Human Ecology 1130 Class Schedule
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Date |
Topic |
Reading
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10 Jan (Tu) |
Chapter 1 Wright & Nebel; excerpt, Silent
Spring |
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12 Jan (Th) |
Chapter 21;
Tragedy of the Commons |
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17 Jan (Tu) |
Ecosystems and Biomes; human land use |
Chapter 2; |
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19 Jan (Th) |
Chapter 3 |
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24 Jan (Tu) |
Ecosystems & nutrient cycles |
Chapter 3 |
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26 Jan (Th) |
Chapter 10; |
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31 Jan (Tu) |
More wild spp. & Populations |
Chapter 4; |
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2 Feb (Th) |
Populations |
Chapter 4 |
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7 Feb (Tu) |
Chapter 4; |
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9 Feb (Th) |
Exam 1 | check grades here; Grades have been updated. Those highlighted in yellow went up due since mistake in test key was discovered |
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14 Feb (Tu) |
Exam review; Valentine's day biodiversity |
: when you are done with Oprha's book list, check out some of these great reads with environmental themes book list |
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16 Feb (Th) |
Chapter |
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21 Feb (Tu) |
World Fisheries and the Great Lakes |
OH fish consumption advisory |
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23 Feb (Th) |
Fisheries | |
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28 Feb (Tu) |
Chapters 5 & 6 |
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2 March (Th) |
More Human population issues | chapter 5 and 6 |
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7 March (Tu) |
Spring Break | |
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9 March (Th) |
Spring Break | |
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14 Mar (Tu) |
Finish human population Discuss resignation of Secretary of the Interior, Gail Norton. |
Read the following news stories on Norton's resignation http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/11/AR2006031100651.html |
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16 Mar (Th) |
Exam 2 | exam two grades |
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21Mar (Tu) |
Chapter 9; excerpt from Fast Food Nation |
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23 Mar (Th) |
Production and Distribution of Food continued | |
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28 Mar (Tu) |
Guest speaker, Michael Szuberla, Toledo Botanical Gardens, agriculture and the nutritional value of foods, local growing projects | no notes will be posted for guest speaker presntation |
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30 Mar (Th) |
Agriculture wrap up | |
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4 April (Tu) |
Guest speaker, Dr. V. Sigler; Microbial pests |
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6 April (Th) |
Exam 3 | exam grades; All exam grades included in this file. Exam 1 and 2 have been adjusted for quiz extra points, no quiz points available for exam 3. NOTE average grade does not yet reflect that your lowest exam grade will be removed! See grade scale below |
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11 April (Tu) |
Species Introductions, Great Lakes case study |
ESA publication |
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13 April (Th) |
ESA publication Chapter 9
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18 April (Tu) |
More hydro cycle |
Chapter 18 & ESA Eutrophication paper |
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20 April (Th) |
Chapter 18 & ESA Eutrophication paper |
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25 April (Tu) |
no reading assignment |
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27 April (Th) |
Review and connections |
no reading assignment |
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3 May (Wed) 8-10 am |
Final exam |
100-92.5=A; 92.4-89.5=A- 98.4-86.5=B+; 86.4-82.5=B; 82.4-79.5=B- 79.4-76.5=C+; 76.4-72.5=C; 72.4-69.5=C- 69.4-60=D <60=F
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