Biology 3058

Bio 3058. Physiological Control Systems

Professor: Paul S.G. Stein

Systems physiology with emphasis on human physiology. There are 2 hours of lectures per week for the entire semester. Examination Schedule: Tests, at which attendance is required, will be given from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays: February 14, March 20, and April 17. No makeup exams will be given. Therefore, do not schedule any conflict for the evenings of the exams. The material in Biology 3058 was previously taught in the second half of Biology 3050. Not available to students who have credit for Biology 3050 or 3059. Prereqs: Bio 2960 and Chem 112A.

Handouts and Readings

Stein will answer questions from 6:00PM-7:00PM on Wednesdays just prior to exams in Rebstock 215 on February 13, March 19, April 16, and April 30.

Stein TA Office Hours, Contact Information, and Review Schedules

Stein TA Lecture Notes from 2008

Stein TA Review Notes from 2008

To arrange for tutoring by a Stein TA, contact Dr. Kathy Hafer via EMail.

Exam Questions and Answers

Post Questions for Stein on Telesis and Telesis Information

Streaming Videos: Problems with ERes and the streaming lectures should be reported directly to onlineclasses@wumail.wustl.edu

Stein TA Lecture Notes from 2005 and 2006

Please direct questions about Bio 3058 to Dr. Stein via EMail.

Announcements

1. Final grades for Biology 3058 Spring Semester 2008 are now posted on WebStac.

2. Graded answer sheets for the final exam can be picked up in the Bio 3058 file cabinet in the NSLC lobby. Final exam median score 44 out of 50 (= 88%); final exam mean score 42.5 out of 50 (= 85%). PDFs of the exam questions, the answer key, and the score distribution are posted on the course website and in the NSLC lobby bulletin board. For information about regrade requests, follow the instructions stated on the bottom of the answer sheet and answer key. Final exam regrade request deadline is Monday, May 12, 2008, at 4:00 PM. It is now past the deadlines for regrade requests for in-term exams.

3. 50% of the total course score was calculated from the sum of the scores of the best two in-term exams; the score for the lowest in-term exam was dropped. 50% of the total course score was calculated from the score on the final exam. Total course score median was 90 out of 100 (90%); total course score mean was 87.8 out of 100 (87.8%).

4. The required text for Bio 3058 was the 11th (Eleventh) Edition of "Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function" by Widmaier, Raff, and Strang. Vander 11th Edition will be also be used in Spring 2009 and Spring 2010 in Dr. Clark's Human Physiology course, Biology 328. For those who will be taking the MCAT exams, Vander 11th Edition will be a very helpful review of Physiology material. Vander 11th Edition will be used in Bio 3058 in Spring 2009.

5. Professor Stein is now taking applications from students with interests in being a Spring 2009 Bio 3058 Teaching Assistant. Each Bio 3058 teaching assistant will receive $1550 for the semester and will work approximately 140 hours as a Bio 3058 TA. Stein will acknowledge by return EMail each application when received. In early October 2008, he will review applications and interview selected applicants. He plans to make offers by late October 2008.

If you are interested in applying for a Bio 3058 TA position, please send stein@wustl.edu the following information:
1) a resume that describes your relevant work experience, especially any prior TA, tutor, and/or PLTL experience;
2) a brief paragraph that describes your interest in physiology;
3) the names and contact information of 2 references (phone and EMail);
4) a list of your Biology and Chemistry courses and grades;
5) and your overall WashU GPA.

Preference will be given to those with a grade of A in Biology 3058 (or Bio 3050 or Bio 3059), with a WashU GPA of 3.8 or better after Spring 2008 semester, and with prior TA, tutor, and/or PLTL experience. Bio 3058 lectures will be given throughout the Spring 2009 semester on Mondays and Fridays from 12Noon-1PM in Brown 100. The first lecture is on January 12 and the last lecture is on April 24. There will be 3 in-term exams given from 6:30PM-7:30PM on Thursdays in February, March, and April. The final exam will be given from 3:30PM-5:30PM on Friday May 1, 2009.

TA responsibilities include--
1) attending the 2 hours of lecture per week (preferred); if you have a scheduling conflict with the MF 12Noon-1PM lectures, then watching streaming videos of course lectures is OK.
2) holding scheduled weekly office hours in the NSLC.
3) meeting weekly with small groups of students in tutoring sessions; Dr. Hafer will assist in setting up tutoring groups.
4) holding regularly scheduled weekly review sessions on Tuesday evenings from 6PM-7PM during the semester and preparing lecture notes for posting on the web; there will be 3 teams of 2 TAs each; each team is responsible for the weekly review sessions associated with a particular in-term exam and for posting lecture notes for the lectures associated with that in-term exam.
5) participating in the comprehensive TA review given by all TAs on Tuesday April 28, 2009 from 4:30PM-6:30PM.
6) assisting in exam preparation, exam proctoring, and exam grading; Stein will write the initial versions of exam questions; Bio 3058 TAs will be invited to write (but not required to write) drafts of new exam questions; Bio 3058 TAs will work with Stein to finalize the exam questions; exam grading will occur immediately after each exam.
7) meeting with Stein on a regular basis to discuss course issues; regular meetings are for 30 minutes on Fridays at a time to be arranged that fits everyone's class schedule (in 2008, we met at 9:30AM-10:00AM with alternate meeting times at 11:00AM-11:30AM as needed).
8) and general assistance with class matters.

This is an outstanding opportunity for those with strong interests in physiology to strengthen their understanding of physiology by providing office hours, tutoring sessions, review sessions, and class lecture notes.