Survey of Biology SI

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 [1] [PDF, 4 pg., 700KB]

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

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 [4]]

Ch. 17: Animals Evolve review [5] (answers [6])
Ch. 16: Plants and Fungi Move onto Land review [7] (answers [8])
Ch. 14-15 and part of Ch. 16: Taxonomy and microbes review [9] (answers [10])
Ch. 9: Genetics review [11]
Ch. 26: Reproduction review [12] (answers [13])
Ch. 8: Mitosis & Meiosis review [14]

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.

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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.

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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 [16]. Or call me: 386-675-4472. Thanks, –Richard.

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