2010 Exam 1 Data
All of the materials for upcoming examination 1 will be based on the information in Wanda Weatherly's scientific notebook. Of course, all of this information relates in one way or another to the lectures we have had in class. You may browse through these pages individually or you may download a PDF file containing all of these pages by clicking here.Please think about these data. Analyze the data and principles behind the patterns well before the examination. You may work together in groups or singly to study for the examination. You may ask the TAs any question that you would like, since they have not seen the exam.
While it may seem unusual, you can bring in printouts of the pages from Wanda's notebook. Please feel free to place any useful notes that you want on these pages, if you think that they will help you with the examination. It is my hope that you will use this opportunity to really learn the materials and principles, so that the exam is simply a chance to reveal your understanding.
All 100 points on the upcoming exam will relate to the following data and observations.
My uncle Winthrop Weatherley of Wanship, Utah was a plant ecologist who was fascinated with the travels of Alexander von Humboldt (you know the one that the current is named after) and with that terrific novel "Travels with Charlie" by Steinbeck. So back in the 1980's, shortly after taking an early retirement, Winthrop and Spot (his pet dalmatian) set out in their Woodie station wagon to combine the adventures of both von Humboldt and Steinbeck. For over a decade Winthrop traveled extensively, collecting plant distribution, climatic, and ecophysiological data. Winthrop's goal was to write a scholarly publication linking climate and vegetation patterns, since he had always been fascinated by the pioneering publication by Livingstone and Shreve in the early 1900's. Unfortunately, after Spot died Winthrop got sidetracked and never finished his book, leaving it for us to figure out where he had been. We know a few details that help indicate where these data might have come from. First, Winthrop started his journey in Two Dot, Montana and traveled only by car. Like John Madden, he was afraid of flying. Since Winthrop's parents (Winona and Winston) had died on the Titanic, he was also afraid of traveling by ship. We did receive one postcard mailed from Santiago, Chile in which Winthrop raved about the fine wines there. So we know he traveled along the Pan American Highway during part of this journey.
Well my brother William is the spitting image of his Uncle Winthrop. He was a great kid until the ownership of The Spring Chicken Restaurant in Wanship changed hands a few years ago. Since then he has huge urge to travel (or wander;). Right, what else would you do if you were from Wanship?
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