General Science (Year 4) UBD

TEACHING PRACTICE 2009

2009-01-07T21:38:00.002+08:00

There will be a Teaching Practice 2009 Briefing for teacher candidates going on teaching practice from 2 Feb to 16 May on

Wednesday, 14 January 2009 at CLT 1.17.

1400 – 1450: BSc Ed, BA Ed & BEd General Science

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 14)

2008-11-08T20:22:00.002+08:00

It's the final week for this semester! Peer Teaching is still going on for both PS 4217 and PS 4218 this week. For PP 3216, there will be no more lectures as far as I know. However, some groups will be having the tutorial class for PP 3216 this week.

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 10)

2008-10-12T11:48:00.002+08:00

PP 3216 session on Tuesday starts again this week. The tutorial class will also be held as usual. Next week (Week 11) topic will be Group Counselling.

For PS 4218 group B, the first replacement class will be on this Wednesday 2-4pm while the second one is yet to be confirmed. Dr Dhinsa did say he want it on Friday though.

[ PS 4217 ] Peers Teaching Schedule

2008-10-07T19:41:00.005+08:00

Assalamualaikum~ Hepi Eid Al-Mubaaraq evry1! =D

Hi! Every and each one of us should aware of diz Peerz Teachin' matter as it will start almost immediately after our sems break (n' oso coincidentally after our Hari Raya Festives =/ ehe~)... Therefore, I would lyk to provide da followin' time-table for us so dat no one will miss his/her cue...

Group A ( Link courtesy from fudgecancer.blogspot )

Group B ( Link courtesy from fudgecancer.blogspot )

Hehe, thnx a lot 2 fajar a.k.a. fudgecancer for da availability of these schedules...n' to our webbie visitors dun 4get 2 check his bloggie out at:

http://fudgecancer.blogspot.com/

wic, I can ensure yer 'ol will start smilin in front of yer screen while readin' his ramblings! hehe =D

Okie den~ Gud Luck 4 da Peerz Teachingz!

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 9)

2008-10-06T21:29:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya to everyone especially to Muslims. PS 4217 peer teaching begin this week. Group A will have it on Tuesday while group B on Thursday.

As requested, there will not be any PP 3216 tutorial this week. Next week topic will be Reality Teraphy.

[ PS 4217 ] Assignment

2008-09-21T11:59:00.003+08:00

We are asked to write a report on one of the following topic:

Practical work in science
Student's attitude in science
Classroom climate in science classes
Misconception in science
Science and language
Science emotianal literacy

Your report/review should be 2500 words long. You need to write coherently, analyse issue of the topic critically, and include the implication of the topic in science.

PS 4217 Assignment
Due on: Week 10 (13/10 - 18/10/08)

[ PS 4218 ] Assignment 2

2008-09-21T11:44:00.005+08:00

We are asked to visit the UBD library especially the top floor and mae a list of resources that we can choose to teach science. The report should contain description on how will you use any two of the resource in teaching science topic that you choose.

Your report should be not more than 5 page. The submission is due at the end of week 12

PS 4218 Assignment 2
Due on: Saturday (1/11/08)

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 8)

2008-09-21T11:05:00.004+08:00

Nothing much in week 8. There will be PS 4217 class this Wednesday as a replacement for last Thursday's class.

For PP 3216 only Thursday's group will have tutorial.

Semester break and Hari Raya is just around the corner. Have fun~

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 7)

2008-09-15T09:42:00.002+08:00

Its already week 7! Half of the Semester! For this week, there won't be any class on Thursday as Nuzul Al-Quran falls on that day.

No PP 3216 lecture this week. For the Thursday tutorial group, the presentation will be postponed to Week 8.

[ PS 4217 ] Additional Lecture Notez... (Week 6)

2008-09-09T17:17:00.012+08:00

Assalamualaikum... Hepi Fastin' once again evrybudy~ :)

As of 2day, Dr Hunus has made available da following filez to us, wic includes da upcoming Notez.. Hmm~ 2 b honest a few wud be considered as da 4th Lecture Notez inclusively, but I'm nOt sure wic 1 =x... Well, 2 be in a safe side, jez d/l these following notez by simply clickin' on da given linkz:

[ PS 4217 ] Assessment (MegaUpload)

[ PS 4217 ] Concept Map (MegaUpload)

[ PS 4217 ] Demonstration (MegaUpload)

[ PS 4217 ] Questioning (MegaUpload)

[ PS 4217 ] Science in Laboratory (MegaUpload)

[ PS 4217 ] Teaching Methodology (MegaUpload)

btw, sOrey for da late pOst! hehe~ Seemz I cudn't mantain our webbie periodically at da moment =(... however I'll promise to finish updatin' n' uploadin' everythin' b4 da upcoming semester break... ;)

Orytt~ datz it! Cheerz~~ =)

Dun 4get ur 'Niat pOsa' 2nite! ehe~ >>> Kas signin' off >>>

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture Notez IV... (Week 6)

2008-09-09T16:27:00.006+08:00

Assalamualaikum~ Nie men hao?~ :)

2day'z lecture brings about d importance of planning in teachin' n' pedagogy =x... Wit regard to dat, hereby you 'ol can get da electronic file (4th Lecture Notez) via da following link:

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture IV - Instructional Planning (MegaUpload)

Ohh, btw derz oso additional files being given wic I'll make them available on later post... Catch my drift! Will ya? ehe~

Orytt! Enjoy it~ =D

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 6)

2008-09-08T02:56:00.012+08:00

There won't be any holiday in week 6, and so there are no changes in our timetable.

