Population and Community Ecology
Course Ground Rules

Barnard College
BC Bio 3372

Instructor: Dr. James Danoff-Burg
Office: 1102 Schermerhorn Extension
Phone: 854-0149
Email: [email protected]
AOL IM screenname: jdanburg (download AOL IM software here)
Office Hours:Wednesday 10:30-1:00 @ West End, via email, via scheduled IM chat, or others by appointment
 

Required Texts:

A Primer of Ecology, N. J. Gotelli, Sinauer Associates, 1995, 1999, or 2001. Pages for the 1st edition are abbreviated as "G" on syllabus.
Ecology, 3rd edition, M. Begon, J.L. Harper, and C. R. Townsend, Blackwell Science, 1996. Abbreviated as "BHT" on syllabus.

Recommended Texts:

Ecology: Theories and Applications, 4th edition, P. D. Stiling, Prentice Hall Publishers, 2001. Abbreviated as "S"  on syllabus.
Biological Diversity, M. Huston, Cambridge Press, 1994. Abbreviated as "H"  on syllabus.

The first two books are available online at Amazon or at Barnes and Noble
or in NYC at Labyrinth Books, 536 W. 112th (112th and Broadway), 865-1588
Hours: M-F 9AM - 10PM; Sat 10AM - 8PM; Sun 11AM - 7PM

All four will be available at the reserve desk in the Biology Library at Columbia University
Additional assigned readings will be made available later

Grading and Requirements: Your grade in this course will be determined as follows:

2 midterm exams (25% each =  50%)

1 final exam (30%) = 30%

7 problem sets or worksheets =  20%

Examinations will include objective questions (multiple choice, T & F, fill in the blank) as well as short essay questions (approx 4 sentences).

No make-ups or late work will be accepted.

Problem sets will consist of between 3-10 questions and will be due two class periods after they were handed out.

There may be dates where an open-book worksheet will be used to substitute for lecture - dates will be announced as soon as they are known.