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About this plant problem I am having:
Dr. Metz, I've got this plant that (pick one: is wilting; has brown leaf tips; has yellowish leaves; has yellow/brown spots on the leaves; has some type of fuzz growing on it; is losing its leaves; won't flower; won't grow; is dying). What should I do?
There are several things you could do:
1) Take this course
2) Bring it to a plant doctor for a check-up (FYI, before you take your plant to someone else, you should know that my first examination/consultation is free of charge!)
3) Visit the links page--there are several sites listed that allow one to diagnose some common plant symptoms
4) Throw the plant away, and purchase a nice plastic or silk plant!
About the course resource page:
You told us that notes for Chapter xx were online, but they are not there.
If I told you they are there, they are there! Maybe the web is temporarily down, and your computer is using a cached copy of the course resource page. You should know that internet page files recently accessed are stored on your computer to speed up page downloading times--if you need to make sure you are getting the most recently updated webpage, hit the "refresh" button in Internet Explorer, or the "Reload" button in Netscape Navigator.
I've heard you are a hard instructor--is this class hard?
I'll admit that I expect more of students than some instructors, but I've never had a complaint that I've been unfair. Let me put it this way: Have you ever had a class that you never read the assignments, never studied for exams, skipped class as often as you were allowed, and still made a good grade? It won't happen in my courses.
With that said, let me tell you that admittedly this is the easiest course I teach because the subject material is just not conceptually difficult. In fact, I have had a few students admit to me that they put no effort into the course at all and still achieved grades as high as a "C". This course maintains the highest overall grade average of all courses I teach, and with the exception of about one student per class that is determined to have a bad time, student feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
This used to be my favorite course to teach, because it is always a lot of fun, but now that I teach Biology 351-Creation, Evolution, or Both?, I can't decide which one is my favorite.
I'm science-phobic and looking for the path of least resistance in fulfilling CU's science course requirement--will I be able to pass this course if I take it?
We actually don't cover very much of the science (theory, experimentation, etc.) of horticulture, but more of the application of horticultural principles. However, you will have to design a horticultural experiment in lab (with my guidance, of course).
Will you pass? I don't know--what type of student are you? Here is a profile of the students who have failed: Chronically absent from lecture and lab, fails to turn in lab reports, fails to turn in term paper...get the picture?
Other good courses for the science-phobic include Environmental Science (ENVS 111 or 112), Ornithology (BIOL), Vertebrate Natural History (BIOL); Field Botany (BIOL241); Elementary Chemistry (CHEM100); Astronomy (should be offered soon...)