For MOT 1 class on Tuesday, we will be doing a presentation based on the car model that we have made last week.

While for MOT 2 group B, another 4 groups will be doing the Games on Wednesday. As for this Saturday, we will have our lecturer switched.

EDIT:

During this Ramadhan, there will not be any PP 3216 lecture on Tuesday

[ PF 4405 ] Lecture Notez... (Latest!)

2008-09-05T14:03:00.013+08:00

Assalamualaikum... Hepi Fastin' 2 all muslims n' Good Day evry1~

Due to popular demand (well, not reeaally~ LoLz), hehe~ so I decided to share these files wit yer 'ol, especially 4 those who r involved in Dr Abdullah's Class, i.e. Culture of Thinking in Classroom... Now, ere r da list:

Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - SPN21 for Brighter Future

Lecture 3 - SPN21, Thinking Skills and the Past

Lecture 4 - Educational Philosophy

Well, datz it! for now... heheh~ btw derz a need for "brushin' up" for diz particular subject, I suppose, as i reckon quite a number of people who'r takin' [ PF 4405]... Well, jez keep urself up 2 date wit this webbie, okie? hehe... =)

Rytt! gtg! tek care guyz~ ;)

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 5)

2008-09-01T09:51:00.003+08:00

Week 5 have arrive! Not to mention the holy month of Ramadan begins on Tuesday this week. That means there will not be any class this Tuesday.

Since the Interactive Whiteboard are canceled last week, we'll be doing it this week instead. I'm still in doubt whether both group A and B will be combined or not. As for group B, they will be doing Models and Games on Saturday. Be prepared guys.

[ PS 4217 ] 'Peers Teaching Materials'...

2008-08-28T23:09:00.005+08:00

As'kum... ;)

Hi! Lookin' for materials 4 yer teaching practice lessons?... Well, look no further as u can get some resources from da CD, wic Dr Hunus had lent on da other day... n' ere iz da link:

[ PS 4217 ] 'PTP Resources' (MegaUpload)

Itz a rar file (i.e. compressed) hence u can simply extract it once u'r done wit da d/l to render them readable... Cheerz! =)

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture Notez III... (Week 4)

2008-08-28T21:27:00.002+08:00

Assalamualaikum~ Konnichiwa minnaa san! :)

The third Lecture Note by Dr Hunus is up for everyone's grab! n' as usual jez click da given link(s) 2 obtain da desired file:

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture III - Process Skills (MegaUpload)

Datz it miina san~ ehe~ til nex tym! =)

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 4)

2008-08-25T10:07:00.001+08:00

It's already the end of week 3. Here's the timetable for week 4.

For PS 4218 class on Wednesday, note that there will only be 1 hour lecture which takes place in the morning.
While on Saturday, 2nd part of Group B will do demonstration. So be well prepared.

Summary of Week 3

2008-08-24T22:21:00.008+08:00

Assalamualaikum~ Hi every1!

As of 2day (i.e. 24th August 2008) the Beijing Olympic is officially come to its closure (gosh! deir ceremony never fails to amuse me... da fireworks, choreographs, etc~ definitely one of da best ever!) n' coincidentally da day 4 me 2 report the "Summary of Week 3" (hehe~);

[ PS 4217 ] :

[1] Discussion n' Designation of Partners/Groups No. for the Peers Teaching Practice (PTP) + the Science Topics (SPN21) to be taught

Notes: Since our Lecturer Dr Hunus iz away to attend forum/seminars somewhere wic I'm not sure where, practically derz no class for MOT I diz week (gud newz 4 someone? =D)... Hopefully, by this coming 4th week we can resume our usual time-table, ehe~

[ PS 4218 ] :

MOT II is either Demo (Dr Quintus) n' Lecturez (Dr Harkirat) dependin' on da group u r in. Here's some infos in brief fro Group A:

[1] Lecture 3 - "Cooperative Learning Techniques"

[2] Lecture 4 - "Mind Mapping"

Notes: Well, as usual Dr Harkirat's class iz neva gOin' to be a boring one...His approach in teaching is always exemplary one (exaggerative? hehe~)... n' 4 da Mind Mappin' class, it was actually being conducted by a teacher from SM Berakas but unfortunately I cudn't enter his class due to clashes wit other class (Dr Abdullah's Culture of Thinking). =[ .. sO no can say anymore...

