The Muscular System slide show has been updated.

The BIO201 laboratory will be open from 0900 to 1100 on Friday 02 October 2009 C.E. for any last-minute review you might want to do for the impending practicum.

One of your colleagues noticed that the markers differ between the unanswered version and the answered version on Station 39 of the Appendicular Skeleton Practice Practicum. Don't be confused by this.

I've added a link under Assignments and Scores about make-up examinations.

The Articulations and Movement slide show has been updated.

The Skeletal System slide show has been updated.

Keep in mind that the Review Questions at the end of the PhysioEx chapters are required as well, except for review questions that have to do with activities that are not required according to the Laboratory Schedule. The Review Questions are broken into sections with headings that correspond to the titles of the activities.

The Integumentary System slide show has been updated.

To bring more widespread attention to the Saladin outlines, I've changed the Notes for Downloading page. You should take a look.

IMPORTANT

If you haven't already received my mass email, then be sure to read this important message:

http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/Biology/thoffman/CommonGlobal/Marieb.html

The Histology slide show has been updated.

I've updated the Membrane Transport slide show. I'll be updating the slide shows gradually, so that each is updated by the time I use it in lecture. Therefore, you should hold off printing each chapter's slide show until it is updated.

The official laboratory schedule has been added. The brief overview of laboratory topics (which appears on the Notes for Downloading page and which is NOT the official laboratory schedule) has changed. The schedule that appears on the course syllabus has changed as well.

There is now a link for Practicum Videos under Course Materials.

The Lecture Slide Shows might change between now and the beginning of the semester. If you intend to print them, you should save paper by holding off until the first day of class.

I've revised the Course Syllabus.

IMPORTANT END-OF-THE-SEMESTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. If you begin the Practicum, then you will NOT be allowed to withdraw (and you will receive a letter grade, which will affect your GPA). If you choose to withdraw instead of taking the practicum, please let me know. A withdrawal will appear as a W on your transcript, but it will not affect your GPA. It is your responsibility to check the class standings to see what score will be required for you to get your desired grade.

2. Pay close attention to the Blowoff Score and the Maximum Score. If they both lie within the same grade range, then taking the practicum (or not taking it) will make no difference. Your maximum score is what you will get if you take the practicum and get 100%. Your blowoff score is what you will receive if you take a zero on the practicum. So if both of those scores are within the same range (for instance the C range, from 66% up to 76%), then you might as well stay home.

The Sheep Brain Practice Practicum has been fixed (the hints and numbering now agree with the answer sheet). Be sure you're looking at the current versions.

I added the Sheep Brain and Sheep Eye Practice Practica. I also updated the checklists. The old checklists should no longer be used, because their numbers don't correspond perfectly to the practice practica.

I've updated the Potentially Useful Study Links. Specifically, I've changed the links under Websites for A & P Textbooks. If, despite my initial prodding, you've never bothered to check out the various resources available at those textbook sites, you should take a look. There are PowerPoint slide shows, study outlines, labeling exercises, et cetera.