Bio 41: Trees and Cities Course Information

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Biology 41: Trees and Cities, Fall 2008
Prof. Will Wilson, wgw@duke.edu, BioSci 250
BioSci 130: T/Th 2:50 -- 4:05
No textbook; Assigned readings provided in class and web.
(Subject to change: 8/x/2008)




WeekDatesTopicAssignments
1 T 8/26; Th 8/28 Introduction. People and Ecology. test document
2 T 9/2; Th 9/4 Heat in the City.
3 T 9/9; Th 9/11 Cities Change Nature.
4 T 9/16; Th 9/18 Stinky Cities and Ozone
5 T 9/23; Th 9/25 Death in the City
6 T 9/30; Th 10/2 A World of Cities
7 T 10/7; Th 10/9 Energized People
8 Th 10/16 Midterm Exam
9 T 10/21; Th 10/23 Valuing Trees
10 T 10/28; Th 10/30 Do Trees Shade and Cool the City?
11 T 11/4; Th 11/6 Do Trees Reduce Energy Use?
12 T 11/11; Th 11/13 Do Trees Make Better People?
13 T 11/18; Th 11/20 Who Has Trees in the City?
14 T 11/25 Projects/Visitors/Flex
15 T 12/2; Th 12/4 Projects/Visitors/Flex
xx T 12/9 Final Exam: 9AM