BIOLOGY 182R.

Spring, 2018
(ECOL/BIOC/ MCB/MIC 182R)
Sections 001, 002

TIME AND PLACE:

Section 001: MWF 11:00-11:50 AM Harvill 150.

W 3:00-4:50 PM Biol. Sciences West 237.
Section 002: MWF 11:00-11:50 AM Harvill 150.
Help Sessions: Th 5:00-7:15 PM Biological Sciences East 100.

WEBSITES:

Regular Lectures (Sections 001 and 002): http://www.blc.arizona.edu/courses/schaffer/182.htm.

Honors Supplement (Section 002 only): http://www.blc.arizona.edu/courses/schaffer/182h.html.

STAFF

W. M. Schaffer Tina M. Gingras

Professor
Email address: wms@email.arizona.edu
Office: 215 Biological Sciences East
Office phone: 621-7295
Office hours: M 12:00-1:00; W 1:00-2:50
Program Coordinator for Introductory Biology
Email address: introbio@email.arizona.edu
Office: 109 Biological Sciences East
Office phone: 621-9267
Office hours: By appointment.

PRECEPTORS

Jose Castro Marissa Giunta

Email address: jlc8@email.arizona.edu Email address: marissagiunta@email.arizona.edu
Office: 215 Biological Sciences East Office: 312 Science-Engineering Library
Office Hours: M 2:00-1:50 Office Hours: Th 1:00-1:50

Marck Hoepfner TristaDawn Ison (H)

Email address: marckhoepfnerpreceptor@gmail.com Email address: tjison@email.arizona.edu
Office: 215 Biological Sciences East Office: 215 Biological Sciences East
Office hours: Th 2:00-2:50 Office hours: M 1:00-1:50

Zach Joseph Nadia Khan (H)

Email address: zachjoseph13@email.arizona.edu Email address: nkhan@email.arizona.edu
Office: 215 Biological Sciences East Office: 215 Biological Sciences East
Office hours: F 2:00-2:50 Office hours: M 1:00-1:50

Daniel Ramirez Trysten Routledge

Email address: danramirez6@email.arizona.edu Email Address: tcurran@email.arizona.edu
Office: 215 Biological Sciences East Office: 215 Biological Sciences East
Office hours: Th 2:00-2:50 Office Hours: Th 4:00-4:50

Omar Sairafi Nora Sammani (H)

Email Address: omarsairafi@email.arizona.edu Email Address: nsammani@email.arizona.edu
Office: 215 Biological Sciences East Office: 215 Biological Sciences East
Office Hours: F 1:00-2:00 Office Hours: W 2:00-2:50

Donna Sayegh Kenzie Schattenberg

Email address: dsayegh@email.arizona.edu Email address: mlschattenberg@email.arizona.edu
Office: 310 Science–Engineering Library Office: 215 Biological Sciences East
Office hours: M 12:00-12:50 Office Hours: W 4:00-5:00
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Questions: For questions about lecture material or about your performance on exams, please contact one of
the preceptors or Dr. Schaffer. For administrative questions, please contact Ms. Gingras.

D2L: Grades for the MWF component (Regular Lectures for both sections) will be posted on D2L. All other
materials: Announcments, Lecture notes and Asigned Readings, etc., will be posted on the class websites.

Required Readings

 Readings and videos for the regular (MWF AM) lectures will be linked to the main class website (go
to Announcements).
 Readings for the Honors lectures / discussions (W PM) will be linked to the Honors website.

Optional Text: Freeman, S. (3rd Edition or later) Biological Science Volume II. Evolution, Diversity and
Ecology. Pearson / B. Cummings. S. Francisco, as well as other introductory text focusing on ecology and
evolution can serve as backup to lectures. They are not required. Nor do they substitute. Students wishing to
purchase a textbook are encouraged to check the availability of used books online.

EXAMS, QUIZZES AND GRADES

Regular Component (Sections 001 and 002)

Exams: There will be three midterms and a final.

 Exams will be closed-book. Please arrive on time, and bring your UA ID. If you arrive late, you may
not be permitted to take the exam.
 Please comport yourself appropriately during exams.
 It is important that you write your name on your exam booklet before returning it at the end of each
exam. This is for your protection. Occasionally, the wrong ID sticker is affixed to a scan sheet.
Writing your name on the exam booklet protects you from this kind of administrative error.
 Final Exam:
1. The final exam is cumulative, i.e., it will cover the entire semester.
2. The final exam will be administered (both sections) on Monday, May 7, 2018 10:30-12:30.
3. You are expected to take the final exam at the appointed date, time and place. No exceptions.
4. If you miss the final exam, you fail the course. No exceptions.
5. Please do not, I say again, please do not make travel plans that require your departure from Tuc-
son prior to the final exam. Should you or your parents do so, your choices will be to rebook (and
pay whatever penalty the airline imposes) or to fail the exam (and the class).