[ PP 3216 ] :

[1] Topic 3 - "Characteristic of an Effective Counsellor"

[2] Topic 4 - "Counsellor's Behaviours"

Notes: Dr Zaiham's class in CLT sure is a big one n' yet she iz very capable on delivering watz she wantz us 2 know... Ohh, btw diz week derz no 2torial class as da real one startz on the 4th week (jez refer to the 4th Week Time-table, no hassle! ;D)

Okie~ these r basically da major classes (core subjects) we were having last week... btw, very sOrey (-_-") 4 those who r looking 4ward for da softcopies on PS 4217 (MOT I) i.e. da SPN21 + other files in da CD... I'll try to upload them as soon as pOssible... kinda inorganized at da moment =[ Fastin' month is jez around da corner n' by den hOpefully i can upload n' upd8 everthin' includin' da much promised electives...InsyAllah~~

Orytt guyz, wit dat its " Adios! Amigos! Asparagus! " xD

[ PS 4218 ] Assignment I

2008-08-20T10:42:00.003+08:00

On the other day, we were asked to write a report based on the following question:

"Select a site where you plan to take your students for a field trip. List the objectives of the visit. Describe the site. Plan and describe the activities you would like your students to undertake at the selected site."

Your report should be no more than 5 pages. The date of submission is due on the end of week 10.

PS 4218 Assignment 1
Due on: Saturday (18/10/08)

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture Notez II... (Week 3)

2008-08-19T20:58:00.000+08:00

Assalamualaikum~ Hello once again! :)

Another Dr Hunus's Lecture Note is now available for download! Jez click da following link(s) 2 start yer downloadz:

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture II - Why Teach Science? (MegaUpload)

Orytt~ Enjoy~ =D

Timetable for Semester 7 (Week 3)

2008-08-18T09:36:00.000+08:00

UPDATED ON AUG, 19TH

Hello everyone. Here is the timetable for week 3. Nothing more, but less since no elective course added. Hope this help a bit.

Nisfu Syaaban + Summary of Week 1 and 2

2008-08-17T16:17:00.009+08:00

Assalamualaikum... n' greetingz to evry1~ ;)

2day, I would jez like to announce a few thingz up n' some summary about wat we have been dOin' in d past 2 weeks, hehe... (perhaps a kind of reminderz for us n' 2 keep track on our watever-doingz on diz 7th sems, okie?)

but b4 dat, I would oso kindly like to remind to all muslims out der not to 4get to "menghidupkan & membesarkan" 2day's hoLy day:

"Nisfu Syaaban"

whether it is via fastin', reciting da Holy Qur'an and so on, as diz day only comes once a year =)... n' also for ur's convenience I also provide a link here for those who wants to know further about "Nisfu Sya'ban" (malam diangkatkan amalan untuk setahun)... =)

Rytt~ Now we'll proceed to the "Summary of Week 1 & 2";

[ PS 4217 ] :

[1] Lecture 1 - "Nature of Science" + Scheme of Work

[2] Lecture 2 - "Scientific Attitudes" (?? nOt rily sure on diz 1, ehe~)

[3] Finding Partners/Groups for the Peers Teaching Practice (PTP) + the associated Science Topics (SPN21)

[ PS 4218 ] :

This depends upon da group assigned 2 everyone (n' I myself in Group A; mentored by the evergreen Dr Harkirat =D...)

[1] Lecture 1 - "The Constructivist Paradigm..."

[2] Lecture 2 - "The 5E Model of Science Teaching"

Notes: For the second group, i.e. Group B (Dr Quintus), i might jez need sumbody to kindly give some infos n' the latest news in their group, k?... (klw bulihh lah~ no forcing~ ;D)

[ PP 3216 ] :

[1] Topic 1 - "What is Counselling?"

[2] Topic 2 - "What is Guidance?"

Notes: By this time of week, everyone should has his/her respective tutorial groups n' hence, the topic they're gOing 2 present in coming weeks. Since there are a number of tasks being given I will inform the information in details on separate post(s).. ;) k?

Orytt~ On dat note I end the brief infos of the previous weeks, pheww~ (",)... n' if u were 2 add some missing infos u'r mOst welcomed as I probably could not get hold onto every infos... (I'm a weak human after all, huhu~)... I also yet to inform about da other subjects such as MOT II, Guidance n' Counselling and oso Electives... I'll jez do dat later ehehe~ coz rytt now I got a report to do! =o

okie~ Kas signin' off ~~~ have a nice weekend! =)) (jan lupa Nisfu Syaaban!)

888... Lucky Numbers?

2008-08-08T23:49:00.006+08:00

kOnbawaa~ minna saan~ (gud night every1~)

Well, it'z kinda late but it riLy enticing me to talk about 2day's special date; 08/08/08... To chinese community diz is especially so, but what'z d very reason for them to treat such number as a lucky one?? Why d Olympic in Beijing officially opened at 2day's date, etcetera...

So as curious as ever, I try googling to find more about this so called "Lucky Numbers" n' sOmehow I stumble into diz site:

http://www.onlinechineseastrology.com/content-detail.aspx?ID=108

Wat do I find?? Well, interestingly it's da matter of their pronounciation which means "prosperity" n' it is also something to do with some kind of balance..It says dat "the date 08/08/08 will be especially lucky for Rats, Monkeys and Dragons"... "It just so happens that the Rats, Monkeys and Dragons are in the same affinity group or trine"..

