Fort Hays State University

BIOL 100 - Human Biology

Instructor:
Dr. Eric A. Strauss
Office: Albertson 402
Office phone: (785) 628-5367
Email: eastrauss@fhsu.edu

Syllabus - the most current version will be found here (UPDATED: 3 November 2006)

Click Here For An Extra Credit Opportunity (Posted 17 November 2006)

If you do not understand a topic or concept, please come see me and ask for help. I would be happy to help you as much as I can. I have posted office hours, but I am also usually in my office every afternoon (except from ~2:15 - 3:30).

Textbook Website - an excellent reference that includes practice tests, chapter summaries, animations, and even powerpoint lectures similar to the ones presented in class. If you don't quite understand a topic and don't feel like asking a question, this may be a good place to start.

Exams
As stated in the syllabus, exams will be multi-format - this means they will include a combination of multiple choice, short answer, matching, true/false, etc. Feel free to ask me the class period before an exam about what the exam will cover and what the specific format will be. Here is an example of an exam (Exam 1) that I gave in Spring 2006.

Lecture Notes
Note: These are PDF handouts of the PowerPoint presentations I'll be using in class. I have omitted key information in each of the files to encourage you to come to class. I suggest you print these handouts, bring them to class, and write additional notes on them. Again, these should not be considered as a substitute for coming to class. I will very often give exam material on the board.

Note 2: The numbers associated with these files should be considered as topic numbers - they do not correspond with chapter numbers.

Note 3: These handouts are layed out four slides per page. I will not reformat these to meet individual requests (i.e., 2/pg, 6/pg, etc.). Please print these (and all materials) double-sided to conserve paper.

01-Science of Biology 10-Origins, Microbes, and Fungi  
02-Chemistry of Life 11-Plants  
03-Cells 12-Animals  
04-Energy and Life 13-Ecosystems and Biomes  
05-How Cells Acquire Energy 14-Populations and Communities  
06-How Cells Divide 15-Environmental Issues  
07-Foundations of Genetics 16-Animal Body and Systems I  
08-Evolution and Natural Selection 17-Animal Body and Systems II  
09-Exploring Biological Diversity 18-Animal Body and Systems III  

Case Studies
You should print each of these and place them in your notebook. You will be responsible for having these when we go over them in class. The date in parentheses is the approximate date that each of these will be covered in class. You do not need to read these prior to class (unless otherwise directed) - these are designed to be in-class exercises.

01-PCBs and the Scientific Method (25 Aug)

02-Case of the Dividing Cell (20 Sept)

03-Case of Desirees Baby (29 Sept)

04-Why Sex is Good (6 Oct)

05-Seven Skeletons and a Feather (27 Oct)

06-Missing Sea Otters (6 Nov)

07-Fish Kill Case Study (27 Nov)