Unannounced Quizes.
 There will be a minimum of five unannounced extra credit quizzes1, each worth a minimum of 20
points.
 Quizzes are based on recently covered material. As such, they are a useful incentive for attending
class (recommended) and keeping up with your studying (strongly recommended).

Absences.
 Medical absences require a doctor’s note to be submitted in a timely manner to Ms. Gingras in the
case of midterm exams and to Dr. Schaffer in the case of extra-credit quizzes. Excuses submitted days
or weeks after the fact will not be accepted absent physician’s certification of your inability to do so
shortly after the exam was administered.
 Non-medical absences must be pre-approved by the Dean of Students.
 Absences for recognized religious holidays will be honored.
 Missed exams will not be rescheduled.
 If you are unable to attend an exam for legitimate, non-medical reasons, you must contact Ms.
Gingras in advance to be excused.

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You can earn a perfect score and receive an A without taking any of them.
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  Excused absences:
1. Exams: The mean score of subsequent exams will be substituted for one and only one missed
exam. Students missing two or more exams will be asked to withdraw from the class.
2. Quizzes:
a. The mean score of subsequent quizzes will be substituted for no more than two missed
quizzes. Beyond that, there will be no adjustments,
b. Bear in mind: If you miss the last quiz, or the last two quizzes, there will be no subsequent
quizzes from which replacement grades can be calculated.
 Unexcused absences: You will receive a score of zero for the exam or quiz in question.

Grades:
 Total points for each midterm is 110.
 The final exam is also worth 110 points.
 Maximum possible points for all exams is 110  4 = 440.
 Points earned on extra credit quizzes (up to 100) will be added to your total.
 Letter grades will be assigned at the end of the semester as follows:
Point Total Grade
 360 A
 320; < 360 B
 280; < 320 C
 240; < 280 D
< 240 E
 Errors in grading will be corrected, of course. But fractional point totals will not be rounded up, e.g.,
359.9999… does not round to an A. Students seeking an exception will be advised to review this en-
try in the Syllabus; further that it is my responsibility to treat everyone equally and that by semester’s
end, everyone will have had ample opportunities to earn extra credit.

Exam Scores:
 Results. Exam scores and points earned on unannounced quizzes will be posted on D2L, Please do
not call the course office to request information on exam scores prior to posting. Ms. Gingras and her
assistant work hard and as fast as they can. Peppering them with querries only slows things down.
 Appeals.
1. If you feel that an error has been made in the grading of an exam, you must submit an appeal form
to Ms. Gingras within three business days (i.e., not counting weekends and holidays) after the
exam scores have been posted.
2. Appeal forms are available in the course office (BSE 109).
3. Frivolous appeals may result in loss of points.

Exams, Quizzes and Grades

(Honors component – Section 001)

For Section 001 (Honors) students, 60% of your grade will be computed as indicated above. The remaining
40% will be computed as indicated on the 182 Honors website.

ADDITIONAL

Withdrawing from the Course: All University deadlines for withdrawing will be strictly enforced. Please
consult http://catalog.arizona.edu/calendar/2016-2017-academic-calendar for relevant deadlines. Please
contact Ms. Gingras for additional questions about withdrawing from the course.

DRC Accommodations and Services: Students needing DRC accommodations and services should contact
Ms. Gingras as soon as possible to discuss the required documentation and deadlines.

Student Responsibility.

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  Students are responsible for all material presented in class, regardless of whether or not it is in-
cluded in the lecture notes posted online.
 You are responsible for all in-class announcements including changes in this syllabus such as
changes to the schedule of lectures, examination dates, etc., regardless of whether or not said an-
nouncements are posted online.
 In addition to in-class announcements, you are responsible for all announcements posted on the
class website, on D2L and sent to you by email.

Student Code of Conduct and Code of Academic Integrity:

 Students are expected to abide by the Student Code of Conduct and the Code of Academic Integrity in
all matters pertaining to the course. Please review the codes and other relevant university policies at
http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/policies-and-codes/code-academic-integrity and
http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/student-code-conduct-student-faqs.
 Students engaging in disruptive behavior during lectures, and especially during quizzes and exami-
nations, will be asked to leave. Disruptive behavior during class includes excessive talking.
 Students observed cheating during an exam or quiz will be asked to leave and will receive a grade of
zero for instrument in question. In addition, their names will be forwarded to the Dean of Students for
further disciplinary action.
 Repeat offenders will receive a failing grade for the course.

