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Last Updated  Tuesday, October 07, 2008 03:09 PM

Latest announcement is at the top:

10/7/08  The lecture on 10/10 WILL be repeated on Monday, but at 1:10 in 717 Hamilton. (Not in the evening.) I apologize again for the confusion about this lecture. I know that many students can not make either lecture time. The notes will be on line, and an audio recording will be posted, hopefully by 5 pm Friday. All handouts will be available online or in the boxes on the 7th floor of Mudd. If you have to miss the lecture, do not panic. Live lectures do add value, but all the critical information is in the notes and/or handouts. If you have any questions after you go over the notes and listen to the audio, feel free to email me (dbm2) or come to office hrs. If you can't make off. hrs, call (X44497) and we'll try to make another time to meet.

Didn't get your exam yet? All unclaimed exams are in the boxes on the 7th floor of Mudd, outside Dr. M's office (744). You can pick yours up anytime. Extra copies of all handouts are there too.

10/6/08 For the remaining lectures, there will be no Power Point slides. There will be brief outlines posted in advance in addition to the extensive notes. Links to both notes and outlines are on the schedule/reading list page as before. Audio recordings will be posted online after the lectures -- same as for lectures 1-9. Audio recordings should be ready by early the next day.

There are no lectures scheduled for Thursday 10/9, Tuesday 10/14 or Tuesday 10/21. There are makeup lectures scheduled for Friday 10/10, Friday 10/17 (repeated Monday 10/27) and Tuesday 12/9 (during study days) as announced on the schedule. The lecture on 10/10 will NOT be repeated Monday night; I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience.

9/24/08  Students who must miss a recitation due to a religious holiday may attend any other recitation that week, including recitation in the other class (F2401 or C2005).  For C2005 students, make-up quizzes will be given toward the end of the semester, when necessary.

8/19/08 For Fall 2008.

Overview: Planning to take Bio C2005 or F2401? See FAQs for prospective students in C2005/F2401. 

Exam Info:

    Dates: Midterms -- Thursdays: Sept 25, October 24, & November 20. Final will be Tuesday, Dec. 16. (Final times will probably be 4 pm and 7 pm.)

    Times: All midterm exams for both F2401 & C2005 are given in the evening at 5:40. There will be later (7:30 - 9:10 PM) midterm exam sessions for Biol. C2005 Section 001 students who have job or class conflicts at the regular times. To attend the late session you need to sign up before the exam, and provide written proof of the conflict. Details of the procedure will be provided later.

Text books: You do not necessarily need to buy the Savada and Becker texts; see FAQs.

You absolutely must buy the Problem Book. You don't need it until after the class starts. It is now available at the Village Copier, Broadway near 112th St.

If you want to get a head start on the class, you can read the first few chapters in either text or its equivalent (see reading list). If you have a weak background in biology, you may want to read all of chapters 1-4 (in either text). We don't cover the material in chapter 4 until next term, but you may find it easier to get the "big picture" if you skim the chapter now. You can also look at the notes for the first few lectures from last year to get some idea of our approach.  Don't try the problems until you have attended and digested the lectures.

SCHEDULING PROBLEMS?: C2005 students should sign up for either section 001 (morning lectures) or section 002 (evening lectures together with F2401 students), depending on other classes scheduled. In reality students may attend either section freely on any given day, or both.

Recitations

F2401 Recitations. These are held every week, starting the 2nd week of class. No sign up is required.

C2005 Recitations. A web sign up will be posted -- you do not have to sign up until the first week of class. Recitations are NOT assigned on a first come - first served basis. Recitations will start the second week of class.

Permanent announcements

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