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BIOLOGY 533PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
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Instructor: |
Ellen T. Bauder, PhD LS 221, 594-5032 (ebauder@sunstroke.sdsu.edu) | ||
Office hours: | T 9-10 and by appointment | ||
Prerequisite: | Biology 201 | ||
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Textbooks: | J. D. Mauseth, Plant anatomy. The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. 1988 | ||
| Alternate text: Katherine Esau, Anatomy of seed plants. John Wiley & Sons. 1977. | |||
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Optional books: | D. J. Borror, Dictionary of word roots and combining forms, Mayfield Publishing Co., Palo Alto, CA, 1971.
T. A. Steeves and I. M. Sussex, Patterns in plant development, Second edition. Cambridge, 1989. | ||
Library reserve: A selection of texts and references has been put on 3-day reserve. Supplementary readings: Journal articles will be assigned from time to time. Lab supplies/tools: Each student will receive a set of small dissecting tools plus supplies. You will need to purchase a bound lab notebook with 5x5 squares, a wood or mechanical pencil with firm lead, a soft eraser and a small clear ruler. | |||
| Grading: | TOTAL 500 POINTS | ||
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| 2 "hour" exams | 75 points each | ||
| 2 laboratory practicals | 50 points each | ||
| laboratory notebook | 50 points | ||
| participation/preparation | 50 points | ||
| final exam (cumulative) | 150 points c. 50 points last 4 weeks of lectures c. 100 points, total course | ||
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