Den, somebody try 2 ridicule things up by saying "How can a monkey(1980) take advantage of this lucky day?" Lolz~ haha! dat rily put a smirky grin to my face~ =D

Da morale? heh, well~ do not keep on clickin' ur "mouse" now if u have class 2moro! its olredi late, no? hehe~

Orytt guyz, I nevertheless want 2 wish da prosperity n' everlasting wedding for those couples who'r doing their nuptials 2day n' also everyone who read diz...CHeeRz! ;D

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture Notez I... (Week 1)

2008-08-08T20:53:00.011+08:00

Well, he-llo again ya 'ol~ Got bad headache recently n' not in dat hepi groove as ususal =[ Neywayz, we'd our first and maiden lecture on last Thursday which covers the Aspects of Science in its Nature, by Dr Hunus...

With dat, I present to yer all d file of his first lecture n' as usual u guyz can simply d/l the file via the link given here:

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture I - Nature of Science (PPoint) (MegaUpload)

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture I - Nature of Science (MS Word) (MegaUpload)

[ PS 4217 ] Lecture I - Nature of Science (Rapidshare)

Enjoy! (Will ya? ehe~ ;D )

btw, I would like to invite Muslim visitors to diz bLog to heartedly recite Al-Faatihah for my jez recently passed away Grandpa particularly, n' to all muslimin muslimat in general....

Al-Faatihah~

[ PS 4217 ] 'Scheme of Work'... (Week 1)

2008-08-06T20:12:00.014+08:00

Hi! Okie, i'll jez make dis one as brief as possible...A bit tired at the moment, ehe~

Yesterday, Dr Hunus has given this file regarding on the "Scheme of Work" of the MOT I n' you can simply get the file by clicking here or here (hehe, easy~).

Cheerz! =)

Startz of New Sems '08 =)

2008-08-05T17:44:00.009+08:00

Assalamualaikum n' Greetings 2 yer all!

It has been ages since this blog being last updated! Guess, I'm not dat into bloggin' thing, hehe ;p Nevertheless, it is really a shame if dis blog to be left into its slum (u guys know wat I mean~ =D sayang wahh dibiarkn cematu saja~)... Therefore, I'll try to update this blog with as many info as I can, especially those matter dat related to our course: B. Ed Gen. Science (Year 4) =)

So, hereby I would like to welcome everyone to this new sems n' hOpefully it will become one of the best sems yet, da one dat we would like to remember wen we'll leave UBD n' more importantly a SUCCESSFUL one...amiin~

[ guyz~ it seems dat diz one will be da last sems dat we 'ol can be together yea? ;( waa~]

End of Semester (Beginning of 3 Month Holiday!)

2008-05-15T08:36:00.002+08:00

That exam yesterday (14/05/08), the one that covered about physics stuff was the last paper for this semester for most of us (except for those taking elective courses perhaps). I'd like to wish everyone a happy 3 month holiday, and don't forget to pray so that our results will be only As and Bs (eh even passing would be good enough). Amin!

For next semester, Kas and Azh will be taking over this blog. Anyone else interested to post and help out with the content update of this blog, feel free to msg us and spread the word around! Thanks!

See you guys next semester.

BI 3224 Lecture Notes (Complete!)

2008-04-22T20:12:00.000+08:00

Hi! If you missed any of the notes, you can download them from the list below:

BI 3224 Course Intro

Lecture 1 - Introduction.pdf

Lecture 2 - Metabolism & Thermoregulation I.pdf
Lecture 3 - Metabolism & Thermoregulation II.pdf
Lecture 4 - Metabolism and Thermoregulation III

Lecture 5 - Cardiovascular I
Lecture 6 - Cardiovascular II
Lecture 7 - Cardiovascular III

Lecture 8 - Gas Exchange I
Lecture 9 - Gas Exchange II

Lecture 10 - Muscle Physiology I
Lecture 11 & 12 - Muscle Physiology II & III

Lecture 13 - Nervous system I
Lecture 14 - Nervous system II
Lecture 15 - Nervous system III

Lecture 16 - Nutrition & Digestion I
Lecture 17 - Nutrition & Digestion II

Lecture 18 - Osmoregulation I
Lecture 19 - Osmoregulation II

Lecture 20 - Endocrine system I
Lecture 21 - Endocrine system II & Reproduction I
Lecture 22 - Reproduction & Growth Physiology II

Lecture 23 - Immune Response in Health and Disease I
Lecture 24 - Immune Response in Health and Disease II

Exam timetable Semester 2 07/08 (FINAL)

2008-04-22T19:57:00.000+08:00

The draft is out, check it out here.

	Day	Time	Date
CH 2605	Monday (Day 1)	2.00 pm	5-May-08
PH 2230	Thursday (Day 4)	9.00 am	8-May-08
BI 3223	Monday (Day 6)	9.00 am	12-May-08
BI 3224	Tuesday (Day 7)	9.00 am	13-May-08
PH 2229	Wednesday (Day 8)	2.00 pm	14-May-08

PH 2230 X-Rays Essay Week XIV

2008-04-21T22:44:00.000+08:00

Finally, the last essay to be written down for Dr Malik. This essay will be entitled as the "X-Rays" and the due date will be at this saturday (26/04/2008)... Not sure what does he really wants us to write about, jez use your own judgement...(yea~ notice dat diz is my 1st tym to post ere, ehe~ =x)

PH 2230 X-Ray Essay
Due on Saturday, 26/04/08

Dr Mirza's Test for Week XIV - Rescheduled

2008-04-21T22:24:00.000+08:00

Dr Mirza's test has been rescheduled from 2PM on this Wednesday to 10AM on the same day. The topic that will be tested is still the same (Carbohydrates).

