant mineral nutrition
9
March 9
Spring Break, yeah!
10
March 16
(M) Metabolism overview, (W) Photosynthesis, (F) Respiration
11
March 23
*Exam week
(M) EXAM 3 March 23 (Chemistry, macromolecules, nutrients, metabolism, photosynthesis and Respiration) (W) Environmental perception, (F) Plant responses
12
March 30
(M) Timing of events (W) Reproductive strategies and pollination, (F) DNA
13
April 6
(M) DNA Part 2 (W) Genetics Part 1: Population genetics and Evolution,
(F) Genetics Part 2 (Speciation and Systematics) and Biomes
14
April 13
(M) Plants CO2 and climate change (W) Origins of agriculture,
(F) Organic vs. conventional agriculture,
15
April 20
(M) Genetically engineered crops (W) Economic Botany, (W) Final Exam Review, feedback
16
April 28
FINAL EXAM – cumulative (covers all the material of the course)