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'''Textbook''': We will not be using an official textbook in this course. In case you want to buy a textbook for you own reference, here'a list of recommended titles <br/>  
 
'''Textbook''': We will not be using an official textbook in this course. In case you want to buy a textbook for you own reference, here'a list of recommended titles <br/>  
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'''Lecture''': 9:05-10:35am M,W - TLS Rm #313<br/>  
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'''Lecture''': 9:05-10:20am M,W - TLS Rm #313<br/>  
  
 
'''Laboratory''': Wednesdays 1:25-4:25pm or 4:40-7:40pm TLS Rm #313.  
 
'''Laboratory''': Wednesdays 1:25-4:25pm or 4:40-7:40pm TLS Rm #313.  
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==Important Documents==
 
==Important Documents==
Lecture Syllabus: <br/>
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Lecture Syllabus: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/2/2d/Lect_syllab_EEB_4275_2015.pdf}}<br/>
Laboratory Schedule: <br/>
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Laboratory Schedule: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/62/Lab_syllab_EEB_4275_2015.pdf}}<br/>
Grading Scheme: <br/>
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Grading Scheme: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/1c/Grading_EEB_4275_F15.pdf}}<br/>
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==Grading Scheme==
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The '''LECTURE''' grade will be calculated as follows:
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| Midterm Lecture Exam I ||                60 points
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|Midterm Lecture Exam II ||                40 points (hr. 1 final exam period)
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|Final Lecture Exam ||                        50 points (hr. 2 final exam period)
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|Dennis Questions (best 5 of 6) ||        50 points
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'''Total Lecture Points = 200 points'''
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The''' LABORATORY''' grade will be calculated as follows:
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{|
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|Quizzes (best 4 of 5) ||                24 points
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|Midterm Laboratory Practical ||  35 points (hr. 1 final exam period)
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|Final Laboratory Practical ||        35 points (hr. 2 final exam period)
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|T.A. Discretionary Points ||        6 points
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'''Total Laboratory Points = 100 points'''
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'''TOTAL COURSE GRADE= 300 points (converted to a % for final grade)'''
  
 
==Lecture Schedule==
 
==Lecture Schedule==
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(1st hr midterm covering Oct. 21st to Dec. 9th ; 2nd hr comp. essays)
 
(1st hr midterm covering Oct. 21st to Dec. 9th ; 2nd hr comp. essays)
 
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|Mon <br>Oct 26|| Annelida, “Pogonophoridae”, “Echiura”, Sipuncula - '''*DQ 4 due by 5 pm''' ||
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|Mon <br>Oct 26|| Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” “Echiura,Sipuncula - '''*DQ 4 due by 5 pm''' ||
 
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==Laboratory Schedule==
 
==Laboratory Schedule==
  
<span style="font-size: medium"><font color="#FF3300"> '''Please review handout before and bring it to lab.'''</font color="#0000FF"></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: medium"><font color="#FF3300"> '''Please review the handouts before coming to lab AND BRING THEM TO LAB as they will serve as your lab manual.'''</font color="#0000FF"></span><br>
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| Wed <br> Sep 02 ||  '''NO LAB'''
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 30|| '''Lab 4''' -  Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Rotifera, etc.  
 
|Wed <br> Sep 30|| '''Lab 4''' -  Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Rotifera, etc.  
 
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|Wed <br> Oct 07|| '''Lab 5''' - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia '''Quiz Labs on 3 & 4'''  
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|Wed <br> Oct 07|| '''Lab 5''' - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia '''Quiz Labs on 3 & 4'''
 
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|Wed <br> Oct 14|| '''Lab 6''' - Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda '''Quiz on Lab 5'''
 
|Wed <br> Oct 14|| '''Lab 6''' - Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda '''Quiz on Lab 5'''
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|Wed <br> Nov 04|| '''Lab 9''' - Arthropoda I: Crustacea
 
|Wed <br> Nov 04|| '''Lab 9''' - Arthropoda I: Crustacea
 
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|Wed <br> Nov 11|| '''Lab 10''' - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthorpods '''Quiz on Labs 8 & 9'''
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|Wed <br> Nov 11|| style="width:590px"|'''Lab 10''' - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthropods '''Quiz on Labs 8 & 9'''
 
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|Wed <br> Nov 18|| '''Lab 11''' -  “lophophorates” & Echinodermata I
 
|Wed <br> Nov 18|| '''Lab 11''' -  “lophophorates” & Echinodermata I
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|Wed <br> Nov 25|| style="font-style: regular; color: purple;" | '''THANKSGIVING - NO LAB'''  
 
|Wed <br> Nov 25|| style="font-style: regular; color: purple;" | '''THANKSGIVING - NO LAB'''  
 
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|Wed <br> Dec 02|| '''Lab 12''' - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata '''Quiz on Labs 10 & 11'''  
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|Wed <br> Dec 02|| '''Lab 12''' - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata '''Quiz on Labs 10 & 11'''
 
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|Wed <br> Dec 09|| '''Lab 13''' - '''Final Laboratory Practical''' (covers Labs 8-12)
 
|Wed <br> Dec 09|| '''Lab 13''' - '''Final Laboratory Practical''' (covers Labs 8-12)
 
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Revision as of 15:37, 30 August 2015

EEB 4275 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2015

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Textbook: We will not be using an official textbook in this course. In case you want to buy a textbook for you own reference, here'a list of recommended titles
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD

Lecture: 9:05-10:20am M,W - TLS Rm #313

Laboratory: Wednesdays 1:25-4:25pm or 4:40-7:40pm TLS Rm #313. There is no formal laboratory manual for the course; you will be given weekly laboratory handouts each Monday.

