Course director/lecturer

Kevin T. Strang, PhD
127A Service Memorial Institutes
262-8298
strang@physiology.wisc.edu
 

Course coordinator/lab instructor/lecturer

Andrew Lokuta, PhD
127C SMI
263-7488
ajlokuta@physiology.wisc.edu

Co-coordinator/lab instructor/lecturer

Beth Altschafll, PhD
127B SMI
890-1865
betho@physiology.wisc.edu

LECTURES

Fall Semester:  8:50-9:40 MWF 

Spring Semester 11:00-11:50 MWF

Summer Session  8:55-10:10 MTWTh
 (8 week)

EXAMS

Fall and Spring Semesters, three midterm exams will be held in the evening, with
    a non-comprehensive exam during finals week.  The four exams will constitute 17%,21%,21%, and 21%  of the course grade, respectively.
 

Summer session exams are held every two weeks on Friday from 9-11 am
 

LABORATORIES

There is one two-hour lab session per week in the Fall and Spring semesters, and two 75-minute labs per week in the summer session.  The laboratory manual can be purchased at Studentprint Services in B114 of the Memorial Union.  The lab grade is based on individual quizzes and group lab reports, and is worth 20% of the overall course grade.

Physiology is one of the most fascinating and relevant of all college subjects.  In this one-semester course you will study all of the major systems of the human body, so that you can develop a broad, integrated understanding of function from the cellular to the organ-system level.  This information is essential foundation for students from a wide variety of basic science and pre-clinical majors, including:  Nursing, Pharmacy, Biology, Kinesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Dietetics, Biochemistry, Physician Assistant, Zoology, and many others.  But Physiology is far more than just an academic prerequisite.  It is an instruction manual for your body!  Each one of us faces a lifetime of decisions about things affecting our health and happiness: eating, dieting, dietary supplements, exercise, illness, accidents, surgery, over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, recreational drugs, aging, and dying.  An understanding of physiology will help you make good, informed decisions, and protect you from the clamor of marketers who care more about getting your dollars than about your health and happiness.  Regardless of whether you are taking Physiology to prepare for a healthcare career or simply indulging your curiosity about how your body works, we’re certain you’ll learn something useful!     

You can save money (30-50%) and paper by buying the text as an "E-book".  Check it out at the following websites:

    For web-only access to the text go to: www.CourseSmart.com (about $80)

    To download an electronic copy of the text onto your computer, go to :
    http://textbooks.vitalsource.com/browse/12556 (about $85)