Date Week Class Assignments, Quizzes, Exams Class activities Week Talks (Tuesday) Family Group OVERALL PLAN: Talks Tue, Keying Tue and Thu, Lecture and Computer Fri Thu, Sep 08 1 Class 1 Intro if Rain (with reverse keying). Otherwise walk, press 1 Fri, Sep 09 Class 2 Computer Lab- Course info, on-paper exercises, login Tue, Sep 13 Class 3 no student talk, instructors explain the families Dmitry & Carol Nymphaeaceae Basal angiosperms Thu, Sep 15 2 Class 4 no student talk, instructors explain the families 2 Dmitry & Carol Ranunculaceae Basal eudicots Fri, Sep 16 Class 5 Computer Lab- Mesquite characters Tue, Sep 20 Class 6 QUIZ: 45 min Keying 1 plant and questions Talks and keying Bumo Caryophylaceae Caryophyllids-Caryophyllales Thu, Sep 22 3 Class 7 Keying 3 Maggie Polygonaceae Caryophyllids-Polygonales Fri, Sep 23 Class 8 Computer Lab- Setup and do the project on Characters Tue, Sep 27 Class 9 Talks and keying Melissa Fabaceae Eurosids I-Fabales Thu, Sep 29 4 Class 10 Keying 4 Nick Malvaceae Eurosids II-Malvales Fri, Sep 30 Class 11 Computer Lab- Mesquite and DNA Katherine Lamiaceae Euasterids I-Lamiales Tue, Oct 04 Class 12 QUIZ: 45 min Keying 1 plant and questions Talks and keying Brent Chenopodiaceae Caryophyllids-Caryophyllales Thu, Oct 06 5 Class 13 Keying 5 Robert Saxifragaceae Rosids-Saxifragales Fri, Oct 07 Class 14 Computer Lab - Molecular tools online, setup project Vanessa M Geraniaceae Rosids-Geraniales Tue, Oct 11 Thanksgiving Oct 10-11 break, W12 Mon, Th13 Tue :: no class :: Vanessa F Onagraceae Rosids-Myrtales Thu, Oct 13 6 Class 15 Talks and keying 6 Cordale Violaceae Eurosids I-Malpighiales Fri, Oct 14 Class 16 Computer test: Character and Molecular Systematics Rebecca Rosaceae Eurosids I-Rosales Tue, Oct 18 Class 17 QUIZ: 45 min Keying 1 plant and questions Talks and keying Andrew Brassicaceae Eurosids II-Brassicales Thu, Oct 20 7 Class 18 Due: Morphological systematics project (studied flowers) Keying 7 Brittany Ericaceae Asterids-Ericales Fri, Oct 21 Class 19 MIDTERM (theory) (mainly about families, some taxonomy) Tue, Oct 25 Class 20 Oct 26 - last day to drop (20%) Talks and keying Bumo Scrophulariaceae Euasterids I-Lamiales Thu, Oct 27 8 Class 21 Keying 8 Maggie Apiaceae Euasterids II-Apiales Fri, Oct 28 Class 22 Oct 29 Halloween night (not holiday) Computer Lab - intro, start mapping your plants Tue, Nov 01 Class 23 QUIZ: 45 min Keying 1 plant and questions Talks and keying Melissa Asteraceae Euasterids II-Asterales Thu, Nov 03 9 Class 24 Keying 9 Nick Orchidaceae Monocots-Asparagales Fri, Nov 04 Class 25 Computer Lab - finish mapping your plants, queries Katherine Liliaceae Monocots-Liliales Tue, Nov 08 Class 26 Talks and keying Brent Poaceae Monocots-Poales Thu, Nov 10 10 Class 27 Computer Lab - work on Biogeography / Herbarium project 10 Robert Cyperaceae Monocots-Poales Fri, Nov 11 Remembrance Nov 11 break :: no class :: Vanessa M Juncaceae Monocots-Poales Tue, Nov 15 Class 28 QUIZ: 45 min Keying 1 plant and questions Talks and keying Vanessa F Betulaceae Eurosids I-Fagales Thu, Nov 17 11 Class 29 Due: Final herbarium Project (with map) Keying 11 Cordale Salicaceae Eurosids I-Malpighiales Fri, Nov 18 Class 30 Computer Lab - wrapping up Rebecca Aceraceae/Sapindaceae Eurosids II-Sapindales Tue, Nov 22 Class 31 Talks and keying Andrew Oleaceae (syringa, ash) Euasterids I-Lamiales Thu, Nov 24 12 Class 32 Keying 12 Brittany Pinaceae, Taxaceae, Cypressaceae Conifers Fri, Nov 25 Class 33 Computer test: GIS and Biogeography Tue, Nov 29 Class 34 QUIZ: 45 min Keying 1 plant and questions Thu, Dec 01 13 Class 35 Due: Molecular systematics project (reps all families) 13 Fri, Dec 02 Class 36 Honours talks: ENVS 4951 in AS 2026. Exams dec 7-16 TBA Final Exam (theory): (some families, but mainly about characters, traits, systematics, cladistics and biogeography)