PH 2230 Dr. Tan's Lecture Notes Week XIII

2008-04-14T08:58:00.000+08:00

Due to popular demand (well, not reeallly..) here it is:

PH2230 - Noise Lectures

Blue forms are out! Week XIII

2008-04-14T08:52:00.000+08:00

The blue forms are out already. You can collect yours at the admin dept @ SHBIE. The last date of registration will be confirmed later (I'm not sure what the last date is).

UPDATE: The dates for registration are supposed to be on the 16th,17th and 19th which means, this week? :\

Test for Week XIV

2008-04-14T08:40:00.000+08:00

Dr Mirza's test will be conducted on wednesday of week 14, at 2pm. His test will cover only carbohydrates so it should be easy. xD

CH2605 Mirza's Test
at 2pm on 23/04/08
Covers carbohydrate topic only.

Tests for Week XIII

2008-04-14T08:24:00.000+08:00

Two upcoming tests, one for tomorrow and the other on Wednesday.

Tomorrow we're going to have BI 3224 test, which is supposed to be the last test, and it will cover lectures 21 - 24. The test will be conducted in the afternoon (4pm, for those who doesn't know).

On Wednesday, we're going to have Dr. Wimmer's tests at 2pm in the afternoon. It will cover all topics (that he taught).

BI 3224 Test III
At 4pm on 15/04/08
Covers lectures 21 - 24

CH 2605 Wimmer's Test
At 2pm on 16/04/08
Covers Group III, Noble Gases, Group IV and Nitrogen Chemistry(unsure)

PH 2230 Noise Management Essay

2008-04-13T10:20:00.000+08:00

For Dr Tan's essay, we are asked to write a proposal to open entertainment and shopping complex beside a residential area that have a school and playground. He want us to do a noise assessment about this proposal and write a short report 2 pages maximum. Due on Saturday (19/04/2008).

PH 2230 Noise Management Essay
Due on Saturday (19/04/08)
Maximum 2 pages - more than that wont be read [Dr Tan, 2008]

CH 2605 Assignment II Postponed Week XI

2008-04-05T23:02:00.000+08:00

The due date has been delayed to Thursday (10/04/08) thanks to Alvin's negotiation skillz! xD

CH 2605 Assignment II
Due on 10/04/08

Still haven't got the file? download it here.

BI 3224 Lecture Notes Week XI

2008-04-05T22:51:00.000+08:00

Finally! I just finished uploading the files and here they are:

Lecture 13 - Nervous system I
Lecture 14 - Nervous system II
Lecture 16 - Nutrition & Digestion I
Lecture 17 - Nutrition & Digestion II
Lecture 18 - Osmoregulation I
Lecture 19 - Osmoregulation II
Lecture 20 - Endocrine system I
Lecture 21 - Endocrine system II & Reproduction I
Lecture 22 - Reproduction & Growth Physiology II
Lecture 23 - Immune Response in Health and Disease I
Lecture 24 - Immune Response in Health and Disease II

BI 3224 Practical 3 Reports

2008-03-29T15:46:00.001+08:00

The practical report for Practical 3 (optical illusions) is to be handed in next week (05/04/08).

REMINDER: Don't forget on monday next week at 10am we're going to have a test (Plant Physiology). See my previous post for details. ;)

BI 3224 - BI 3202 Lecture Notes

2008-03-25T14:16:00.000+08:00

I posted the older lecture notes here

Lecture 17 Nutrition & Digestion I
Lecture 18 Nutrition & Digestion II
Lecture 19 Osmoregulation I
Lecture 20 Osmoregulation II

Practical 2
handout 1

Practical 3
handout 1
handout 2
handout 3

PH 2230 Energy Sources Essay Week X

2008-03-25T13:35:00.000+08:00

Dr Malik's assignment on renewable resources is due on Saturday (19/04/08). The question for the essay is "Brunei makes use of oil to produce its energy. Do we need to find a renewable source of energy? Why?". The essay has to be 2000 words long.

PH 2230 Renewable Sources of Energy essay
Due on Saturday (19/04/08)
Minimum 2000 words

PH 2229 Essay (Particle Physics) Week X

2008-03-25T13:21:00.000+08:00

Our assignments (essay) regarding accelerators for the Particle Physics topic will be due on Friday (04/04/08) and has to be mailed in at kklai at fos.edu.bn (replace at with @). Please make sure you follow the format that he wants. The filename has to be PP followed by your registration number (confirm for me please).
PH2229 Particle Physics essay
Title : accelerators
Due on:
04/04/08

BI 3223 Test Week X

2008-03-24T21:06:00.000+08:00

There will be a test on topics 2 onwards (plant nutrition, photosynthesis, etc) on Monday at 10am in room 1.12 next week (31/03/08)

BI 3223 Test II
10am on (31/03/08)
In room 1.12
Topics 2 onwards (until Photosynthesis notes page 11)

BI 3224 Test/Quiz II Delayed Week VIII

2008-03-16T19:51:00.000+08:00

This weeks test (11/03/08) has been postponed to Week IX on Tuesday (18/03/08) and will cover Lectures 2 - 10.

