BISC 367

Spring 2009

Lecture/Tutorial Topics

Date	Topic

Jan 6^th	Course Introduction and Overview of Plant Morphology
Jan 8^th	First tutorial on writing formal lab reports
Jan 13^th	Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions
Jan. 15^th	Tutorial - CO₂ exchange & report details
Jan. 20^th	Photosynthesis - Carbon Reactions
Jan. 22^nd	Tutorial - lab calculations
Jan. 27^th	The Importance of Water
Jan. 29^th	Tutorial - Light response curves, etc.
Feb. 3^rd	postponed
Feb. 5^th	Measuring Y_w and Nutrient Uptake
Feb. 10^th	Lecture Exam 1
Feb. 12^th	Tutorial - Nitrate Reductase Lab, etc.
Feb. 17^th	No lecture - Mid Semester Break
Feb. 19^th	Tutorial - Root Growth Lab
Feb. 24^th	Hormonal Regulation of Root System Architecture
Feb. 26^th	Tutorial - Root Growth and Projects
Mar. 3^rd	Root growth data & hormonal regulation of root growth (continued)
Mar. 5^th	Tutorial - Root Growth Data & Write-up Advice
Mar. 10^th	Tropisms - Guest Lecture by Dr. Bisgrove
Mar. 12^th	Quantitative PCR
Mar. 17^th	Water Deficit Stress
Mar. 19th	No tutorial - projects initiated
Mar. 24^th	Lecture Exam 2
Mar. 26^th	Notes on root growth write-up