Mandatory for this class: notes packet available in the Dixie State College bookstore, or...
Below are links to the student versions of the PowerPoint presentations used in class (see the syllabus for the days on which each subject will be covered). These student versions include all the graphics from the presented versions but lack nearly all the text -- you have to fill that in yourself. That is, you can take your class notes directly on these pages -- this is intended to enable you to take notes more quickly and pay better attention to the material being presented. These student versions are identical to the ones made into the mandatory notes packet in the bookstore -- the only differences are:
- you can print these in color if you want (the packets are greyscale only); and
- you can print them so there are one, two, four, or six slides to a page instead of the two used in the packet.
You can either view (on-screen, without downloading) a presentation or download it to your computer:
VIEW A PRESENTATION: Simply left-click (or the only click on a Mac) on the appropriate link below. This will open the presentation in a new window. However, this will only work if you have Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer already. If you do not have PowerPoint, you can download a free viewer program for Windows here or for Macintosh here -- note that this is for PowerPoint 98; the presentations were made using PowerPoint 2007 for Windows and saved in PowerPoint 97-2003 format, but I am not positive that this viewer will work! If you have problems viewing or printing them, please contact Dr. Harris for assistance.
DOWLOAD A PRESENTATION: On a PC, right-click on the link and choose the "Save as..." option in the menu that pops up. (I have no idea how to do this on a Mac -- I think clicking and holding the mouse button down on the link will bring up a similar pop-up menu.) You may then proceed to download the presentation to your computer where you can open it with PowerPoint. This may be your easiest option for printing purposes.
In either case, however, many of the files (especially the PowerPoint ones) are rather large and may take some time to open or download. I highly recommend using a computer with a very fast (read: not dial-up) Internet connection to do either!
Background picture: The earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx, chases a dragonfly through a Late Jurassic forest; a giant sauropod dinosaur walks in the opposite direction in the background. Painting by John Gurche; used without permission, but man, is it a cool painting or what?!?
