Home Page for Botany 2104, Plant Form and Function
Follow the links to access materials for this course.
Textbook online resources: quizzes, flashcards, PDFs of chapters not in print textbook
Review for Final - new material only
IBA Data: Excel Open Office
Stomata Data Excel Open Office
WFP (Fast Plant) Data Excel Open Office
Data Analysis
Excel The link goes to a download for the Excel Viewer (freeware). From Microsoft's website: "With Excel Viewer, you can open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. You can also copy data from Excel Viewer to another program. However, you cannot edit data, save a workbook, or create a new workbook." (highlighting added)
Open Office (freeware) You can do all of the statistical analyses except ANOVA in Open Office.
Smith's Statistical Package (freeware) You can download either a PC or a Mac version. Smith's has ANOVA.
Instructions for using the various spreadsheet programs are on WSU Online/Canvas.
Information that might help you with the essay
Instructions for the essay and the scoring rubric are on WSU Online/Canvas.
Library Research Guide for Botany
How to Cite References
Washington State University - very extensive and color coded
Comments sheet for library assignment (includes examples of citations)
Reading Scientific Papers by Robert Siegel of Stanford University
How to Read a Scientific Article by
Mary Purugganan and Jan Hewitt of Rice University (includes suggestions for taking notes on an article)Evaluating Web Sites WSU Stewart Library
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It from the Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana University
Examples of essays:
The Plant Way of Life by Dr. Stephen G. Saupe, College of St. Benedict/ St. John's University, Collegeville, MN
Why Study Photosynthesis By Dr. Devens Gust, Arizona State University
Other links you might find useful:
Plant Anatomy Laboratory by J. D. Mauseth at the University of Texas at Austin
The General Botany Image Collection (Botany 130) at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Plant Anatomy (Biology 311) by Alison Roberts at the University of Rhode Island
Wayne's Word Online Textbook of Natural History (Botany 110 and Botany 115) by Wayne Armstrong at Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Online Biology Book by M. J. Farabee at Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, AZ
You can also download the following as PDF files:
Final Exam from Autumn 2001 The course material is covered in a different order now and has been updated, but you can use relevant questions from this final exam as a practice exam.
Botany majors and minors/BIS should check the Botany Student Handbook for information on courses, requirements, the thesis in Botany, and the Botany student portfolio.
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17 April 2016