Instructor:
Terry W. Henkel, Ph.D.

Office:
Science Building B, Room 123

Telephone:
826-4841

Email:
twh5@humboldt.edu

Office Hours:
10-12 Fridays or by appointment

Laboratory Instructors:
Section 11 - Terry Henkel
Section 12 - Dennis Walker (dkw1@humboldt.edu)
Section 13 - Alisa Hove (aah8@humboldt.edu)
Section 14 - Leah Larsen (lml6@humboldt.edu)

Introduction:
The student in General Botany will gain an understanding of the diversity of plant, algal, and fungal life on Earth. In the process the student will develop a working vocabulary of botanical terminology, and acquire basic concepts of botany as they pertain to plant anatomy, morphology, reproduction, and ecology. Thus the student will develop a fundamental botanical awareness and be prepared for further study in specialized fields of biology and natural resources management.

While Botany 105 is a general education course, it also helps fulfill degree requirements for many majors in biology and resource management. As a result it is necessary to maintain rigor in the course material to provide a foundation in plant biology for the programs in the College of Natural Resources and Science.

Organization:
The course begins with study of the structure and function of the seed plant body, followed by comparative patterns of growth, development, and reproduction typical of the major plant, algal, and fungal groups. As a result the student will be able to recognize the distinguishing characteristics of these organismal groups. Finally, the course will examine the role of plants, algae, and fungi in the natural environment and in human affairs.

Required Textbook:
-Raven P., Evert R. & Eichhorn S. 1999. Biology of Plants (6th ed.) Worth Publishers.

Recommended books:
-Bracegirdle and Miles. 1979. An Atlas of Plant Structure. Vol. 1
-Van De Graff, et al. 1998. A Photographic Atlas for the Botany Laboratory. 3rd Edition.

Required Laboratory Materials:
Dissecting probes (fine, sharp points), blunt and sharp forceps, single-edged razor blades, glass microscope slides, glass coverslips, hard (3H) pencil, colored pencils, notebook for drawings, and a 10.0 cm ruler.

Class Meetings:
Lecture section 1 (Henkel) Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00-9:50 AM, SB 135
Laboratory Section 11 (Henkel) Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00 AM-1:50 PM, SD 147
Laboratory Section 12 (Walker) Tuesday & Thursday, 2:00 pm-4:50 PM, SD 147
Laboratory Section 13 (Larsen) Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00 AM-1:50 PM, SD 151
Laboratory Section 14(Hove) Tuesday & Thursday, 2:00 PM-4:50 PM, SD 151

Attendance:
You must attend every class meeting during the first five days of the term. By University policy, your place in the class may be assigned to another student if you are absent during the first week without notifying the instructor in charge (T. Henkel, Room SB 123, tel. 826-4841) or the Biology Department office (Room SB 223, tel. 826-3245). The roll call will be discontinued after the first week, and attendance will not be used as a factor in the calculation of final grades. However, the subject matter of class meetings is the basis for examinations. Therefore, students are encouraged to attend and actively participate in all activities of the class.

Point Distribution:
Points
Lecture Examination #1 100
Lecture Examination #2 100
Laboratory Practical #1 100
Laboratory Practical #2 100
Laboratory quizzes (10 ×10 points each) 100
Final Lecture Examination 100
Final Laboratory Practical 100
Total possible points = 700

Course Grades:
% of total points - Grade - % total points - Grade

100-93 A 77-73 C
92-90 A- 72-70 C-
89-88 B+ 69-68 D+
87-83 B 67-60 D
82-80 B- 59- 0 F
79-78 C+

Quiz / Exam Formats:

Lab:
Twelve laboratory quizzes are given in order to keep you up on the material. They will occur during the first 25 minutes of a laboratory period and their will be 5 - 10 questions. At semester's end, I will drop your two lowest quiz scores and keep the remaining 10. These add up to 100 points, which is a significant portion of the course total. Some of these questions will have one word or one sentence answers. A quick drawing with labels could also be asked. About half of the questions will have a 'find & show' format. Laboratory practicals are expanded versions of the quizzes. These exams cover more material so there will be more questions on them.

Lecture:
Lecture exams will contain a variety of types of questions dealing with material covered both in lecture, lab, and reading assignments from the text book. Questions may refer to material covered more thoroughly in the book than in lecture. Short and medium answer, multiple choice, and matching questions are expected, as well as diagram labelling and interpretation.

Grading Policy:
Grades will not be scaled in this course. A consistent positive attitude can bump up your grade if you are borderline between two grades. This is the prerogative of your lab instructor if he/she feels that you have been making a consistent positive effort in learning the material.

Make-ups and withdrawals:
Make-up exams are not given. Illness and family emergencies, both of which must be verified, are legitimate reasons for missing exams. In the event that you miss a deadline for a legitimate reason, you and I will discuss whether an Incomplete is appropriate. You are responsible for completing the necessary paperwork. A grade of 0.0 is given for deadlines missed without a legitimate reason or in the absence of communication. Students who stop attending and do not drop the class will not get an Incomplete. The latter will receive a grade of Unofficial Withdrawal. For the purposes of grade point average, a grade of "U" is equivalent to an "F". In fact, a "U" may be worse than an "F" for those students who wish to repeat the course later. Petitions to replace a grade earned in this course with a better grade may be denied if the student has withdrawn from this course unofficially.

