Soil Ecology (SSC112) Fall 2006  24May06
University of California at Davis, crn = 40810

Lectures and laboratories are in 103 Hutchison Hall on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3.10 - 5.00 pm.

Instructor: Bruce Jaffee

Office: 456 Hutchison
Telephone: 752-0862
Email: bajaffee@ucdavis.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 4.00 - 5.00 pm and many other times by appointment (I will be happy to meet with you).
Mail Box: 361 Hutchison (available 8-5, Monday-Friday)

Prerequisites: BIS lA-C, SSC 100, or consent of the instructor. You should have completed introductory biology. Some background in soil science and microbiology is useful but not essential.

Because I lack the resources to assemble extra laboratory materials, auditors are not permitted. In the past I allowed auditors in the lecture, but the lectures and labs are now intertwined.

Grading and Course Requirements

Activity	Points
1st Midterm Examination	15
2nd Midterm Examination	15
Final Examination	25
Term Paper	25
Presentation	5
Homework	5
Participation	10
total	100

100-97 (A+); 96-93 (A); 92-90 (A-); 89-87 (B+); 86-83 (B); 82-80 (B-);

79-77 (C+); 76-73 (C); 72-70 (C-); 69-67 (D+); 66-63 (D); 62-60 (D-); < 60 (F)

Examples of old examinations (more recent examinations are on the myucdavis site)

What is this class about?

Term Paper ( the 6-7 page term paper satisfies the GE requirement in writing experience)

Presentation

Required Reading and Homework (see the MyUCDavis site)

Food Web Terms, Soil Terms