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Organismal Biology (BIOL 1030-002) Fall 2014

Lecture: 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm TR in Chem134
Instructor: Dr. Min Zhong
e-mail: zhongmi@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-3925
Office hours: 9:00-10:30 am, WF, in SCL210 (by appointment through email, please
clarify your class section (BIOL1030-002) in ANY emails you send !)

SI leader
Whitney Matheny wlm0006@auburn.edu
SI section: 6:00-7:30pm MW in Haley 2328

Text: 1. Campbell Biology (9
th
or 10
th
edition) by Reese etc
2. Lab manual Organismal Biology for BIOL 1031.
3. Mastering Biology access--(Read more details about the registration on
page 3.) Graded take-home assignment
4. i > clicker will be used for in-class quizzes and lab. Students will get
only 2pts attendance credits if answer the questions without iclickers in
the first quiz and 0 for the rest quizzes. (Please read details about the
iclicker registration on page 3.)
5. Canvas website exam practice questions, chapter objectives, preview
notes etc.
6. Cheap calculator.
Grading: Lecture test #1 ---------------------------- 100 pts
Lecture test #2 ---------------------------- 100 pts
Lecture test #3 ---------------------------- 100 pts
Lecture final (comprehensive)--------- 160 pts
MB homework ---------------------------100 pts
In-class quizzes (not pre-announced)---100 pts
Lecture subtotal: 660 pts 75%
Lab subtotal: 220 pts 25%
Grand Total: 880pts

Bonus credits: A few bonus quizzes will not be announced and are in form of clicker
quiz.
Grades:

A=90-100% 792-880 pts
B=80-90% 704-791 pts
C=70-89% 616-703 pts
D=60-69% 528-615 pts
F=below 60% < 528 pts

Scantrons will be provided for each test, but you must bring a #2 pencil.

Attendance: Attendance in lecture is optional. However, past experience shows that a
correlation exists between class-cutting and poor grades.
Lab attendance is mandatory. Labs meet in SCL. If you miss a lab for any
reason you must turn your excuse to Dr. Bowling.

All notes given in this class are protected by copyright laws and may
NOT be distributed, posted on the internet, or commercialized.
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Make-up policy: Students who miss the normal exams will need to contact me and turn in
the valid excuse within 48 hours from the time that the exams were
given. The makeup exam schedule is determined by the instructor and
will need to be done within ONE week (5 work days) from the time that
the exams were given. Normally it will be at 5pm-6pm on Friday of
that test week in a room (TBA) of SCL. Students will need to check the
class email for the makeup details. Students who miss the makeup
without valid excuses will get zero on the exam.

The format, questions and difficulty-level of make-up exams are not
guaranteed to be same as the normal exams, which are at the discretion of
the instructors. Students are not allowed to choose the make-up dates,
formats on their own.

Lab make-up issues, please contact Dr. Bowling (bowlisa@auburn.edu)

Valid excuses include: 1). illness documented by a physician. 2)
evidence of personal or family emergency. 3) official university excuses.

Excuses are only accepted for the exams. No excuses need for general
lectures or any bonus credits.
Cheating: All forms of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic
Honesty Committee. Students may be required to sign an honor pledge
on exams. The academic honesty code found in Chapter 1200 of the SGA
code of laws (http://www.auburn.edu/tigercub/rules/code_of_laws.doc)
should be considered an extension of this syllabus and should be read and
upheld by all students.
Contingency plans: If normal class activities are disrupted due to unavoidable situations
such as instructor illness, any crisis situation, weather related
situations or epidemic outbreak, the syllabus and course plans may be
modified to allow completion of the course. If this occurs, a revised
syllabus will be posted on Blackboard and will replace the original
materials. You will be notified by class email should such revision of
the syllabus occur.
Special Accommodations: Students who need special accommodations please bring me
your memo from the Program for Students with Disabilities
(1322 Haley Center, 844-2096) as soon as possible. You are
also encouraged to see me after class or during my office
hours to discuss your situation and special needs confidentially.


Tentative test dates: Sep 16 1
st
Lecture test,
Oct 9 2
nd
Lecture test,
Nov 11 3
rd
Lecture test.

