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Szaniszlo at the University of
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The Announcements here and the
reminders below, or under the assignments at the right, are in reverse order:
those at the top are the newest.
CONCERNING THE FINAL, PLEASE SEE ENTRIES UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS
AT THE RIGHT!
5/3/07: Your
grades for exam #3 are now posted at E-gradebook; the average was
64%, with a high of 100.
The key is
again posted in the glass-fronted bulletin area in the East, North-South
walkway of ESB. Good luck!
Note: if you did not get your exam after class you can get it
from Samantha at her convenience. Note: please see paragraph below
at for directions about re-grades.
If you have a
question about the grading of your exam, please first check the key,
next return your exam to Samantha ASAP with a written note
explaining the problem finally if you still aren’t satisfied with your
grade bring both to me (PJS). However, be aware that I will probably
look over and evaluate all your written sections: e. g. short
answers and essays.
1/21/07:Samantha's Discussion Sessions will held in Purlin 206
starting next week (1/30 & 1/31/07)
1/21/07: Since we have now missed two class periods, you might consider
beginning your reading before we even meet.
Reminder: If the class web
site goes down, contact the Biological Sciences Computer Support
Facility (BSCSF) at
help@bscsf.utexas.edu , not PJS or Samantha. Thanks.
Samantha has a website that has her past
quizzes. The address is:
http://webspace.utexas.edu/sbc/www/ or
click here
Reminder: if you want to make an
appointment with PJS, because you can't make his office hour, just
feed him a few times by e-mail and he will pick one and reply by a
return response. Reminder: if you want to download pdfs of
the Notes or handouts, then click on Topics above.
Reminder: among the links you can find many sites that should be of
help. Reminder:
There are some image links available at the top of the Topics page,
if you want to refresh your memory about some of the visuals shown
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Note that new assignments are
identified as m/d/07;
those identified for /06 were for Spring 2006 and may be changed as
the semester progresses.
2007 Assignments
- For 1/18/07:
Dismukes, et. al., Preface, page v;
Sz Readings, 1, 2, 3, 4.
- For 1/23/07:
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapter
2, Epidemiology of Systematic Fungal Diseases: Overview;
Sz Reserve Readings,
5 & 6.
- For 1/25/07:
Sz Reserve Readings 7.
- For 1/30/07:
Sz Reserve Reading 8 & 9.
- For 2/1/07:
Sz Reserve Reading 10.
- For 2/6/07:
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapters 3 & 4, Antifungals.
Sz Reserve Readings 11.
- For 2/8/07:
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapters 5 & 6, more Antifungals.
Sz Reserve reading 12.
- For 2/13/07:
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapters 7& 8, more Antifungals.
(Note: These are the last of the reading
assignments for Exam I).
- For 2/15/07.
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapter 24, The Superficials, pages 367-369 only; and Chapter 13, Malasseziosis & Trichosporonosis
only, pgs 209-213.
Reserve Reading Sz 13.
- 2/20/07:
Exam I in ETC 2.108 at 9:30 AM
(Coverage through Antifungals).
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For 2/22/07:
Dismukes, et. al.: Rest of Chapter 13, The Dermatophytoses.
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For 2/27/07:
Sz Reserve Reading 14 & 15.
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For 3/01/07:
Dismukes, et. al.:
Chapter 26, Chromoblastomycosis.
Sz Reserve Readings: 16
- For 3/06/07:
Dismukes, et. al.:
Chapter 17, Phaeohyphomycosis.
Sz Reserve Readings 17 & 18.
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For 3/08/07:
Dismukes, et. al.:
Chapters 25 & 22, Eumycetoma &
Sporotrichosis.
SPRING BREAK
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For 3/20/07:
Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 11, Candidiasis,
Sz Reserve Readings: 19, 20
- For 3/22/07:
Sz Reserve Readings: 21, 22.
- For 3/27/07: Sz Reserve Readings; 23, 24, 25.
(Note: These are the last of the
reading assignments for Exam II, which covers through Candida and
Candidiasis).
For 3/29/07: Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 12,
Cryptococcosis.
Sz Reserve Readings: Sz 26, 27, 28 & 29; also Sz 16 again, as it pertains to C. neoformans.
- For 4/3/07:
Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 18, Histoplasmosis.
Reserve Readings: Sz 30 & 31.
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4/5/07: Exam 2
in ETC 2.108 at 9:30 AM (Coverage through Candidiasis).
- For 4/10/07: Dismukes,
et. al.: Ch 19, Blastomycosis.
Reserve Reading: Sz 32.
- For 4/12/07:
Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 20, Coccididiodomycosis
- For 4/17/07: Reserve
Readings: Sz 33 & 34.
- For 4/19/07:
Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 14, Aspergillosis
Sz Reserve Readings: 35 & 36.
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For 4/24/07: Sz Reserve Reading Sz 37.
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(Note, these are the last
of the reading assignments for Exam III).
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4/26/07: Exam 3
in ETC 2.108
at 9:30 AM
(Coverage Cryptococcosis through Aspergillosis
and Reserve Readings Sz 16 again, as it pertains to C. neoformans,
and 26 -
37).
- For 5/1/07
Sz Reserve Readings:
38.
(This is the last of the reading assignments for BIO 329.
- For
5/3/07
No Assignments
- 5/12/07: Optional Final Exam in BUR112 from
9:00-12:00 noon (coverage from beginning through Mushrooms and Mycotoxins).
Also see all notes below for more information about the final.
NOTE/REMINDER:
As per the syllabus
for BIO329, should you
decide to take the final, then it too will count 33.3% and your lowest
semester exam grade will be dropped from the calculation for your final
average (Note: if you opt to take the final, then it will be one of the
three scores used to calculate your final grade). Final averages will not
be curved, but will be assigned as follows:
85-100% = A
70-84% = B
55-69% = C
50-54% = D
and less than 50% =
F
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More
information concerning the optional final (5/12/07) :
Suggestion; Possibly you should wait to declare about taking
or not taking the final until you know what your third score is. Hopefully we will be able to give your
third exams back after
the last class. Then you can check all your exams to make sure
you have all your points at e-gradebook, calculate your average and then finally let us
know your decision about taking the final, which is
required (see below).
The optional final will be administered from 9-12
noon, on Saturday, May 12th in BUR 112: please bring a number 2 pencil.
Should you elect to take the final, you must
e-mail a request to do so to PJS, with a cc to Samantha, by 8:00 AM,
Tuesday, 5/8/07. Should you
not do this, then there will be no exam available for you at the
final exam room and your grade will be calculated from the average
of your three semester exam grades. Should you request an exam and
then not show up, then a zero will be recorded and used in the
calculation of your final grade.
Samantha has a website . The address
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