Instructor

Professor: Dr. J.N. Caira
office: TLS 483
phone: 486-4060
email: Dr. Janine N. Caira

Teaching Assistant

Veronica Bueno
office: TLS 478
phone: 486-1882
email: Veronica Bueno

Important Documents

Lecture Syllabus: Pdficon small.gif
Laboratory Schedule: Pdficon small.gif
Grading Scheme: Pdficon small.gif

Grading Scheme

The LECTURE grade will be calculated as follows:

Midterm Lecture Exam I 60 points
Midterm Lecture Exam II 40 points (hr. 1 final exam period)
Final Lecture Exam 50 points (hr. 2 final exam period)
Dennis Questions (best 5 of 6) 50 points

Total Lecture Points = 200 points

The LABORATORY grade will be calculated as follows:

Quizzes (best 4 of 5) 24 points
Midterm Laboratory Practical 35 points (hr. 1 final exam period)
Final Laboratory Practical 35 points (hr. 2 final exam period)
T.A. Discretionary Points 6 points

Total Laboratory Points = 100 points


TOTAL COURSE GRADE= 300 points (converted to a % for final grade)

Lecture Schedule

This schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for updates!

*DQ #= Dates on which “Dennis Question” responses are due, in electronic or hard copy, to Dr. Caira by 5 pm.

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Gastrotricha.jpg
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Midterm Lecture Exam II & Final Lecture Exam (tentative): Monday, December 14th, 6–8 pm (1st hr midterm covering Oct. 21st to Dec. 9th ; 2nd hr comp. essays)
Date Topic Interesting links and materials
Mon
Aug 31
Class organization; Introduction
Wed
Sep 02
Porifera
Mon
Sep 07
LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
Wed
Sep 09
Cnidaria
Mon
Sep 14
Cnidaria & Ctenophora - *DQ 1 due by 5 pm
Wed
Sep 16
Invertebrate architecture & development I
Mon
Sep 21
Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida
Wed
Sep 23
Nematoda & Nematomorpha
Mon
Sep 28
Rotifera, Acanthocephala, Cycliophora - *DQ 2 due by 5 pm
Wed
Sep 30
Priapula, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha
Mon
Oct 05
Mollusca
Wed
Oct 07
Mollusca
Mon
Oct 12
Mollusca - *DQ 3 due by 5 pm
Wed
Oct 14
Invertebrate architecture & development II
Mon
Oct 19
Lecture Exam I (covers material Aug. 30th to Oct. 14th)
Wed
Oct 21
Annelida
Mon
Oct 26
Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” “Echiura,” Sipuncula - *DQ 4 due by 5 pm
Wed
Oct 28
Arthropoda: Trilobitomorpha & Crustacea
Mon
Nov 02
Arthropoda: Crustacea cont’d, Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes
Wed
Nov 04
Arthropoda: Cheliceriformes cont’d, Tardigrada & Onycophora
Mon
Nov 09
Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, & Phoronida - *DQ 5 due by 5 pm
Wed
Nov 11
Echinodermata
Mon
Nov 16
Echinodermata
Wed
Nov 18
Echinodermata & Chaetognatha
Mon
Nov 23
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Wed
Nov 25
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Mon
Nov 30
Hemichordata - *DQ 6 due by 5 pm
Wed
Dec 02
Chordata
Mon
Dec 07
Invertebrate Phylogeny
Wed
Dec 09
Invertebrate Phylogeny

Laboratory Schedule

Please review the handouts before coming to lab AND BRING THEM TO LAB as they will serve as your lab manual.

Loricifera.jpg
Acanthocephala-SEM.jpg
Tardigrade-sem.jpg
Date Topic
Wed
Sep 02
NO LAB
Wed
Sep 09
Lab 1 - Porifera
Wed
Sep 16
Lab 2 - Cnidaria & Ctenophora
Wed
Sep 23
Lab 3 - Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Gastrotricha, etc. Quiz on Labs 1 & 2
Wed
Sep 30
Lab 4 - Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Rotifera, etc.
Wed
Oct 07
Lab 5 - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia Quiz Labs on 3 & 4
Wed
Oct 14
Lab 6 - Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda Quiz on Lab 5
Wed
Oct 21
Lab 7 - Midterm Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 1-6)
Wed
Oct 28
Lab 8 - Annelida & their kin
Wed
Nov 04
Lab 9 - Arthropoda I: Crustacea
Wed
Nov 11
Lab 10 - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthropods Quiz on Labs 8 & 9
Wed
Nov 18
Lab 11 - “lophophorates” & Echinodermata I
Wed
Nov 25
THANKSGIVING - NO LAB
Wed
Dec 02
Lab 12 - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata Quiz on Labs 10 & 11
Wed
Dec 09
Lab 13 - Final Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 8-12)