Survey of Biology SI

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-09-22T12:31:10Z in General, jump to comment form. 418 words.

Latest update: Sat., Dec. 5 @ 8:20 AM: new lec. notes, sessions, attendance, test review.

The next sessions (wk. 15) are at the normal times. I’m assuming Dr. Backer will hold tests 4 and the final on week 16 (Dec. 14-17) as scheduled. This week we will focus on the test 4 review. If you have any questions from previous chapters just ask me.
#34: Tue., Dec. 8, 11:00-12:00pm, rm. 228, bldg. 410.
#35: Wed., Dec. 9, 9:30am-10:30am, rm. 228, bldg. 410.
#36: Thu., Dec. 10, 2:00-3:00pm, rm. 131, bldg. 410.

Dr. Backer’s Test 4 review completed [PDF, 4 pg., 700KB]

Latest Lecture Notes: Wed., Dec. 2 and Thu., Dec. 3 [PDF, 6 pg., 1.6MB] [old lecture notes and some reviews]

Note: Take your own notes in class! It will help you remember the material. Don’t just copy mine.

Latest Attendance: #33: Thu., Dec. 3, 60 min., 3 attending: Avon B., Alicia G., Alex M. [old attendance]

Ch. 17: Animals Evolve review (answers)
Ch. 16: Plants and Fungi Move onto Land review (answers)
Ch. 14-15 and part of Ch. 16: Taxonomy and microbes review (answers)
Ch. 9: Genetics review
Ch. 26: Reproduction review (answers)
Ch. 8: Mitosis & Meiosis review

Announcement: Come to my Supplemental Instructions sessions! We have a lot of fun and it’s guaranteed study time. In Spring 2009 the avg. GPA of SI attendees in BSC1005 was 2.87. For non-SI attendees, it was 2.05. That’s almost a B vs. a C. SI students do better on exams and remember course concepts for the rest of their lives.

Tue., Sept. 22 photo. This is what we do at my SI’s. James Davis is explaining covalent atomic bonds in preparation for test 1. If you’re a good student and you like public speaking, come to my SI’s and you can lecture for a few minutes. I want to be the Johnny Carson of SI, not the Jay Leno of SI. If you’re shy I won’t make you write on the board.

Important Info:
Daytona State College: Supplemental Instruction
Dr. Backer’s Survey of Biology, BSC1005, Fall 2009
SI Leader: Richard X. Thripp

Sessions: Tue., 11 AM – 12 PM, bldg. 410, rm. 228.
Wed., 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM, bldg. 410, rm. 228.
Thu., 2 PM – 3 PM, bldg. 410, rm. 131.

Sessions began Tue., Sept. 22. with introductions, email list, review of wks. 1-4., prep. for test 1. All students are always welcome!

If you need help, email me: thrippr@daytonastate.org. Or call me: 386-675-4472. Thanks, –Richard.

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Rebeccah F. at 2009-09-25T02:48:37.
I’m real happy there is an SI for this class. I’m not good at science and the SI sessions really have been helping! Thanks a bunch Richard!

P.S. It helps a lot that you are very animated hehe.

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Richard X. Thripp at 2009-09-25T19:33:14.
You’re welcome Rebeccah! My public speaking skills are rusty and there are some holes in my Survey of Biology knowledge… but I’ll get better. Glad you’re already finding the study sessions and website useful.

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Richard X. Thripp at 2009-09-23T00:21:22.
You can talk about the Survey of Biology SI here. All comments are public record.

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