Monthly Archives: August 2022

announcements

Day 1

Welcome!! Glad to have you here.

(1) Please pick up a course textbook at the Biology Office EDM 216. Do this ASAP – itÊ»s important! Bring a $20 deposit refundable at the end of the semester

(2) We will have labs starting this week. First lab is Tuesday at 1:30 in EDM201 – see Lab 1 post for pre-lab assignments.See your pre-lab quiz on Laulima, live 24hr before your lab period.

(3) Read this interesting article to discuss in class on Wednesday (passed out in class but here is a pdf): Please think about

  • What are the central questions?
  • How do they use evidence to address the questions?
  • What, specifically did they learn?

(4) Enroll in the Wikipedia course, and Create your Wikipedia account: https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Hawaii/Animal_Physiology_(Fall)?enroll=selgochn

(5) Do your Wikipedia Assignments by Friday (easy stuff; from your dashboard):

  • Training – Wikipedia policies
  • Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists

(6) The syllabus and class assignment sheet will be posted to the course docs tab upper right menu ^^ (by tomorrow)

(7) Join the Slack Channel for class off-line discussions, questions, posting helpful tips, etc.

labs

Lab 1: Heart Rate & Data Analysis

We will begin labs on the first week of class.

  • Before Lab:
  • Watch Instrumentation Podcast.
  • Read Lab 1 and Hlimoneko Paper linked below.
  • Do Lab 1 PreLab Quiz in Laulima under Tests and Quizzes before lab (based on Hlimoneko). You get 2 tries.
  • Please bring a bound notebook to lab for your lab notebook. (e.g., a $1 composition book, used is OK)

Check out the LABS tab on the upper menu bar for Quick Reference Guide and Standard Protocols.

Notes: A rough guide to length for this mini-lab is 1-2 pages. Content is more important than length. You do not need to fill up the 2 pages (if you finish in 1.5 pages, that’s even better).

The first lab will focus on data analysis to set you up well for the remaining labs in this class. Please try hard to understand the mechanisitic and conceptual connections between data and ideas/conclusions.

You will be turning in 1 assignment per group. Include the full names of each lab member and who is Project Coordinator.

If you are confused about any of the instructions or have any questions about the assignments, please send let us know.

-Claire

Wilkinson et al 2000 figures

Lab-Expectations

Zool430lab_report_guidelines

Hlimonenko_et_al_2003

Wilkinson_et_al_2000_figures

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Course FAQs

What is it?

This is an upper level class for people interested in learning comparative physiology  via original research projects.  We will learn physiology and apply our skills to reconstructing the physiological systems of an extinct animal. How could it have lived? We will figure it out by doing some original research. 

Ideas are exciting! And it is exhilarating to find out what we can explain through our own scientific efforts. 

The lab allows students to see physiology in action in live-animal experiments illustrating heart regulation, muscle contraction, nerve conduction, and kidney function.

There are no exams. In real life there are no “tests” – only work – and judgement by the quality of your work. So we will learn science by doing science. Continue reading Course FAQs →