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Welcome to

Principles of Biology I

BIOL 1100, Section 005 Fall 2021


Poole 174
First Day Outline
• Introduction
• Syllabus
• Let’s get started!
Dr. Nathan Redding
• BS in Biology from Wofford College
– Study abroad in Ecuador
• Research fellowship UGA
– Mangroves as ecosystem architects
• PhD in Plant and Environmental Sciences from
Clemson University
• Communication (this is big):
– email: nwreddi@g.clemson.edu
– Office location: 330C Long Hall
– Office hours: by appointment
– Goes two ways!
My job/ your job

Sandi Morris at the Liberty Bridge Jump Off

• Like the bar in a pole vault, I set the standard and


you aim for it. You EARN your grade
My job/ your job
Not • Learning is not passive, its an
active process
• Thinking critically: 30% =
getting information into your
mind and 70% = practice using
that information
• Don’t fall into the
trap of just
lookup
information!!!
Staying organized: when should your learning
occur?
• Goal
– 15-30% learning before lecture
• Key Concepts (beginning of chapter)
• Chapter review (end of chapter)
• Section headings & figure legends
Staying organized: when should your learning
occur?
• Goal
– 15-30% learning before lecture
– Additional 10-20% learning inside the classroom
• Our time should be a review
Staying organized: when should your learning
occur?
• Goal
– 15-30% learning before lecture
– Additional 10-20% learning inside the classroom
– Remaining 50-70% during your REVIEW (the synthesis)
• Self-assessment after class (what did you get, what did you
not?)
• Review notes within 24 hours
• Homework
• Answer review questions
Staying organized: when should your learning
occur?
• Goal
– 15-30% learning before lecture
– Additional 10-20% learning inside the classroom
– Remaining 50-70% during your REVIEW (the synthesis)

So the goal is to learn new topics within 48 hrs of the


reading assignment
– Last few days before exam, REVIEW only
Don’t Panic!
Preparation is the key:
• Hard work
• Honest self-evaluation
– can you answer questions?
Success in college can be summed up in one word:

responsibility
Attendance
• If you are well, come to class!
• Respect:
– Please be settled and ready to go by 11:00 am (so we can
finish by 12:15 pm)
– Cell phones silenced and only for Top Hat
– Only need laptops for exam days
• If you are sick…
– Stay home!
– Notify me
– Watch missed lecture
– Send me an excuse if it is an exam day!
– Quarantine and isolation
• If I’m sick…
Resources: Canvas (our LMS)
• Announcements
• Syllabus
• Modules (by date)
– Lecture slides - printed
– Study guides
• Gradebook
• Homework assignments
• Exams
Resources: eText and MasteringBiology
• Access through Canvas
• My Lab and Mastering
– eText
– Assignments
• Self–assessment
– Study tools
Resources: Top Hat
• Free app Top Hat (tophat.com)
• Class participation
• Bring a phone or tablet each day to participate
(don’t need a computer)
• Invite or register (
https://app.tophat.com/e/179797)
• Tech support is through Top Hat
Evaluation
Component Percentage value
Grading Scale:
5 Exam 60%
A = 100 - 90%
MasteringBiology 10% B = 89 - 80%
Homework 5% C = 79 - 70%
Lab 25% D = 69 - 60%
Total 100% F < 60%

• The fifth exam is non-cumulative and will be administered on the


date of the final. (Dec. 8th)
• All exam days are on the schedule
• Lowest MasteringBiology score will be dropped
• No exam scores OR homework will be dropped.
Syllabus
Respectful behavior:
• Academic integrity (cheaters never prosper)
• Accessibility
• Title XI
What is the course all about?
• This is the first of a two-semester, biology-
majors course focusing on the basic principles
of biology at or below the organismal level.
Process of Science
Scientific inquiry is used to ask and answer questions about nature

• Science (Latin: “to know”)


– A way of learning and knowing about the world
• Based on observable evidence and logical reasoning
• Testable hypotheses (potential explanation for
observations)
Observation

Question

falsifiable Hypothesis 1: Hypothesis 2:


Dead batteries Burned-out bulb
Observation

Question

falsifiable Hypothesis 1: Hypothesis 2:


Deductive
Dead batteries Burned-out bulb reasoning: from
general principles
Prediction: Prediction:
to predict specific
Replacing batteries Replacing bulb results (if… then…)
will fix problem. will fix problem.

controlled
What happens if you
Experiment: Experiment: change both at once?
Test prediction by Test prediction by
replacing batteries. replacing bulb.
Observation

Question

falsifiable Hypothesis 1: Hypothesis 2:


Deductive
Dead batteries Burned-out bulb reasoning: from
general principles
Prediction: Prediction:
to predict specific
Replacing batteries Replacing bulb results
will fix problem. will fix problem.

Experiment: Experiment:
Test prediction by Test prediction by
replacing batteries. replacing bulb.
Test does not
falsify hypothesis.
Test falsifies
Make additional
hypothesis. Revise
predictions and
hypothesis or
test them.
pose new one.

Did we prove anything?


Hypotheses can be tested using controlled
experiments
• Species: P. polionotus
• Observation: variable coat color
Beach subpopulation Inland subpopulation
Hypothesis?
• Experimental design?
• Independent variable?
• Dependent variable?
• Control group? – hold the independent variable to a
known state

Camouflaged Non-camouflaged Non-camouflaged Camouflaged


(control) (experimental) (experimental) (control)
Hypotheses can be tested using controlled
experiments
Graphs and statistics
Results
Beach habitat Inland habitat
100
attacked models
Percentage of

50

0
Light models Dark models Light models Dark models

Camouflaged Non-camouflaged Non-camouflaged Camouflaged


(control) (experimental) (experimental) (control)
Data from S. N. Vignieri, J. G. Larson, and H. E. Hoekstra, The selective advantage of crypsis in mice, Evolution
64:2153–2158 (2010).

Conclusion?
Hypotheses can be also be tested using
observational data

Should red pandas


be grouped with
raccoons or with
giant pandas?

?
The process of science is repetitive,
nonlinear, and collaborative

Exploration and Long term testing of hypothesis


discovery may lead to formulation of a
theory. Theories are broad in
scope and supported by a large
body of evidence (MANY
observations and experiments).

Formation and
testing of
hypotheses

Feedback from
Societal benefits the scientific
and outcomes community

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