Credit/No Credit:
Students who intend to be graded on a CREDIT/NO CREDIT basis must file the required form at the Registration Office in Siemens Hall within the first four weeks of the semester. No student will be allowed to choose the C/NC grading option after the fourth week. C/NC grades are not used in grade point calculations.

Wait-Listing for Bot. 105:
Web registration does not allow you to enter on to a wait list. The limiting factor for getting into Bot. 105 is the number of seats available in each laboratory section. If you can get into a laboratory section, you can also get into the lecture section, and you must take both. Instructors for Bot. 105 will create a wait list for each laboratory section. Some students usually get into the course this way depending upon how many other students drop Bot. 105. Getting into the course via this route is usually first-come, first-serve.

Adding Bot. 105 (HSU Spr. 2002 Schedule):

1. January 28: Deadline to add an OPEN class via the Web without instructor approval.

2. January 29 - February 5: Students may add a class to their current schedule with instructor approval, and without paying a $2.00 fee. A "Magic Number" from the instructor is required and the student may add the class via the Web. February 5 is not the last day you can add a course, but it is the last day you can add a course without a $2.00 fee.

3. February 6 - February 18: You can add the course during this time, but you will be charged a $2.00 fee. Classes cannot be added after Feb. 18.

Dropping Bot. 105 (HSU Spr. 2002 Schedule):

1. February 5: Deadline to drop a class via the Web without obtaining instructor and/or Department Chair approval and without a $2.00 fee. No notation of withdrawal will be recorded on the student's academic record.

2. February 5 - February 18: Dropping a course will result in a $2.00 fee. No instructor & Department Chair approval is needed.

3. February 19 - April 19: Dropping a course will require the approval of the instructor and Departmental Chair as well as a "serious and compelling reason is required" from the student. A Schedule Adjustment form must be filled out; this cannot be done via the Web. A grade of "Withdrawal" (W) will appear on the student's transcript and a $10.00 fee will be assessed. Submit the form to the Academic Support Center, Siemens Hall 210.

Magic Numbers:
Magic Numbers are a part of the new Web-based registration. Each instructor has a set of magic numbers and they are used in place of instructor approval signatures and each student receives a unique number. They are entered in place of a CRN number on the Register or Add/Drop classes page in Web Registration (but only if you are adding a class after the beginning of the semester - see above dates). With respect to Bot.105, Magic Numbers can be used to enter a student into a closed laboratory section but this is a decision made by the instructor.

Interested in extra help for Bot. 105? The course Biol. 180A, called "Bot. 105 Supplemental Activity", will be offered this semester for one unit. The course will have its own instructor, to be announced. Based upon the weekly schedules of interested students, an appropriate meeting time and place will be chosen. This will be decided by the end of the first week of the semester. The instructor for the course will dispense magic numbers for those wanting to add her section of Biol. 180A.
Another option for extra help is the Tutorial Center (http://www.humboldt.edu/~learning/tutorialservices.htm). The T.C. can arrange for you to receive small group or one-to-one instruction from a former General Botany student. There may be an hourly fee for the latter type of instruction.

Weekly Schedule for Botany 105, Spring 2002 (Henkel)
Week Date Lecture Laboratory
1 Jan. 22 Introduction Introduction; microscopy
1 Jan. 24 Cells Greenhouse tour
2 Jan. 29 Cells and tissues Cells
2 Jan. 31 Root primary growth Quiz; Cells and tissues
3 Feb. 5 Root secondary growth Root primary growth; mitosis
3 Feb. 7 Stem primary growth Quiz; Root secondary growth
4 Feb. 12 Stem secondary growth Stems: external anatomy
4 Feb. 14 Leaves Quiz; Stem primary growth
5 Feb. 19 Uptake and transport Stem secondary growth
5 Feb. 21 Photosynthesis, respiration Quiz; Leaves
6 Feb. 26 Plant mineral nutrition Review
6 Feb. 28 LECTURE EXAM #1 LAB PRACTICAL #1
7 Mar. 5 Diversity of plants, algae, and fungi Diversity introduction I. Laboratory
7 Mar. 7 Understanding life cycles Quiz; Diversity introduction II. Community forest
8 Mar. 12 Prokaryotes Bacteria and cyanobacteria
8 Mar. 14 Fungi I Quiz; Zygomycota, Basidiomycota; molds
9 Mar18-22 Spring Break
10 Mar. 26 Fungi II Ascomycota, Lichens
10 Mar. 28 Protista I Quiz; Red algae
11 Apr. 2 Protista II Brown algae
11 Apr. 4 Green Algae Quiz; Green algae
12 Apr. 9 Bryophytes Bryophytes
12 Apr. 11 Seedless vascular plants Quiz; Pteridophytes
13 Apr. 16 Gymnosperms Review
13 Apr. 18 LECTURE EXAM #2 LAB PRACTICAL #2
14 Apr. 23 Angiosperms I. Introduction Gymnosperms
14 Apr. 25 Angiosperms II. Flowers and fruits Quiz; Identifying gymnosperms and ferns
15 Apr. 30 Ecology I. Field identification: ferns and conifers - community forest
15 May 2 Ecology II. Quiz; Flowers, inflorescences
16 May 7 Plants and human affairs I. Angiosperm life cycle
16 May 9 Plants and human affairs II. Quiz; Fruit types; dispersal
Final Exams - TBA