Cell Phones, Pagers, and iPods: Please ensure that all such devices are turned off before the beginning of
each class period.

How to Study

1. Attend class; pay attention; ask questions; come to office hours.

2. Help Sessions. Attend the weekly help sessions having previously reviewed your notes and
prepared a list of questions. Don’t assume that someone else will ask your questions for you.

3. Check the Announcements page (http://www.blc.arizona.edu/courses/schaffer/182-new/Announce.htm) for

important information including required readings on a regular basis. Attention to new an-
nouncements will generally be called in class, but it is your responsibility to check for them.

4. Take notes – do not simply follow the posted lecture notes. Most lectures will include material
not covered in the notes. You are responsible for this material.

5. Recopy your notes the day of the lecture. Writing things down in your own words is the sin-
gle most effective way of
a. Getting material into your brain.
b. Figuring out what you don’t understand.

6. For each lecture, write a summary of the principle points and the ways in which they relate to
each other.
a. If you encounter unfamiliar words, scientific or otherwise, look them up. There is a link to
www.dictionary.com on the class website. Use it.
b. Make note of material and concepts you don’t understand. Use the text book and online mate-
rials (Google, Wikipedia, etc.) to figure these things out. Attend the weekly help sessions amd
ask questions. Come to office hours.

7. Exam questions will be based on the lectures, quizzes and assigned reading / videos. Use the
textbook as a resource. Do not use it in lieu of the lectures.

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8. Do not expect study guides, answer banks, etc. The lectures are the study guide. Figuring out
what’s important is part of the learning experience – arguably the most important part.

9. If you stay engaged, studying for exams will be straightforward. If you do not, the amount of
material will be overwhelming. Don’t procrastinate. Don’t be overwhelmed. Study with a friend.

10. Studying for the first exam. The first exam invariably comes as a shock to many. Budget study
time in advance. Study harder than you’ve ever studied before. When you’re done, go for a walk
and get some rest. Then repeat.

11. If you attend class, are present for and earn points on the extra-credit quizzes and follow the for-
going suggestions, you will do well. Last year 53% of my students received A’s and B’s, with
14% earning more than 400 points. Email from a previous year’s success story copied below.
Good luck to everyone!

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 Schedule of Lectures 182R-001 and 182R-002
Date Topic Optional Readings
Introduction
10 Jan Introduction and General Principles
12 Jan Introduction and General Principles

15 Jan Martin Luther King Day All editions: Chapter 1

17 Jan Introduction and General Principles
6th edition: Bioskills B.1-B.5;
19 Jan Introduction and General Principles B.12-B.15; B.17-B.18
B.16 (Section 001 only)
22 Jan Introduction and General Principles
24 Jan Introduction and General Principles
Evolution
26 Jan From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis

29 Jan From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis

31 Jan From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis
2 Feb From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis

5 Feb From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis

3rd edition: Chapters 24-27
7 Feb From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis
9 Feb From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis 4th edition: Chapters 24-27

5th edition: Chapters 25-28

12 Feb Q&A
14 Feb Exam 1 6th edition: Chapters 22-25
16 Feb History of Life

19 Feb History of Life

21 Feb History of Life
23 Feb History of Life

26 Feb Phylogenetics

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 Schedule of Lectures 182R-001 and 182R-002
Date Topic Optional Readings
Organisms
28 Feb Prokaryotes
2 March Prokaryotes / Protists and Fungi
Spring Break
12 March Protists and Fungi
14 March Protists and Fungi
16 March Protists and Fungi

19 March Q &A
21 March Exam 2 3rd edition: Chapters 28-35
23 March Animals
4th edition: Chapters 28-35

26 March Animals 5th edition: Chapters 29-36

28 March Animals
30 March Animals 6th edition: Chapters 26-33

2 April Animals
4 April Animals
6 April Animals

9 April Animals
11 April Plants
13 April Plants
Ecology
16 April Q&A
18 April Exam 3
20 April Population Growth
3rd edition: Chapters 50-54

23 April Popualtion Growth 4th edition: Chapters 50-54

25 April Population Interactions, Communities, Ecosystems
5th edition: Chapters 52-56
27 April Population Interactions, Communities, Ecosystems
6th edition: Chapters 49-53

30 April Population Interactions, Communities, Ecosystems

2 May* Population Interactions, Communities and Ecosystems
3 May* Reading Day
7 May Final Exam: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

* Corrected on 4/19.