Dec 12 Lecture Final Friday 4:00-6:30 p.m.





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Please read and follow the following steps for the masteringbiology and
iclicker registrations.

A. Masteringbiology registration:

1. Go to: http://www.masteringbiology.com/ register as students. (You will need the
access code for registration. You can get the code either when buy the Campbell
biology bundle or buy it online separately. I suggest you to buy the bundle.)

2. Please use the course ID (MBZHONG32295) for registration. Notice this ID is
ONLY for the lecture BIOL1020. You will have another different course ID for
your lab BIOL1021. So, you will need to register both masteringbiology courses
and complete different take-home assignments with different deadlines! For the
lecture assignments, the deadline will be before we start each chapter.

3. Please use your correct and official "First name" and "Last name" for registration.
Don't use middle name or nickname as the "First name" please!!

4. Please use your correct Auburn user ID as the "student ID" when registration in
masteringbiology. For example, crs0001, abc0005, etc.

Notice that the student ID that you are using for masteringbiology is the first part
of your auburn email address. e.g. for the student who has email address:
abc0005@auburn.edu --- the effective student ID will be: abc0005.

Please DO NOT use your nigh-digit banner ID or whole email address for registration!

B. i-clicker registration:

1. Go to www.iclicker.com, click menu Register your remote type your
OFFICIAL first name, last name, student ID, remote ID and image code click
Register.
Again, the correct student ID is the first part of your auburntiger email address
before @, For example, crs0001, abc0005, etc. Please DO NOT use your nigh-
digit banner ID or whole email address for registration.
The remote ID is the 8-character code found on the back of your remote.

2. The iclicker can be used for both lecture and the lab. If you use the incorrect
information during the registration, you will not be able to get the in-class quiz
grades and will need to re-register your i-clicker.

3. You will need to test if your registration is correct by checking the grade of the 1
st

in-class quiz on Canvas grade book. And report me any errors through email. The
deadline for the checking of iclicker registration will be August 29, 2014 (I will
remind the class through class-emails). After the deadline, you will be responsible
for any missing grades due to the incorrect iclicker registrations.








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Tentative Course Calendar

Lecture Content Lab
Aug 19 Chapter26: Syllabus and Phylogeny No lab
21 Chapter26: Phylogeny

26 Chapter27: Prokaryotes Bacteria and Archaea 1: Protists
28 Chapter28: Protists

Sep 2 Chapter28: Protists No lab
4 Chapter28: Protists

9 Chapter29: Plant Diversity 2+3: Plant I+II
11 Chapter30: Plant Diversity

16 1
st
Lecture test (Chapter26-30) 4: Plant III
18 Chapter35: Plant Physiology I growth and development

23 Chapter36: Plant Physiology II transport 5: Plants IV
25 Chapter36: Plant Physiology II transport

30 Chapter37+38: Plant Physiology III nutrition + reproduction
6+7: Plant IV +
Fungi
Oct 2 Chapter31: Fungi

7 Chapter32: Animal overview Test
9 2
nd
Lecture test (Chapter31, 35-38)

14 Chapter33: Invertebrates I Porifera, Radiata, Bilateria 8+9: Animal I + II
16 Oct 16-17 Fall Break

21 Chapter33: Invertebrates I Porifera, Radiata, Bilateria
10+11: Animal III
+IV
23 Chapter33: Invertebrates II Protostomes, Lophotrochozoans

28 Chapter33: Invertebrates III Ecdysozoans
12+13: Animal V +
orange system I
30 Chapter33: Invertebrates IV Deuterostomes

Nov 4 Chapter34: Vertebrates 14: Organ system II
6 Chapter34+40 Vertebrates and Body Plan/Functions

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11 3
rd
Lecture test (Chapter32, 33, 34) 15: Organ system III
13 Chapter50: Skeletal and Muscular System

18 Chapter41: Animal Nutrition Digestive System Test
20 Chapter42:
Circulation and Gas Exchange Circulatory and
Respiratory System


Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving Break

Dec 2 Chapter44:
Osmoregulation and Excretion Excretory
System

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end)
Other systems

Dec 12
Friday
Final Exam Comprehensive, 4:00-6:30 p.m.