TYPE.  Handwritten (including "neatly printed") work will not be read.  If you have not started to use computers yet, this is a good time.  You may use single or double space according to your preference.  You may use both sides of the sheet if you wish to conserve paper.

 SPELL CHECK:   I should not be the first person to read your work! You should always edit and revise.  But at the very least, let the computer help out & catch the glaring errors!!

CITATIONS:   always use a proper [acceptable in science, not MLA] format; see web page for guidance

 NO COVER SHEETS.  A heading including your name, the date, the class, and some indication of the assignment is sufficient.  Write a heading including your name, the date (the date turned in!) and the name of the assignment (e.g. "lecture 9/12" or "exam 3 questions") at the top of the [first] page.

 HAND IN WORK ON TIME.  If you miss class, deliver, or have it delivered to the box outside my office, or my mailbox (A200 building) As Soon As Possible

 E-MAIL or ON DISKETTE is also an acceptable medium for any homework assignment.  Remember to  spell-check & edit this work as well.  Standards are not lowered because the medium has changed.   The subject line & file name should make sense, e.g. yourlastname-bmb-date, e.g. schmeidler-bmb-040120 (for April Fool’s Day, 2020) or kts_bmb_040120.

It is unnecessary (and wastes trees) to use a cover page, or any blank pages front or back. Covers are also unnecessary (and undesirable). Be a minimalist: just put your name, date, and some indication of which assignment you are completing as a heading, as follows:

Biol 99 HOMEWORK # - and due date - YOUR NAME
(any appropriate title, or citation^* of works being summarized or other relevant information)

*  always use a proper citation format

Optional: 10 points for semester (~ replace one quiz)

Daily, a brief statement of the three (3) most important, interesting, or in some way notable points from the class.  Please note that there is no "right" answer for this.  As part of your review and study, after lecture, note the points that intrigue you.  Write a brief statement of the point -- fact, idea, comparison, unanswered question, or whatever.  Explain briefly why you are intrigued.  For these to be useful for your studying success, avoid the trivia, the "factoid", and focus on significant points.  These may be ideas, comparisons, statements made by someone else, or your own thoughts as you have looked back over the material. Explain why you find these points interesting or significant. [estimate ~ ½ page]

EXTRA CREDIT: Due one week before each exam for possible use on the exam
  - or any time prior to the exam for credit -

 3 multiple choice questions drawn from the material in each chapter covered by the exam.  In certain cases, topics corresponding to lectures (but not really to chapters in the text) will be announced in class, as well. Each question should have 5 possible answers.  The correct answer must be indicated (the easiest way is to circle the letter, or place a symbol by it).
 1 point for each group of 3 multiple choice questions
 

You may work on these assignments in your study groups, but each student is responsible, individually, for completing each assignment.  If they are handed in jointly, all names MUST appear on the assignment, and there MUST be a commensurate multiple of the assigned questions ( e.g. if two people work together => 6 "interesting points" or 6 multiple choice questions per chapter/topic).