Clark College, Biology 144, Winter 2001

Tentative Lecture Schedule

#	Date	Topic	Required Readings
1	8 Jan	Introduction & Scientific Method	1-17
2	10 Jan	Geology & Properties of water	Chapter 2, 39-49
	15 Jan	Martin Luther King Holiday
3	17 Jan	Motion in the ocean	49-61
4	22 Jan	Biological principals & Classification	63-82
5	24 Jan	Monera, Protista, Fungi & plants	83-103
6	29 Jan	Sponges & Cnidarians	104-110
	31 Jan	MIDTERM I (lectures 1-6)
7	5 Feb	Worms & Molluscs	111-122
8	7 Feb	Arthropods, Echinoderms & Chordates	122-137
9	12 Feb	Marine fishes	Chapter 7
10	14 Feb	Marine reptiles, seabirds & mammals	166-195
	19 Feb	President’s Day Holiday
11	21 Feb	Introduction to ecology & rocky shores	Chapters 9-10
12	26 Feb	Estuaries, continental shelf & kelp forests	Chapters 11-12
	28 Feb	MIDTERM II (lectures 7-12)
13	5 Mar	Coral reefs	Chapter 13
14	7 Mar	Oceanic systems & Deep Sea	Chapter 14-15
15	12 Mar	Marine resources	Chapter 16
16	14 Mar	Marine impacts	Chapter 17
		FINAL EXAMINATION (50% lectures 13-16, 50% comprehensive)

Grading

1. Midterm I (100 points) 25%
2. Midterm II (100 points) 25%
3. Final Exam (100 points) 30%
4. Homework/Quizzes (Four 10-point tests or assignments) 20%

Grading System

• A Þ 100-93%
• A- Þ 92-90%
• B+ Þ 89-87%
• B Þ 86-83%
• B- Þ 82-80%
• C+ Þ 79-76%
• C Þ 75-70%
• C- Þ 69-65%
• D+ Þ 64-60%
• D Þ 59-50%
• F Þ < 50%

In order to take a make-up test you must contact the instructor before the test with a valid excuse.

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• Cannel Library and Help Sessions
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