BI 3224 Test II
On 18/03/08
Lectures 2 - 10

BI 3224 - BI 3202 Notes (extras) Week VIII

2008-03-16T19:45:00.000+08:00

Due to popular demand (lol!) i've uploaded BI 3202 (Animal Physiology) notes which can be found at mymoodle. Please keep in mind that these are NOT BI3224 notes and contain more information than what Prof Gad wants us to know, therefore read/download at your own risk. ;)

BI 3202 Lecture Notes

Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Metabolism Thermoregulation I
Lecture 3 - Metabolism Thermoregulation II
Lecture 4 - Metabolism Thermoregulation III

Lecture 5 - Cardiovascular I
Lecture 6 - Cardiovascular II
Lecture 7 - Cardiovascular III

Lecture 8 - Gas Exchange I
Lecture 9 - Gas Exchange II

Lecture 10 - Gas Exchange III

Lecture 11 - Muscle Physiology I
Lecture 12 - Muscle Physiology II
Lecture 13 - Muscle Physiology III

Lecture 14 - Nervous system I
Lecture 15 - Nervous system II
Lecture 16 - Nervous System III

Other resources

Buckley et al 2005 Jumping performance in coqui
Nicotine Caffeine
Practical 1 handout
Practical 1 regression analysis in Excel
Putnam Bennett 1981 locomotion in anurans

CH 2605 Dr. Wimmer's Resources Week VIII

2008-03-11T20:11:00.000+08:00

Got this directly from mymoodle.

Bachelor of Education

Year 3

CH 2605 Chemistry V
Lecture Notes

Group IIIA
Boron
Al, Ga In

Group IVA
Carbon
Carbon Structures
Graphite
Silicon
Ge, Sn, Pb

Group VA
Nitrogen
Phosphorus I
Phosphorus II
Red and Black Phosphorus
Black Phosphorus

Group VIII
Noble Gases

Week VIII

2008-03-10T22:16:00.001+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates, but at least here are some stuff just to keep everyone updated.

[BI 3224]

The quiz regarding the genome of a selected animal with regard to its function was supposed to be handed in today (10/03/08).

Tomorrow there will be a test (see previous post).

Don't forget to hand in your Practical 2 report if you haven't already. Some people said that the dateline was actually before the mid-semester break.

[BI 3223]

Practical session 2 was conducted this morning. The dateline of the report is in 2 weeks time (24/03/08).

I guess thats about it. If there are any new updates that we need to know, please do post a comment or use the tag board. ;)

[CH 2605]
Nothing much here. This week Dr Wimmer will not be around, therefore Dr. Mirza will be taking over instead.

CH 2605 Dr. Wimmers Notes Week VII

2008-02-27T16:33:00.000+08:00

Hi! Finally was able to get the enrolment key (inorganic) and d/l the files. The assignment is due on 05/04/08 (5th April 2008).

Notes:
Al Ga In Tl
Group III
Noble Gases

Tutorials:
Tutorial 1
Tutorial 2
Tutorial 3

Assignment:
Assignment 2 PDF
Assignment 2 RTF

BI 3224 Week VII

2008-02-25T21:31:00.000+08:00

There will be a test on Tuesday (11/03/08) after the mid-semester break. It will cover lectures 3 - 12 (the current lecture). The time of the test was not mentioned so it could be either at 8.00am or 4.00pm.

BI3224 Test II
Date: 11/03/08
Lectures 3 - 12

BI 3224 Week VI

2008-02-19T14:35:00.000+08:00

New notes for Animal Physiology. Since he provided us with the Powerpoint files, I might as well upload those too, although the file sizes are much larger (4Mb and 5Mb respectively) than PDF files.

Powerpoint files:
Lecture 10 - Muscle Physiology I
Lecture 11 & 12 - Muscle Physiology II & III
PDF files:
Lecture 10 - Muscle Physiology I
Lecture 11 & 12 - Muscle Physiology II & III

BI 3223 and BI 3224 Week VI

2008-02-18T20:29:00.000+08:00

[BI 3223]
Practical 1 report is due before the mid-semester break, latest 1st March 2008 (Saturday of Week VII).

[BI 3224]
Practical 2 will be due on 15th March 2008, during our practical 3 session.

Due Dates
BI 3223 Practical 1 : 01/03/08
BI 3224 Practical 2 : 15/03/08

BI 3223 Week V

2008-02-13T18:12:00.000+08:00

There's going to be a test on the 19th next week (19/02/08) which will cover the first topic (Water Relations).

BI 3223 Test
19/02/08
Water relations

BI 3224 Week IV

2008-02-06T15:56:00.000+08:00

Prof was pretty pissed off when only less than half of the class turned up for the 4-5pm lecture yesterday. He said he was going to take attendance from now on and might not provide the lecture notes anymore in the future.

