Listed
below are lectures and other materials for the Microbial Methods in
Ecology elective. See the Semester in Environmental Science
web site
for information on the overall course. This site will be updated as
lectures and course materials become available. Course 2021
Syllabus Course 2021
Reading assignments
The 12th ed. of Brock can be ordered on amazon here. Used versions were
available for $15 or less, but the prices can very over time.
Lectures
Note,
these files are from 2019's class unless marked as 2021.
Files will
be updated to 2021 versions as they are presented in class.
Assigned
readings below do not include those assigned in Brock, so check Reading
Assignments above. The lecture notes are
published here as
pdf files, but can be obtained as power point files by contacting Joe
Vallino.
Problem sets
will be posted here as they are assigned. In general, problem
sets are due on the next Thursday following the end of module (see
syllabus above). It is preferred that problem sets be turned in
as Word documents via email.