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Office Hours: 9:10-10 AM on Mon., Wed. & Fri. in 2013 VLSB; varying times on Tues. & Thurs. (see note below). You may contact him at (510) 642-3763 (office) or vresh@nature.berkeley.edu. Please read this message from Professor Resh: This class web page contains study sheets (see "Lecture Outlines" below to download) that have lecture outlines, definitions, and most of the material that I write on the blackboards during lecture. Please download and print the outline for a given day and bring to lecture (these are designed for note-taking). Readings from the textbook also are assigned for each lecture. Readings for the Ecology portion of this course will cover all of Unit 8 in the textbook. Readings covering specific lectures are on the assigned sheets (lecture outlines) as well as listed below. In general, read the text as you would read a newspaper - for background, clarification, and broad understanding. A good test of whether you understand the material is to see if you can summarize the main points in (or concept behind) each section in two or three sentences.I will use a lot of examples in lectures. These are to help explain concepts and principles. The details of the examples are not critical but understanding the concepts behind them is the key. This is also true when I describe experiments that have been conducted in ecology and evolutionary biology; an understanding of the logic of the experimental sequence is important, not the details of the experiments themselves. The best way to study the material in this section of the course is by discussing it in small groups. It also will make the Biology 1B experience more enjoyable. If you haven't already done it thus far, I'd suggest you write the telephone number of someone in the class on this sheet; you can contact them if you have questions about assignments, etc. The lecture material, readings, and laboratory activities for these five weeks are integrated. If you don't participate fully in all three components you'll miss key concepts. Many of you are concerned about the type of questions we ask on our exams. Sample questions will be given to you, but they are simply to show the structure and type of questions that I ask. We recommend that you don't spend a lot of time going over specific questions. There are additional questions to test your knowledge at the end of each chapter in the textbook. Your GSI and the representative from the Student Learning Center also have sample questions that you can use. Office hours: I'll be in the Biology 1B office (2013 VLSB) every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:10-10 AM. I'll vary office hours each week on Tuesday and Thursday to accommodate different schedules. At some time every day I'll be available to answer your questions. In addition, I'll drop into the lab sections to see if you are understanding the lecture material. If you have questions, get them answered right away; don't wait until the end of the semester when as many as 100 students show up all at once for office hours. If there is something you don't understand, please contact me (at office hours, stop me on campus, through e-mail, etc.) or your GSI as soon as possible. That's what we are here for. | |||||
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