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Human Biology 30146 |
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Welcome to Human Biology. Watch this spot for important notices. |
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Human Biology 3 units |
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Biology 130 Spring 2002 8:10-9:25 Tuesday, Thursday Room 7215 |
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Instructor: Nickolas V. Kapp Ph.D. |
Office hours: Tuesday 5-7pm. Before class T-Th11:30-12:30, Wed 1-3pm |
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Office: 8226 Phone 738-4415 |
e-mail kapp@smccd.net |
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Computer Recommendations Email and Downloading notes |
Need Help? See the Biology tutor at the learning Center |
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Lecture 8:10-9:25 am |
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Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues by Michael D. Johnson. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco. 2001 |
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Available form Amazon.com for 80 bucks. Is on backorder Link here. |
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1/14/02 No Biology tutor available as of this date. |
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Nick may be available in the Learning center 10-11am M.W. |
Methods of evaluating objectives: |
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Total |
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A. Three lecture exams 100pt each |
300 |
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B. Participation and attendance (30pt attendance, 40 points participation) |
70 |
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C. Final Exam |
200 |
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D. Best 10 out of 15 short electronic quizzes 10pt @ |
100 |
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E. Group Multimedia 100 |
100 |
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F. Disease Project |
230 |
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Disease on BB- 2/7 20pt | |||||||||
Grand total |
1000 |
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Grading scale: |
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Point cut off for grade |
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A=90-100% >899 |
B = 80-89%>799 |
C = 68-79%>679 |
D=56-67%>559 |
fail <56% |
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ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of Lecture. All students will attend class prepared for discussion and class interactions. Failure to come to class on time will result in points deducted from your class participation. Students are responsible for material missed in any absence. Students will provide a valid excuse before missing an exam, the missing grade will be made up with an essay examination given at the whim of the instructor. A note from a physician or other proof is required for exam absences.
Students should be aware of the sections titled "Student Responsibilities and Rights" of the Skyline College Catalog. This class will be run in accordance with those policies. Cheating and plagiarism will result in a withdrawal or failure of the class, and the Dean of Students will be notified.
As a student, you are responsible for dropping your own classes. Do not expect your instructor to drop you, even if you never show up to class. Dropping a class is your responsibility.
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Week 1 |
This schedule may change, so check it often. |
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Tue Jan 15 |
Introduction and Registration, Who Is Nick, Using the computer, Data harvest, CD. |
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Thu Jan 17 |
Topic 2 notes |
Survey Today for 10 points take the titleIII Pre-Course Attitudes survey. |
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Week 2 |
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Tue: Jan 22 |
The computer and the Biology Interface. |
Will meet in 1205 from 8:30 till 9:30
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Thu: Jan 24 |
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Things to do today. 1. Get together with a group (4 people max) and pick two topics that you will administer. Send Nick an e-mail with your group members and your topic. 2. Start using the Discussion Board. http://www.smccd.net/forums/kapp/ |
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Week 3 |
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Tue: Jan 29 |
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Thu: Jan 31 |
Ch 5: the Skeletal system |
Meet in Library demonstration room from 8:30 till 9:30 for Demo. Exam 1 review materials Click here do download an old list of topics to study. |
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Tue: Feb 5 |
Finish with Skeletal system |
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Click here to get notes |
CD topic Muscle systems. Anatomy Review and Sliding filament. |
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Thu: Feb 7 |
Muscles revisited |
Quiz 4 (on bones ect) |
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Things to do today 1) Pick your disease and discuss it on the class bulletin board. Need a list of diseases? Check out this list of diseases link , Need Instructions for your topic pick? See this link? 4) Get ready for the exam next week. |
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Feb 8th |
Last day to drop this class without it showing up on your permanent record. |
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Week 5 |
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Tue: Feb 12 |
Practice Click here to take a practice multiple-choice quiz. 15 questions in 15 minutes. You can take this practice as many times as you want. Please use your Last name then first initial as your codeword. |
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Thur: Feb 14 |
Exam #1. Exam #1 will be graded by Thursday Feb 21. We will discuss the exam in class. |
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Week 6 |
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Ch 14: the digestive system |
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Tue: Feb 19 |
Ch 8 Heart and Blood Vessels |
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Thu: Feb 21 |
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Week 7 |
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Tue:Feb 26 |
Ch 9 The Immune system and Mechanisms of Defense. |
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Thu: Feb 28 |
Catch up, |
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Week 8 |
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Tue: March 5 |
Ch 10 Respiration |
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Thu: March 7 |
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Week 9 |
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Tue: March 12 |
Exam #2 |
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Practice Multiple choice for the Exam, See the assignments section of the Course Compass page to do the practice.
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Thu: March 14 |
Ch 12 Sensory Mechanism |
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Class Discussion on the Nervous system and sensory mechanism. Bring your favorite feeling. Bio related poems?? Click on this link |
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Week 10 |
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Tue: March 19 |
Ch 13 The Endocrine system |
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Thur: March 21 |
Class Discussion |
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Ch 15 The Urinary System |
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Week 11 |
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Tue: April 2 |
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Thur: April 4 |
Ch 17 Cell Reproduction and Differentiation |
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Week 12 |
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Tue: April 9 |
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Thur: April 22 |
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Spring Break Have a fun safe time. |
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Tue: April 16 |
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discussion of genetics and genetics problems |
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Thur: April 18 |
Review of material for Exam #3 Practice exam |
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April 24 |
Last day to Withdraw from a Semester Length Course |
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Week 14 |
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Tue: April 23 |
Exam #3 (Ch 15-19) Practice exam |
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Go over exam, class discussion |
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Class Discussion |
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Thur: April 24 |
Go over exam, class discussion |
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Week 15 |
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Tue: April 30 |
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Thur: May 2 |
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Week 16 |
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Tue: May 7 |
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Thur: May 9 |
More Ecology |
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More on Populations |
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Week 17 |
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Tue: May 14 |
Review of Ch 20-22 |
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Thur: May 16 |
Review for All Chapters |
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Tue: May 21 |
Final exam |
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8:10 to 10:40 |
Practice for comprehensive portion of the final exam |
Click on this link to take a practice exam |
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Exam #1 02-14-02 |
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Exam #2 03-12-02 |
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Exam #3 04-23-02 |
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Final Exam 5-21-02 |
Practice for comprehensive portion of this exam |
Tuesday May 21 2002
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