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ESC 221 - Autumn 2001
Dendrology and Autecology
Profs. Linda Brubaker and Tom Hinckley

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, LABS, AND FIELDTRIPS

WK	DATE	LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS	LABS AND FIELDTRIPS
1	M Oct 1	Introduction to course	Arboretum Lab: Species List 1
	T Oct 2	Introduction to 1st field trip	Arboretum Lab: Species List 1
	W Oct 3	Species List 1
	TH Oct 4	1st Field Trip:	Field Trip: Chinook Pass
	F Oct 5	Field Trip Revisited
2	M Oct 8	Species List 2	Arboretum Lab: Species List 2
	T Oct 9	Writing Objectives & Results	Arboretum Lab: Species List 2
	W Oct 10	Natural variation and its sources
	TH Oct 11		No Field Trip
	F Oct 12	Mechanisms of Evolution
3	M Oct 15	Adaptive Geometry	Campus Lab: Tree Architecture
	T Oct 16		Campus Lab: Tree Architecture
	W Oct 17	What is a Species?
	TH Oct 18	2rd Field Trip	Field Trip: Iron Peak
	F Oct 19	Reproductive Strategies
4	M Oct 22	Species List 3
	T Oct 23	Tree Defenses
	W Oct 24	Life History Strategies
	TH Oct 25	NO FIELD TRIP
	F Oct 26	Writing
5	M Oct 29	Species List 4	Arboretum Lab: Species List 4
	T Oct 30		Arboretum Lab: Species List 4
	W Oct 31	Conifer Adaptations
	TH Nov 1	NO FIELD TRIP
	F Nov 2	DENDROLOGY MIDTERM
6	M Nov 5	Species List 5	Arboretum Lab: Species List 5
	T Nov 6	Introduction to Cottonwood Field trip	Arboretum Lab: Species List 5
	W Nov 7	Lecture 101
	Th Nov 8	4th Field Trip	Field Trip: Cottonwood
	F Nov 9	Lecture 201
7	M Nov 12
	T Nov 13		Autecology Lab 2: Tree Growth: Parts and Rules
	W Nov 14	Report Writing: Analyzing Data	Autecology Lab 2: Tree Growth: Parts and Rules
	Th Nov 15	NO FIELD TRIP
	F Nov 16		Autecology Lab 3: Tree Growth: Foliage Characteristics
8	M Nov 19
	T Nov 20
	W Nov 21
	Th Nov 22
	F Nov 23
9	M Nov 19
	T Nov 20
	W Nov 21
	Th Nov 22
	F Nov 23
10	M Nov 26
	T Nov 27
	W Nov 28
	Th Nov 29
	F Nov 30







11	M Dec 3
	T Dec 4
	W Dec 5
	Th Dec 6
	F Dec 7

GRADING

Quizzes:
Dendrology Lab Quizzess (4, 7-8 points each)	30
Dendrology Lab Quizzess (4, 7-8 points each)	30
Four in class writing assignments	20
Dendrology Exam	50
Autecology Exam and Presentation	80
Field Trip Reports
Cayuse Pass	15
Iron Creek	20
Tree Dissection	35
Cottonwwod	35
Total	285
Additional points not included in total (5) Grade will be determined by sum of required points plus optional points all divided by 285. This numeric value is then plotted for all students and compared. Grades are then assigned.

EXAMPLE DENDROLOGY MIDTERM

MIDTERM REVIEW SESSION

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Last Update:
Autumn 2001

Contact Linda Brubaker at: lbru@u.washington.edu
Contact Tom Hinckley at: hinckley@u.washington.edu

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