Assignments and Due Dates

***Notice***

Scheduling and assignment information will now be located on Owl-space. The information below and on the weekly schedule pages has not been updated since fall semester 2009.

For full credit, prelab assignments must be submitted by the indicated day. Consult the section on research papers for submission instructions for writing assignments. The policies page explains the course policy toward writing assignments that are submitted late.

Week one (Mon 24 Aug to Fri 28 Aug)

• There are no assignments to turn in until you have completed your first laboratory session
• The Week 1 schedule page lists web resources to examine prior to your laboratory session and items that you will need for the laboratory
• At the end of the first lab period (and every lab period after) turn in copies of notebook pages as instructed

Week two (Mon 31 Aug to Fri 4 Sep)

• [Recommended] complete the tutorial on plotting data before you complete prelab #1
• Prelab #1 must be completed and submitted electronically by midnight before your lab day this week
• The Monday lecture will cover Calibrated Peer Review; you must review the background information on the experiment on flagellar regeneration before your laboratory session; use the Next buttons to read the pages in order
• There are no other assignments to turn in this week except for your notebook pages at the end of the laboratory session
• Download the annotated writing examples (pdf) to help you with your writing assignments

Week three (Tues 8 Sep to Fri 11 Sep)

• [Recommended] complete the statistics tutorial before you finish your results section
• Background reading for the first calibration assignment will be made available Tuesday 8 Sep
• Prelab #2 is to be completed and submitted electronically by midnight before your lab day this week
• The materials and methods and results section for the first research paper are due at the beginning of your laboratory session this week
• We will convert your results section to a pdf and put it on line at the link that you will receive at the week 3 Monday lecture
• You must enter your link in the "Text Entry" stage of CPR no later than midnight Friday 11 Sep
• Calibration and reviews #1 go active Saturday 12 Sep

Week four (Mon 14 Sep to Fri 18 Sep)

• Prelab #3 is to be completed and submitted electronically by midnight before your lab day this week
• Complete the calibration, peer review, and self review for paper #1 by midnight Saturday 19 Sep (CPR will close precisely at midnight); view results

Week five (Mon 21 Sep to Fri 25 Sep)

• Prelab #4 is to be completed and submitted electronically by midnight before your lab day this week

Week six (Mon 28 Sep to Fri 2 Oct)

• Prelab #5 is to be completed and submitted electronically by midnight before your lab day this week
• The discussion, abstract, and introduction for the first paper are due at the beginning of your laboratory session this week

Week seven (Mon 5 Oct to Fri 9 Oct)

• Prelab #6 is to be completed and submitted electronically by midnight before your lab day this week

Week eight (Mon 12 Oct to Fri 16 Oct)

• No labs or assignments; Monday & Tuesday are recess days

Week nine (Mon 19 Oct to Sat 24 Oct)

• Background for calibration #2 will become available Monday 19 Oct
• Submit the materials and methods section and results section for paper #2 by Thursday 22 Oct, 4 pm in BL 211
• We will convert your results section to a pdf and put it on line at the link you received week 3
• You must enter your link in the "Text Entry" stage of CPR no later than midnight Friday 23 Oct
• Calibration and reviews #2 go active Saturday 24 Oct

Week ten (Mon 26 Oct to Sat 31 Oct)

• Complete the calibration, peer review, and self review for paper #2 by midnight Saturday 31 Oct (CPR will close precisely at midnight); view results

Week eleven (Mon 2 Nov to Fri 6 Nov)

• Submit the discussion, abstract, and introduction for paper #2 by 4 pm Monday 2 Nov in BL 211

Week twelve (Mon 9 Nov to Fri 13 Nov)

• Submit the materials and methods section and results section for paper #3 by 4 pm Monday 9 Nov in BL 211

Week thirteen (Mon 16 Nov to Fri 20 Nov)

• Submit the discussion, abstract, and introduction for paper #3 by 4 pm Monday 16 Nov in BL 211

Final exam

• The scheduled day for the final exam will be posted here when the finals schedules are completed
• For those who have a conflict with the scheduled final, alternative finals will be conducted in BL 141 at 9 am and 2 pm the first two weekdays of finals; you need not sign up
• Information on the exam itself and recommendations for preparing can be found here