Microbiology - Fall 2008

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Hi ya'll! Anybody taking Micro this coming fall semester and want to form a study group? I did this for A&P I and II and it helped tremendously! I'm taking it along with Chem 1151 (Survey of Chem). Thanks!

hi everyone! my name is cj, im 22 and this is my second year of college. im taking micro also, so i thought i would join the group!

this class is kicking my butt! i generally love science, its like some people just 'get it' and im one of the people who do. the problem is that i have this crazy instructor, who just so happens to be the only one who offers this class. :cry:

okay, so he isnt really the problem. its his testing method. this is how it works:

the american flag is which colors?

a) red

b) white

c) blue

d) green

e) pink

if you choose the first 3 answers, you get three points.

if you choose the first 3 answers and one of the incorrect ones, you only get 2 points (he marks off one point for each incorrect answer you choose)

if you choose the first 2 answers and then one of the incorrect answers, you miss a point for not choosing the 3rd correct, and you miss a point for choosing the incorrect one. so you end up with 0 points!

if you choose only the incorrect answers, the whole question is minus 5 points. every single question has 5 answers to choose from, and you darn well better know what answers are the right ones!

theoretically on a 70 question test, with 150 possible correct answers you could easily end up with less points on your overall grade then what you started out with... its horrific!

add to this the fact that each test covers 3 chapters from the text/lecture and 4 or 5 labs.

has anyone ever had a similar experience? i would really be interested in some tips on how to maintain maximum points if someone has a strategy to share. if nothing else, anyone have some tips on memorization of large quantities of material?

i didnt do too bad on the first test, i got 121 out of 150 which is a b+ on the curve. im just worried that as the material gets much more complicated its going to be much harder to memorize!

(btw, nice to meet you all!)

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WOW! His scoring is harder for me to follow than the actual micro class!!! I wonder why he sees the need to make his test grading so weird? Hang in there!!!

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hi everyone! my name is cj, im 22 and this is my second year of college. im taking micro also, so i thought i would join the group!

welcome cj..... that's just what anyone needs is a teacher that confusing with a class like micro....come here a we'll listen :loveya:

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what do i need to do to get in on the study group?

welcome aboard!!!

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WOW! His scoring is harder for me to follow than the actual micro class!!! I wonder why he sees the need to make his test grading so weird? Hang in there!!!

I hate to bash him, because he obviously brilliant, but he just really loves to make us squirm. You should see the sick little satisfied smile he gets when he talks about the tests...

He is also kind of a perv.. a documented one. Oh well, right about now I wish I had something other then raisins under my polo.. :D

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Anyone using this book for their Micro class? I guess it really doesn't matter which book you are using but I could use some pointers for trying to understand metabolism of prokaryotic organisms. Anyone have any pointers on how to remember/memorize the steps of glycosis and the krebs cycle?

Thanks,

Donna

Here are some different sites for the krebs cycle. My advice would be to look at all of them and see what you can learn from each one. Somewhere along the way, it is likely to all "come together" for you. :)

http://www.science.smith.edu/departm...231/krebs.html (very nice animation, big overview, not very detailed)

http://incolor.inebraska.com/mcanaday/main.htm (also includes helpful information on the processes that must occur prior to the Krebs Cycle)

http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/...ns/tca/tca.htm (very nice animation and explanations, more detailed)

http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/ce...e/summary.html (maybe more detail than you need; read this one last)

Hopefully, seeing it lots of times will help it all make sense! And remember that the Krebs Cycle is sometimes called the Citric Acid Cycle!

Good luck in micro!

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thanks so much!

here are some different sites for the krebs cycle. my advice would be to look at all of them and see what you can learn from each one. somewhere along the way, it is likely to all "come together" for you. :)

http://www.science.smith.edu/departm...231/krebs.html (very nice animation, big overview, not very detailed)

http://incolor.inebraska.com/mcanaday/main.htm (also includes helpful information on the processes that must occur prior to the krebs cycle)

http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/...ns/tca/tca.htm (very nice animation and explanations, more detailed)

http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/ce...e/summary.html (maybe more detail than you need; read this one last)

hopefully, seeing it lots of times will help it all make sense! and remember that the krebs cycle is sometimes called the citric acid cycle!

good luck in micro!

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thanks so much!

my pleasure. :)

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I got a 97 on my second micro test!!!!:monkeydance:

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I got a 97 on my second micro test!!!!:monkeydance:

WOW!!! That's awesome! I don't think I did that great on mine. We'll see. Still waiting on grades from lab test, lecture test, and case study assignment. Thank goodness there are assignments to bring my grade up. Currently I have a 79.4. I HAVE to get at least a B!!!

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I got a 97 on my second micro test!!!!:monkeydance:

You always have such awesome grades, congratulations! :D Any study tips for the rest of us? :)

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HEY COUNT ME IN:yeah::up:

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