IMPORTANT NOTE: To get the most out of our lectures, print off the appropriate web pages and bring them to lecture with you. Be aware, however, that these web pages will be updated prior to their use in class, so don't print them out too far ahead of time!
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| Robertson | 1 | Wed, Jan 16 | Course Mechanics and What is Systematics? |
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| Robertson | 2 | Fri, Jan 18 | What is Systematics? (continued) and The Taxonomic Hierarchy |
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| Robertson | 3 | Mon, Jan 21 | No Class, Martin Luther King Day |
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| Robertson | 4 | Wed, Jan 23 | Vegetative Terminology |
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| Robertson | 5 | Fri, Jan 25 | Nomenclature Lecture Assignment 1 Handed Out |
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| Robertson | 6 | Mon, Jan 28 | Floral Terminology | |
| Robertson | 7 | Wed, Jan 30 | Floral Terminology (continued) and Floral Formulas |
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| Robertson | 8 | Fri, Feb 1 Lecture Assignment 1 Due Lecture Assignment 2 Handed Out |
Methods and Principles of Systematics Answers to Nomenclature Homework |
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| Robertson | 9 | Mon, Feb 4 | Methods and Principles of Systematics (continued) and Fruits and Inflorescences (covered in lab only) |
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| Robertson | 10 | Wed, Feb 6 | The Tallgrass Prairie |
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| Robertson | 11 | Fri, Feb 8 | Magnoliaceae Default Conditions for Plants Objectives for Plant Families | |
| Robertson | 12 | Mon, Feb 11 | Ranunculaceae & Papaveraceae (continued) | |
| Robertson | 13 | Wed, Feb 13 Lecture Assignment 2 Due |
Molecular Systematics | |
| Robertson | 14 | Fri, Feb 15 | Hamamelidaceae & Moraceae | |
| Robertson | 15 | Mon, Feb 19 | Fagaceae & Betulaceae
Happy Presidents' Day |
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| Robertson | 16 | Web, Feb 20 Lecture Assignment 3 Handed Out |
First Lecture Exam Coverage: Lectures 1 – 15 |
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| Robertson | 17 | Fri, Feb 22 | Caryophyllid Clade Cactaceae Caryophyllaceae |
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| Robertson | 18 | Mon, Feb 25 | Caryophyllid Clade (continued) Portulacaceae Polygonaceae |
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| Robertson | 19 | Wed, Feb 27 Lecture Assignment 3 Due |
Breeding Systems | |
| Robertson | 20 | Fri, Feb 29 | Preserving and Collecting Plants | |
| Robertson | 21 | Mon, Mar 3 | Slide Review | |
| Robertson | 22 | Wed, Mar 5 Lecture Assignment 4 Handed Out |
Laboratory Slide Exam Coverage: Labs 1 – 7 | |
| Robertson | 23 | Fri, Mar 7 | Malvaceae, Cucurbitaceae & Brassicaceae | |
| Robertson | 24 | Mon, Mar 10 | Ericaceae, Salicaceae & Violaceae | |
| Robertson | 25 | Wed, Mar 12 | Pollination | |
| Robertson | 26 | Fri, Mar 14 | Private Life of Plants Video "The Birds and the Bees" Happy St. Patrick's Day |
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| Spring Break
Mar 16 – Mar 21 |
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| Robertson | 27 | Mon, Mar 24 | Fabaceae, Onagraceae & Euphorbiaceae | |
| Robertson | 28 | Wed, Mar 26 Lecture Assignment 4 Due |
Introduction to Dispersal | |
| Robertson | 29 | Fri, Mar 28 | Private Life of Plants Video "Branching Out" |
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| Robertson | 30 | Mon, Mar 31 | Asclepiadaceae, Solanaceae, Oleaceae & Caprifoliaceae | |
| Robertson | 31 | Wed, Apr 2 | Second Lecture Exam Coverage: Lectures 17 – 30 |
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| Robertson | 32 | Fri, Apr 4 | Lamiaceae & Scrophulariaceae | |
| Robertson | 33 | Mon, Apr 7 | Asteraceae
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| Robertson | 34 | Wed, Apr 9 Lecture Assignment 5 Handed Out |
Parasitic Plants and Carnivorous Plants |
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| Robertson | 35 | Fri, Apr 11 | Aceraceae & Apiaceae | |
| Robertson | 36 | Mon, Apr 14 | Rosaceae | |
| Robertson | 37 | Wed, Apr 16 | Historical Systematics |
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| Robertson | 38 | Fri, Apr 18 | Monocots | |
| Robertson | 39 | Mon, Apr 21 | Monocots (continued) | |
| Robertson | 40 | Wed, Apr 23 Lecture Assignment 5 Due |
Biodiversity | |
| Robertson | 41 | Fri, Apr 25 | Biodiversity | |
| Robertson | 42 | Mon, Apr 28 | Slide Review | |
| Robertson | 43 | Wed, Apr 30 | Laboratory Slide Exam Coverage: comprehensive | |
| Final Lecture Exam Comprehensive Friday, May 2, 7:00 – 10:00 PM [evening] |
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