• Syllabus - Spring 2012 - updated
• Study Guide: Exam 1; Exam 2; Exam 3 (thus far), Final Exam (Bio portion of MCAT)
  • Cardiac cycle image - here
  • Invasion of Land figures - here

HHMI Summer Research at CSU Fullerton - here (TBA)

• HHMI Weekend research coming soon

Biology & Chemistry Science Lecture Series

(Fridays from 10:30 am to 12 Noon in SM  313) - Schedule

Physiological Ecology Meetings - Bishop CA - here

            June 2012 - TBD

• Project and Paper Materials
  • Project Stuff - Here
• Links
  • MSE Academic Integrity Policy- here
    • Print, sign and submit - here
  • Graphing & Statistical Analysis Help
    • Excel 2003 - here (use Knisely for additional help also)
    • Excel 2007 - here
      • Double Y-axes graph - Photosynthesis graphing directions for 11C - here
    • Excel MAC here
    • Specific height graphing directions - here
      • Brief examples of Figure 1 & 2 - here
    • Statistical analyses
      • ANOVA
      • Post Hoc (Bonferroni Correction - Multiple Comparison)
      • Chi squared
      • Contingency Table
  • Fungi
  • Botany - photos link
    • nonvascular photos - here
  • Zoology - more to come
    • New photos here (Spring 2008) - Dave's Webpage for more 3B photos & discussion
    • Exam 2 photos link - here
  • Reading Room - for papers and diagrams
  • Search engines

Saddleback College Biological Society Homepage - Additional links for lab practical are here

• Labs: All lab worksheets due 1 week following the lab or otherwise indicated by your instructor. 
  • Week 1
  • Introduction & Research Project Design Lab (9 Jan 12)
    • Academic Integrity
      • Policy - here
      • Class Agreement - here  Due 11 Jan 12
    • Proposal - Instructions
      • Project Stuff - Here
  •  Statistics Tune-up (11 Jan 12)
    • Practice Assignments: #1; #2
      • Practice #1 example - here
    • Spring 12 Stats assignment:  here -  Due 18 Jan 12
      • Formatting directions for your stats assignment here
  • Week 2
  • Holiday - Labor Day (16 Jan)
  • Prokaryotes & Begin Water Quality Testing (18 Jan)
    • Gram Staining
    • Bring in water sample - Locations
    • Water Quality Abstract Assignment
  • Week 3
    • Water quality testing continued & Fungi (23 & 25Jan)
    • Initial Project Proposals due (23 JAN 2011)
  • Week 4
    • Protists (30 Jan)
      • Protists drawings Due 6 FEB 2011
      • Water quality testing continued
        • Gram Staining - here
        • Assignment - Water Quality Due
    • Invertebrates I (19 Sept 11) - dissections: bring a box of gloves (we'll store them for use this semester)
      • Bring protists lab - will check drawings
      • Diagrams available in the Reading Room
  • Week 5
    • Invertebrates II (6 Feb)
  • Week 6
    • Lab Practical I (13 Feb)
      • AM Lab - we'll start at 930 or 10 AM
    • Vertebrates (15 Feb)
  • Week 7
    • President's Day (20 Feb)
    • Histology (22 Feb)
  • Week 8
    • Project Proposal Due - Time is getting short!!!
    • Comparative Anatomy I  - Skeletal System (27 & 29 Feb)
      • Diagrams available in the Reading Room
  • Week 9
    • Comp Anat II Muscles and Review (5 & 7 Mar)
      • Tidepool stuff - here
  • 11 - 17 SPRING BREAK
  • Week 10
    • Histology, Bones, Muscles and Review (19 Mar)
    • Lab Practicum II  (21 Mar)
      • AM Lab - 10 AM
  • Week 11
    • Comp Anat III - Circulatory, Respiratory & Digestive systems (26 Mar)
      • NOTE: 12 May - Presentation day (ask for your work time off now if you have not done so already)
      • If you have not started your project, you better start now!  Your final paper is due in a 3 weeks! NOT A ROUGH DRAFT!!
    • Comp Anat IV - Urinary & Reproductive ()
  • Week 12
    • Comp Anat V - Nervous - Brain & eye (2 APR)
    • Field Trip - Crescent Bay Tidepools (4 APR)
      • Low tide is at 2:00 PM
      - here
      • We will have lecture and then meet down at the tidepools - directions
      • No morning lab, but open lab for those that want to look at dissection.
  • Week 13
    • Diving Physiology Lab - EKG's (dress appropriately) (9 APR)
      • wear a tank top for the lab and bring a towel (hair band if needed)
      • Dive data - here
    • No class today - Research Projects & Review (11 APR)

    Week 14

    • Lab Practical III (16 APR)
      • AM Lab - we'll start at 10 AM
    • Plant Survey I - Nonvascular & seedless vascular  (18 APR)
  • Week 15
    • Methods & Results section of your paper due
    • Plant Survey II - Vascular Plants (23 APR)
    • Plant Structure I & II (25 APR)
  • Week 16
    • Final Research Paper DUE today by 12 NOON (Papers will be emailed to reviewers)
      • SP 2012 Peer Review Page - here
      • Peer Reviewed Paper Page - Here (Sp10 for reference)
    • Plant Reproduction (30 APR)
      • Please bring your plant items
    • Lab Practical IV (2 MAY)
      • PowerPoint development & Presentation
    • Conference abstracts due by 12 noon 4 May 2012
      • No abstract submitted by 12 noon - no presentation (abstracts need to be correctly formatted)!!!
      • Soft copy of paper due by 2 noon
  • Week 17
    • Research Presentation Preparation (7 May)
      • Lab Practical Exam
    • Soft and hard copy of your final paper are due (8 May)
    • Final PPT preparation & run through (9 May)
    • PRESENTATION & Potluck (10 May)
      • Start time is 830 AM - First two sessions need to have their PPT loaded and ready to run
      • List of Talks - here
  • Week 18
    • Final Exam  Monday 14 May 12