Welcome to BSCI 440, Mammalian Physiology!  The entire course staff is looking forward to the start of the Spring 2004 semester and meeting all of you.  The course is almost full, so expect to see >180 of your closest friends in lecture.

Dr. Higgins is NOT the person to see about changing sections or receiving an over-subscription.  All registration questions and problems should be referred to the Department of Biology Undergraduate Office, BPS 2227 (x 5-6904).

Please click on the link to the Syllabus found elsewhere on this page, and read it carefully.  Make sure you understand what lies ahead.  Now go to the Lecture Topics and Readings.  Note that the first section of this document outlines a body of material that you covered in the prerequisite course, BSCI 230.

**Before we begin, you must review the concepts found in Chapter 5 (Chemical Messengers), Chapter 6 (Nerve Cells and Electrical Signaling), and Chapter 7 (Synaptic Transmission) to strengthen the understanding you obtained in BSCI 230.  You should also work with the Muscle, Nervous System I and II modules of the CD.  Do not wait, do it immediately, before the semester begins.  Please!  We will briefly review this material in lecture at a rapid pace.  The under-prepared will soon be lost!  Stay tuned.**

Enjoy the final days of this Winter respite.  See you @ 9:00 AM (be on time!) on 26 January in HJP 0226.