Hort 3140 - Lecture Schedule

 

Lectures will be held from 11:15 to 12:05 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Room 1205 Miller Plant Science Building, ground floor. Please be prompt, as quizzes tend to be given at the beginning of class. Students are expected to read the assigned text book chapters and review the powerpoint lecture on the web, prior to coming to class; These reading assignments will be included in the exams given in class. There is one, relative small paper due at the end of the 8 weeks. See assignments for details.

In order to view the on-screen powerpoint presentations in Column 3, you will need Acrobat Reader 6.0,

which is available as a free download at: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

 

Date (click on the date to view any supplemental photo slides supporting the days lecture)	Description (click on the description to view on-screen class lecture presentation)	Reading Assignment (Click on the link to print the handouts.
1/7	Review of Course - Lecture 1:	Chapter 1; Introduction
1/9	Reading Day - No Class - See PPT Here	Chapter 6; Planters - Read On Your Own
1/11	Lecture 3:	Chapter 2. History .........Examples
1/14	Lecture 4:  Rooftop Gardens	Go over projects! 1 2 3 4 5 6
1/16	Lecture 5: Water QUIZ #1	Chapter 3; Water Application
1/18	Lecture 5 - Continued	Chapter 3; Water Application
1/20	MLK Holiday - No Class	Enjoy!
1/22	Lecture 6:QUIZ #2	Chapter 4; Temperature
1/25	Lecture 7	Chapter 3; Light
1/28	Lecture 8:QUIZ #3   Lecture 9 - ADV	(Phytochrome, Carbohydrate Partitioning, and Nitrogen - A Very Brief Review) Phytochrome Advanced Option
1/30	Lecture 10	Chapter 11: Acclimatization
2/1	Lecture Exam # 1	Closed Book/Closed Note
2/4	No Class - Work on Projects	Dr. Thomas is at the ASHS Research Meetings
2/6	Lecture 11	Chapter 8; Nutrition
2/8	Lecture 12 QUIZ #4	Chapter 7; Soil
2/11	Lecture 13:	Chapter 5; Air Polution
2/13	Lecture 14 -	Plant Selection & Cleaning & Maintenance Skills
2/15	Lecture 15:	Chapter 12: Plant Selection ....Plant Tables
2/18	Field Trip - All Day!	Field Trip To Atlanta Interiorscapes. Guest Lecture: Mr. Ludie Creech, Vice President, Initial Tropical Plants.
2/20	Lecture 16 (Environmental Problems) Lecture 16b: QUIZ #6	Chapter 10; Problem Diagnosis - Environment, Nutrition / pH
2/22	QUIZ #5. A Glimpse at the Real World:	Problem Diagnosis - Case Study.
2/25	Lecture 17: - Business Aspects	Chapter 13; The Interiorscape Business Plan Installation Tables
2/27	Lecture 18 QUIZ #7	Chapter 9 Water Testing & Evaluations
2/29	Lecture 19:	Chapter 13; Pruning /Cleaning Demonstration
3/3	Final Exam	Projects Due Here!

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