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Szaniszlo at the University of
Texas at Austin. If you are having trouble navigating the
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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.
Two more copies of
the Dismukes et al text are now available on my Science Library
reserve book shelf. I have requested that you be allowed to check
two of the four out now for 24 hours: let me know if those
instructions continue to be
ignored.
The Exam 2 grades
are posted at E-gradebook, and the key is posted across the hall
from the MGM office (NMS 2.104), in the glass-fronted case. If
you have questions 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, and 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.
Samantha's
Discussion Sessions begin on 2/3/09.
Rooms for
Samantha's Discussion Sections are as follows: Tuesdays in Jester
A207A and Wednesdays in RLM 5.122.
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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Assignments |
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click "Refresh" or "Reload" on your web browser each time you visit to clear
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Note that new assignments are
identified as m/d/09;
those identified for /07 were for Spring 2007 and may be changed as
the semester progresses.
2009 Assignments
- For 1/22/09:
Dismukes, et. al., Preface, page v;
Sz Readings, 1, 2, 3 & 4.
- For 1/27/09:
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapter
2, Epidemiology of Systematic Fungal Diseases: Overview;
Sz Readings, 5.
- For 1/29/09:
Sz Readings 6, 7 & 8.
- For 2/3/09:
Sz Readings 9 & 10.
- For 2/5/09:
Sz Reading 11.
- For 2/10/09:
Sz Readings 12, 13a &13b
- For 2/12/09
Sz Readings 14, 15 & 16.
- For 2/17/09
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapters 3 & 4, Antifungals.
Sz Readings 17.
- For 2/19/09:
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapters 5, 6 & 7, More Antifungals.
(Note: The above are the last of the reading
assignments for Exam I.
Sz Reserve reading 18.
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2/24/09:
Exam I in BUR 112 at 11:00 AM
(Coverage through Antifungals).
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For 2/26/09.
Dismukes, et. al.,
Chapter 24, The Superficials, pages 367-369 only; and Chapter 13, Malasseziosis & Trichosporonosis
only, pgs 209-213.
Sz Readings Sz 18 & 19
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For 3/3/09:
Dismukes, et. al.: Rest of Chapter 13, The Dermatophytoses.
Sz Reading 20.
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For 3/05/09: Dismukes, et. al.:
Chapter 26, Chromoblastomycosis.
Sz Reading 21.
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For 3/10/09:
Dismukes, et. al.:
Chapter 17, Phaeohyphomycosis.
Sz Reading 22.
- For 3/12/09:
Dismukes, et. al.:
Chapter 25, Eumycetoma.
Sz Reserve Readings 23.
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For 3/24/09:
Dismukes, et. al.:
Chapter 22, Sporotrichosis.
Sz Readings 24 & 25.
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For 3/26/09:
Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 11, Candidiasis,
Sz Readings 26 & 27.
For 3/31/09: Sz Readings: 28 & 29.
4/7/09: Exam II in BUR at 11:00 AM (coverage through Candidiasis).
- For 3/31/09:
Also Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 12,
Cryptococcosis.
- For 4/2/09: Sz Readings 30, 31 & 32.
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For 4/9/09: Dismukes et al.: Chapter
18, Histoplasmosis.
Sz Reading Sz 33.
- For 4/14/09: Dismukes,
et. al.: Ch 19, Blastomycosis.
Sz Reading 34.
- For 4/16/09:
Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 20, Coccididiodomycosis
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For 4/21/09: Sz Readings: Sz 35 & 36.
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For 4/23/09: Dismukes, et. al.: Ch 14,
Aspergillosis
- For
4/28/09: Sz Readings 37, 38 and Sz 8 again.
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4/30/09: Exam 3 in BUR at 11:00 AM (coverage Cryptococcosis through
Aspergillosis)
- For
5/5/09: Sz Readings 39 & 40 (Note: these are
the last of the reading assignments
for BIO 329.)
- For
5/7/09:
No Assignments
- 5/14/09: 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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Information concerning the optional final (5/14/09) :
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 Thursday, May 14th 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 9:00 AM,
Tuesday, 5/12/09. 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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