36.3
plant physiology
syllabus

Course: 2 hours lecture: 2 credits
Instructor: Dr. J. Polle

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Office: 425 NE (New Ingersoll Hall)
Office Hours:
During the Semester: Tuesday Morning, 11:00AM-12:00PM
Semester Recess: Please make an appointment

Phone: (718) 951-5000 Ext 2025
Email: jpolle@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Website: www.dunaliella.org/jpolle

Note: Students are welcome to contact me at other times besides the office hour, but I cannot guarantee that I will be available. However, additional appointments outside the office hour may be possible.

CLASS PREPARATION:

The course syllabus provides students with an overview of the topics that will be covered in this course. It is expected that students prepare themselves before they come to class. This includes, for example, reading of relevant chapters in the textbook before the class.

ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS?

Contact the instructor as soon as possible if there are any questions or problems. Do not wait until it is too late. If you fail to inform your instructor, this will be held against you.

SUMMARY:

Basic topics in plant physiology, including water household, mineral nutrition, respiration, photosynthesis, nitrogen & sulfur fixation, plant hormones and development, plant molecular biology, genetic engineering, and environmental physiology.

PREREQUISITES:

Biology 29, Biology 17, Biology 34.1 and Chemistry 1

REQUIRED READING:

Plant Physiology, 3rd Edition, Taiz & Zeiger, Sinauer, 2002

SUGGESTED READING:

Discoveries in Plant Biology Vol. II by Kung and Yang, 1998

BASIS FOR GRADING:

Basis for grading will be two midterms (counting 33 points each) and a final exam (counting 34 points). The exams will be composed of multiple-choice questions and interpretation of diagrams and figures. The exam and final grades will not be curved. At the discretion of the instructor additional elements may be included on each examination, which —if answered correctly—will result in bonus points being added to that examination grade.

RULES FOR TAKING EXAMS:

1. No student can begin the exam after the first student has finished the exam and left the room.
2. Students that leave the room during the exam have to end and turn in their exam!
3. Cheating will result in no grading of the exam.
4. No make-up exams will be provided. In case of sickness testified by a doctor's note, a comprehensive final will be given instead.