Fall 2008
Dr. Lenny Vincent
Office: 2023 Phone: 992-7432 eMail: atypoides@aol.com
Office Hrs: M. 9:30-10:30; 12:30-1:30; T. 12:30-1:30;
W. 9:30-10:30; 12:30-1:30
Website: http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/lvincent/
Text: Biology by M. Hoefnagels 1st. Ed.
Supplies needed: Five scantrons (unwrinkled), #2 pencils
Supplies NOT needed: Cell phone, Turn it off BEFORE entering the room
| Chapter Reading Assignment (tentative) | Tentative Exam Dates |
| 1, 2, 4, 3 | Wed. Sep 17 |
| 5, 6, 12, 8, 9 | Wed. Oct 8 |
| 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 | Wed. Nov 12 |
| 39, 40, 41 | Mon. Dec 8 |
| Final Exam | Wed. Dec 10 Note Time 9 AM |
You will receive one grade for this course. The lecture component contributes 80% towards the final grade and the laboratory component contributes 20%. The lecture grade is based upon the best four of five l00-point multiple choice exams. The 5th exam is the final exam and is both cumulative and optional. The lowest of your five scores (above zero) will be dropped. There will be no make-up exam. You must provide me, within 24 hrs. of missing an exam (by phone is okay), with an acceptable and verifiable excuse (e.g.. illness with a doctor's note and phone #). If you fail to do so, you will be dropped from the course. The opportunity to drop the lowest score is not designed to accommodate students that: get stuck in traffic, have a car that breaks down, planned a ski trip with parents, are playing in a sports tournament, must attend the anniversary of their grandparents or wake up late with massive hangovers. Keep your returned scantrons for disputes. It is your responsibility to bring errors to my attention. Remind me to mention how to indicate erasures on your scantron.
Your % of total points will become your letter grade as follows:
90-l00% = A; 80-89 = B; 65-79 = C; 55-64 = D; < 55 = F
(There may be some adjustment of the percentages to your advantage.)
There is no curve and no extra credit. Students who arrive after an exam has begun may lose 5 pts. Late test takers must turn in their scantrons no later than the last prompt student. At a minimum, cheaters will get a non-dropable 0 for the test and may be thrown out of the class with an F for the final course grade.
It is your responsibility to drop a class. Don't assume I will drop you for non-attendance. However, you will likely be dropped if you miss four hours. Even if I tell you that I am dropping you, you must verify that I have done so. I might forget and that could result in your getting an F! If you arrive late to class, properly fill out a 3X5 card and turn it in. Sometimes I lock the door after class begins. If you arrive after the door is locked, you must wait outside until the break. I expect you to get to class on time. More than three tardies may result in your being dropped from the class. ALWAYS bring your textbook to class. I refer to it during lecture. You are responsible for ALL material covered in lecture, including assigned readings, instructions, and announcements of changes (e.g.. exam date changes).
Lecture attendance is an important key to success in this course. My style of teaching requires you to respond (using whole sentences!) to questions with factual answers or opinions. I also encourage all of you to ask relevant questions at any time, engage in critical analyses of information and offer opposing views to my opinions or predictions. The more the better. I also expect you to participate in class activities. Please think of your experience in my class as part of your education for life, not just education for a job.
