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Dendrology

 
 
 Instructor: Dr. David Tank Office: 346 Life Sciences South (LSS) Classrooms: Lecture – 010 CNR (MWF 12:30 – 1:20); Lab – 209 CNR Phone: 208-885-7033 email: dtank@uidaho.edu Office hours: by appointment Course Web site: http://webpages.uidaho.edu/dtank/Dendrology/Dendrology_2014.html Teaching Assistants: Sarah Jacobs <jaco5430@vandals.uidaho.edu> Peer Teaching Assistants: Kevin Fuchs <fuch4367@vandals.uidaho.edu>, Cole Lindsay <lind1808@vandals.uidaho.edu>, Jenna McCullough <mccu9180@vandals.uidaho.edu>, Riker Weires <weir9650@vandals.uidaho.edu> Required materials: Lab notebook (3-ring binder) for handouts, drawings, and notes Hand lens (10X) – available at the bookstore (~$7) Textbooks (optional) Farrar, JL. Trees of the Northern United States and Canada. Blackwell Publishing. Hardin, JW, DJ Leopold, and FM White. Harlow and Harrar’s Textbook of Dendrology. 9th edition. The McGraw-Hill Companies. Harlow, WM. Fruit and Twig Key to Trees & Shrubs. Dover Publications. Field Trips: Friday Campus Walks (see syllabus) Clarkia Fossil Beds – Dig and identify woody plant fossils from the Miocene (ca 15 MYA) – All Day Saturday, April 19 (optional) Lewiston valley – A tour of the trees of the Lewiston valley – All day Saturday, May 3 (optional) Course Objectives: Become familiar with the major species of North American trees, including general features of their systematics, morphology, geography, ecology, and various uses. Develop a solid understanding of plant systematics and evolution, and how the principles and philosophy of plant classification are used to study plant diversity. Build concepts of the genera and families of temperate trees that will aid in the recognition of species not covered in the course. Examine how woody plants are assembled into the major forest types of North America. Gain a greater appreciation of the natural world around you. Grading: Lecture exams will not be cumulative in their coverage, except for the necessary background that you accumulate as the course proceeds.  Lab quizzes will be cumulative.  Most importantly this means that you will be expected to increase your knowledge of species recognition as the course proceeds.  Grades will be assigned on a distribution, meaning adjustments will be made when necessary, but in general will follow the standard grading scale (A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, fail=<60). You can estimate your grade at anytime by dividing points earned by points attempted X 100. Breakdown of credit: Lecture:  4 exams (100 points each) 400 points Lab:  quizzes (6 X 30); exams (2 X 100 points) 380 points Campus walks: pop quizzes variable* Total 780 points + pop quizzes *Pop quizzes will occur during most campus walks. mailto:dtank@uidaho.eduhttp://webpages.uidaho.edu/dtank/Dendrology/Dendrology_2014.htmlmailto:jaco5430@vandals.uidaho.edumailto:fuch4367@vandals.uidaho.edumailto:lind1808@vandals.uidaho.edumailto:mccu9180@vandals.uidaho.edumailto:weir9650@vandals.uidaho.eduDendrology_2014_files/FOR_320_info_sheet_2014.pdfshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6

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