Joseph E. Armstrong

Course Descriptions, Syllabi, Photo Essays

What is science? Essays about evolution.

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Economic Botany - BSC 211 Syllabus (Fall 2010)

Rainforest Ecology - BSC 311 Syllabus (Fall 2010)

Special Pictorial Essays for Economic Botany:

Rubber	Rice Paper	How hot are chili peppers?
Cassava	Coir - Coconut fiber	Silk

Plant Diversity (BSC 222)

Plant Taxonomy and Plant Identification (BSC 335 & 336)

Mycology (BSC 334)

Costa Rican Rainforest Ecology Field Trip (BSC 306.08)

Tropical Photo Essays:

Rain forests

Mangroves

General Biology Textbook Chapt. 1: What is science?

Essays:

Science, religion, and the creation/evolution controversy. A lesson from bird-dropping moths.

Misconceptions about evolution every biology student should understand. As best I understand them.

Six rules of critical thinking in science. Handy tools to keep you from getting intellectually hosed.

Botanical Society's Statement on Evolution. Co-authored with J. Jernstedt.

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