Welcome to the BIO 104, Principles of Biology II, Syllabus Page. I have general information about the course on this page. Select an option below to view more information on:

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My office is Room 213 of the Rice Science Center on the Decatur Campus. This is one of a suite of offices within Room 233 - just ask the secretary, Mrs. Lambert, where to find me!
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BIO 103 - RS 130
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BIO 104 - RS 202
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BIO 104 - RS 202
104 Lab RS 211
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104 Lab RS 211
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11:30
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You may contact me through any or all of the following:
Office Phone: 306-2846 - Be very BRIEF and CLEAR on my voice mail, otherwise I won't get back to you!
Office Email: jfd@calhoun.cc.al.us - The MOST reliable way to reach me - I check very often!
Home Email: JFDuke@msn.com - I don't check this as often as I should, but I will try for you.

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Your FINAL GRADE in BIO 104 will be determined according to the following calculations:
Add the scores of your 4 UNIT TESTS and your WILDFLOWER TEST and call this your LECTURE SUBTOTAL.
UNIT I = 95
UNIT II = 80
UNIT III = 87
UNIT IV = 92
Wildflowers = 95
LECTURE SUBTOTAL
=
449
Average the scores on your lab quizzes and lab exercises and call this your LAB AVERAGE.
Taxonomy = 95
Ecology = 80
Quiz 1 = 75
Quiz 2 = 85
Quiz 3 = 90
Quiz 4 = 90
LAB AVERAGE = 86
Add your LECTURE SUBTOTAL and your LAB AVERAGE together and compare to the scale below:
LECTURE SUBTOTAL=
449
LAB AVERAGE= 86
TOTAL=
535
With a TOTAL of 535 from the example above, the final grade would be a "B".

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The following dates are my best estimate of when we will be ready for a UNIT TEST. They are only guesses, however, and are subject to change if we finish well before, or well after the assigned date.
UNIT 1 - Taxonomy and Ecology 9/18/00
UNIT 2 - Plant Anatomy and Plant Diversity 10/16/00
UNIT 3 - Lower Invertebrates 11/13/00
UNIT 4 - Higher Invertebrates / Vertebrates 12/15/00 - 10:15 AM