Lecture 6 - Cardiovascular II
Lecture 7 - Cardiovascular III
Lecture 8 - Gas Exchange I
Lecture 9 - Gas Exchange II

Anyway, we're going to have a mini test next week on 12/02/08 Tuesday at 8am. It'll cover lectures 1-4 so you guys better come prepared. You will be asked to answer 4 questions in 30 minutes, but Prof was kind enough to take marks from the top two questions out of the four questions.

Mini quiz/test (4 questions in 30 minutes)
Date: 12/02/08 at 8am
Covers lecture 1-4

For those of you who didn't get the handout on how to do the Regression Line calculation using Excel for Practical 1, I've scanned it and uploaded it:

How to do Regression Analysis in Excel

Other useful resources (incase you missed it):

Grinell College Handbook
Putnam Bennett 1981 locomotion in anurans

CH 2605 Week IV

2008-02-06T14:29:00.000+08:00

Dr. Ali Akbar has given us an assignment (Assignment 1) which is to be handed in on 19/02/08

CH 2605 Assignment 1
Due Date : 19/02/08

Also, the test which we will have on 14/02/08 will cover topics from the beginning of the semester until yesterday's lecture (05/02/08) which was on Thermodynamic and Kinetic stability and its factors.

BI 3223 Week IV

2008-02-04T23:41:00.001+08:00

Practical dates for Plant Physiology has been announced today as follows:

BI 3223 Practical Schedule
18th February
10th March
24th March
7th April
14th April

BI 3224 Week III

2008-01-31T21:32:00.000+08:00

Dr Farouk mentioned something about a quiz which we needed to hand in to him as a group task. He mentioned last week, and for those who missed it, I'll just cut/paste it from my old post.

Calculate with chemical structure the pathway and ATP energy output for one glucose molecule.
We need to familiarize ourselves with the Citric Acid Cycle.
links:
http://people.unt.edu/~hds0006/tca/index.htm
http://www.johnkyrk.com/krebs.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/aerobic_respiration.html

Oh we must hand it in on Monday next week (04/02/08), although he said the dateline was this Saturday before changing it to Monday. I'm not really sure, but just pass it up early to be on the safe side.

Also, can someone confirm with me whether there will be a lecture on Saturday this week?

PH 2229 Week III

2008-01-31T21:20:00.000+08:00

Dr. Ayo has given us an assignment which is an essay about CMP (Condensed Matter Physics) and it is due on 11/02/08. I'll be updating the task list, and if you need more information, be sure to get a copy of the assignment (small paper given out by him).

The notes for his topic can be downloaded here.

Green Form / Final Course Registration

2008-01-31T21:14:00.000+08:00

The final dates to register for our courses will be on the 6th, 9th and 11th February 2008. That means our green form will be updated to a yellow one and no further changes will be possible.

Make sure you get all the needed signatures by then so that you won't need to rush during that period. (bida english ku tarus).

Green form Registration Dates:
6, 9 and 11th February 2008

CH 2506 Week III

2008-01-30T06:22:00.000+08:00

There will be a test on the 14th of February on Thursday, 1.10pm at room FSM 2.18. I think it'll cover the topics Dr. Akbar Ali has taught us, and I suppose it's going to be the last lecture from him for this course.

Chemistry test on Thursday
14/02/08

BI 3224 & BI 3223 Week III

2008-01-28T14:43:00.000+08:00

Very tired at the moment. So I'll make this post as brief as possible.

[BI 3224]

Notes Download:
Lecture 4 - Metabolism and Thermoregulation III
Lecture 5 - Cardiovascular I

[BI 3223]

Regarding the lecture during the practical session which was supposed to be from 10am-12pm, it is changed again from 9am to 11am at room FSM 1.12.

Figures for the notes:

Figure 1 (Sources: [RevisionWorld] [McDaniel.edu])

Figure 3 (Sources: [Ask Mendel's Mother] [Robert Fuller])

BI 3224 Week II Updates 2

2008-01-26T18:51:00.000+08:00

Dr. Ulmar mentioned some resources which might be useful for our practical 1 report write up.

Here they are:
Grinell College Handbook
Putnam Bennett 1981 locomotion in anurans

Origin

2008-01-26T18:23:00.000+08:00

Hi! you can try out Origin from their website or you can use the old one which is available below.

Download here:
Origin
Origin Installer

Week II Reminders

2008-01-25T23:05:00.000+08:00

[Timetable]
I've updated the timetable accordingly. Hopefully this time there won't be any errors.

Here is the Excel file.

Source: [ Year 3] [Year 2]

[BI 3224]
Don't forget that tomorrow we have a Practical Session which starts at 9am right after our Physics class.

If you missed it, you can get the practical lab script for tomorrow at:

Practical 1 - Locomotion (26th Jan)

We also had a supposedly open book quiz (more like a self-study thing) and the question was:

Calculate with chemical structure the pathway and ATP energy output for one glucose molecule.
We need to familiarize ourselves with the Citric Acid Cycle.
links:
http://people.unt.edu/~hds0006/tca/index.htm
http://www.johnkyrk.com/krebs.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/aerobic_respiration.html

Any more useful links? Post a comment or say something on the tag board! :)

BI 3223 Week II

2008-01-22T19:23:00.000+08:00

Finally!

