Time:Tuesdays, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m., room 204b (or else 130) (Calendar below)

Objectives:To learn the biology and management of turfgrasses, a part of the ecosystem.

To strengthen a foundation in biology and plant sciences.

To address turfgrass problems from diverse experiences and media, e.g., the practical and the scientific, the environmental and the market-based, the naturalist and the cybernetic.

Prerequisites:Introductory Botany (BOT 2010C) or Introductory Biology (BSC 2010C);and Introductory General Chemistry (CHM 2040).

Text:Emmons, Robert D. 1995. Turfgrass science and management. 2nd ed. Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY. ISBN 0-8273-6598-5.Available for $61.70 from Broward Community College, Central Campus, bookstore, Building #18; 954-475-6830; hours 7:45 a.m.-8:45, Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday.

Recommended:Other books and readings will be available in the library and/or provided to students.

Other supplies: Students will maintain a journal, e.g., an inexpensive sewn notebook, of turfgrass observations. Observations may include notes in the community outside of class, from talking to neighbors, visiting garden stores, reading the newspapers, and laboratory notes. Entries must be dated. The notebook will be turned in for grading near the end of the course.

Instructor: Dr. Philip (call me "Phil") Busey. Office: 141 Forman Building. Phone: 954-475-8990. If I do not answer, leave a message. Better yet, contact me by e-mail turf@ufl.edu

Consultations: By appointment (preferably) and drop-in (if I am available). Available usually Tuesday, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., for short visits, other times by appointment.

Suggestions:You are encouraged to attend all classes and read the textbook ahead of the lectures. There will be at least one all-day field trip.

Grading:The course grade will be determined from a combination of class participation, notebook, assignments, possible quizzes (depending on the class preference), a term paper, three 1-hour exams, plus a final exam. Grading: A=90%+; B+=85-89.9%; B=80-84.9; C+=75-79.9%; C=70-74.9; D+=65-69.9; D=60-64.9%; E=less than 60%.

Academic honesty:As a result of completing registration, every student has also previously signed the following statement: "I understand that the University of Florida expects its students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to this commitment to academic honesty and understand that my failure to comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the University."

Veterans' Day - NO CLASS

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