David Hooper - Courses

David Hooper - Courses

Fall 2009

Evolution, Ecology, & Biodiversity (BIOL 204)

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Lecture
Syllabus
Lecture PowerPoint Files

Updated study guides

Study guide for Midterm #1 - updated 10/2/09, 3:08 pm

Practice Test for Midterm #1 – updated 10/2/09, 3:40 pm

Practice Test for Midterm #1 – Answer Key. NOTE: I strongly recommend that you take the practice test first and think through the answers before looking at the key. You will learn a lot more about what your knowledge strengths and weaknesses are.

Midterm #1 – Multiple Choice Answer Key. Note: The key for Form A is on the first two pages, and the key for Form B is on the second 2.

Midterm #1 – Form A Short Answer Key.

Midterm #1 – Form B Short Answer Key.

Study guide for Midterm #2 – updated 10/23/09
Midterm #2 – Multiple Choice Answer Key. NOTE: Pages 1 & 2 are for form A, pages 3 & 4 are for form B, and pages 5 & 6 for the retake.

Midterm #2 – Form A Answer Key. Also relevant for both multiple choice and short answer for the retake.

Midterm #2 – Form B Answer Key

Midterm #2 Retake Results

Study guide for Midterm #3 – updated on 11/13/09

Study guide for FINAL EXAM – from 2008

Western Reads: "The Omnivores Dilemma", by Michael Pollan; A modern-day natural history of food; available at the VU Bookstore. You’ll never look at your dinner plate the same way!
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Extra Credit
Extra Credit article: The Sterile Banana

Lab
Excel Tutorial: For Office 2003 For Office 2007 Due the first week of lab.
Week of 9/28: Exercises 1&2

Weeks of 10/6 and 10/13:

Exercise 3 – Carbon storage on Sehome Hill

            Paper for reading assignment: Smithwick et al. 2002
            Sehome Hill Lab: Plot Data Form
            Grading Rubric for Results Section of Sehome Hill Lab.