Anyway there are no changes in the lecture times. Although the initial plan (supposedly the practical session was moved to saturday) is cancelled and we will still make use of our practical time on monday morning. Next monday (28th Jan), there will be a lecture session which will be conducted from 8am - 10.30am (or 10.00am - 12.00pm).

UPDATE : The lectures will be conducted from 10.00am onwards since 2.18 lecture theater is only free by then.

The lecture/practical/tutorial timetable will hopefully be finalized on Thursday.

BI 3223 Format

70% Exams
20% Practical assessment
10% Tests

Recommended books

Tiaz and Zegal : Plant Physiology
or any biology book under the topic Plant form and function

The lecture notes were given out by our kind lecturer, Dr. Tennakoon. If you don't have a copy, please ask for a copy from him. I've e-mailed him regarding the lecture notes, I'm asking him for a digital(soft) copy so that it can be accessible from this blog. ;)

Dr K.U. Tennakoon,

Email: kushan00 [at] [yahoo].com
Extension: 1769

BI 3224 Week II Updates

2008-01-22T18:43:00.000+08:00

I managed to get a copy of the Practical scripts today. Want it? see below to download..

Practical 1 - Locomotion (26th Jan)
Practical 2 - Frog Heart (9th Feb)
Practical 3 - Spirometry (15th Mar)
Practical 4 - not yet known (29 Mar)
Practical 5 - Osmoregulation Fundamentals (12th April)

Also, I've added the course outline. Check my previous post on BI 3224 Course Intro to download it.

PH 2229 & PH 2230 old lecture notes

2008-01-22T00:34:00.000+08:00

These are last years notes. I'm not sure if there are any changes for this year, but hopefully these notes will be of help. WARNING: These files are large (PH 2230 is 13Mb, PH 2229 is 15Mb and Condensed Matter is 25Mb).

Download them here:
PH 2229 Old Notes
PH 2229 - Condensed Matter Physics
PH 2230 Old Notes

BI 3224 Week II

2008-01-21T16:52:00.000+08:00

I finally managed to get a copy of last weeks lecture notes.

I can't seem to upload it at the moment as Rapidshare Premium is down (can't get to the login page somehow).

UPDATE: Finally got it uploaded.

Download it here:
Lecture 1 Introduction.pdf
Lecture 2 Metabolism & Thermoregulation I.pdf
Lecture 3 Metabolism & Thermoregulation II.pdf

Anyway, we will continue to have our lectures on Monday (1pm-2pm), Tuesday (4pm-5pm) and Saturday morning (when we don't have lectures) on 16 Feb and 22 March.

The tutorials will be conducted on Tuesdays (8am-9am).

BI 3224 Week I

2008-01-15T18:23:00.000+08:00

Here is the course outline for BI 3224.

I heard that there was a class conducted on BI 3224, but I didn't know so obviously I didn't attend it. :S

Anyway, I managed to attend the second class, the lecturer seems okay, but has already given us an assignment. The good thing about this course is that we won't have the practical sessions weekly (which means some Monday mornings we'll be free).

Practical Dates: 26th Jan, 9th Feb, 15th Mar, 29th Mar and 12th April.

BI 3224 Format

70% Exams
20% Practical work
10% Tests and Assignment

Assignment:

Assignment 1:

Question 1 : Problems in Animal Physiology, M.K Sands (2 pages long).

Question 2: Learning outcome for the course outline. Summarize, maximum of 10 points.

The dateline for this assignment is next week, Thursday (22/01/08).

Lecture notes were provided. I'll try to upload it as soon as I get a copy.

Timetable Updated.

2008-01-15T18:13:00.000+08:00

There were some mistakes on the previous timetable posted, so I've updated it.

The other class for BI 3224 (previously posted as Wednesday 9am) and its tutorial will be confirmed soon.

Confirm with Dr. Akbar Ali regarding your CH 2605 tutorial, whether it is on Saturday 1-2pm or Thursday afternoon.

Click here for the timetable (*.xls format).

Inorganic Textbook CH 2605

2008-01-09T19:52:00.000+08:00

If you haven't checked your UBD e-mail already, here's the e-mail from Dr. Wimmer:

I have been searching for a suitable textbook on inorganic chemistry for CH2605, that covers all aspects of the subject with reasonable theoretical and descriptive sections.

I belive that such a book is:

Inorganic Chemistry (2nd Edition) (paperback) by Catherine Housecroft, Alan G. Sharpe

The Amazon price is US$137 plus postage. You can look up the publisher's web site

( http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0130399132,00.html

I have been able to negotiate a price from the suppliers for B$75.

The suppliers are able to ship early next week. Before I place an order, I need definite numbers and payment in advance.

If you are interested, please see me as soon as possible.

Dr F Wimmer

Results for Semester 1.

2008-01-07T16:18:00.000+08:00

Hi!

Here it is!
You can also download (right click /save as)

the PDF version from here! or here!
the XLS version from here!

If anyone has a website and willing to host the PDF file for us.. please do provide us with a link..