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Results of Credit Assessment for Vertebrate Zoology Practice (Individual-Plan Students)
Students who completed vertebrate zoology practice under an individual plan submit a credit assessment...
B2. Matter and Energy. «The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere»
B2-1. Elementary Particles B2-2. The Standard Model Appendix B2-3. Some Definitions
B3. Stars — Factories of Elements. «The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere»
B3-1. Chemical Elements and Their Transformations B3-2. The Life and Death of Stars Appendix B3-3. Heavy Water
Weekly Course Plan for «Natural Sciences. The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere», Corrected Based on Pilot Results
As part of the Ministry of Education and Science experiment "Development and Implementation of Educational and Methodological Support for the Integrated Course 'Natural Sciences' for Grades 10–11 of General Secondary Education", the course proposed by D.A. Shabanov and O.H. Kozlenko «Na...
One and a Half Human Natures – 05. Lecture III. Acquired Behaviour and Cognition
Associations (conditioned reflexes according to Pavlov) and cognitive functions. Skinnerian and Popperian creatures according to D. Dennett.
A Small Library
For working on the course, teachers and advanced students may find a small library of e-books useful.
B1. Origin of the Universe. “Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere”
B1-1. History of the development of human views of the Universe. B1-2. Theory of relativity. B1-3. Big Bang. Supplement B1-4. Distance units in astronomy. Supplement B1-5. Some stages in the history of the Universe.
Requirements for Third-Year Students Taking the Credit for Educational Field Practice in Vertebrate Zoology Under an Individual Plan
Students who submitted applications to the dean before practice and received an individual plan must complete practice by October 15.
A3. Systemicity of Scientific Knowledge. “Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere”
A3-1. Systems and their properties. A3-2. Systemicity of the scientific worldview.
One and a Half Human Natures – 04. Lecture II. Innate Behavior
Adaptive significance of behavior. Darwinian creatures according to D. Dennett.
Biliaiev et al., 2018. Composition and Changes of Three Hemiclonal Population Systems of Green Frogs in NNP “Homilshanski Lisy”
Biliaiev I., Bondarenko H., Harbuz D., Drohvalenko M., Siervatovska Y., Sudarenko Y., Teplenko Y., Fedorova A., Shabanov D. Composition and changes of three hemiclonal population systems of green frogs in NNP “Homilshanski Lisy”.
Kravchenko et al., 2018. Hemiclonal Inheritance in Water Frogs: A Random Curiosity, a Transitional State, or a Regular Stage of Evolution?
Kravchenko M., Pustovalova E., Fedorova A., Shabanov D. Hemiclonal inheritance in water frogs: a random curiosity, a transitional state, or a regular stage of evolution? / Proceedings of the scientific conference "State and Biodiversity of Ecosystems of Shatsky National Nature Park and Other Protected Areas"...
XIII International Conference of Young Scientists "Biology: From Molecule to Biosphere"
At the end of November, the traditional youth conference "BIOLOGY: FROM MOLECULE TO BIOSPHERE" will be held at Kharkiv Biofaculty. The thirteenth one already... First information letters in Word file: Ukrainian; English.
A2. The Scientific Method. "The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere"
A2-1. How to Organize Research? A2-2. The Scientific Method A2-3. Statistical Significance Appendix A2-4. Investigating Probabilistic Processes Using Coins and Simulation Models Appendix A2-5. Hypothesis Confirmation and Refutation: Examination Using a Model
One and a Half Natures of Man – 03. Lecture I. Evolution. Selection
Presentation of the first lecture of the course. The explanatory value of the historical approach. The origin of information through memorizing the consequences of random choice. The transition from the creationist model ("made for such-and-such a purpose") to the "equilibrist" model ("...
A1. Ways of Knowing the World. "The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Humanity and the Biosphere"
A1-1. Introduction to the Course A1-2. Ways of Knowing A1-3. Blind Spot: Perception and Reality Appendix A1-4. Evolution of Behavioral Types Appendix A1-5. Why Does Our Eye Have a Blind Spot? Appendix A1-6. Examples of Pseudoscience
Zoology-2018. Results of the Field Training Practice
The latest field training practice for 1st and 2nd year students at the biological station in Haidary has concluded. Below are its brief results.
Haidary. Field Practice. Excursion to Nyzhnii Dobrytskyi Pond, July 5, 2018
The first- and second-year field practice in Haidary is ongoing. A huge set of photos made by the practice “photo-paramedic,” D.B., is available here. Without competing with him, I show my own photos taken during one excursion.
Zoology-2018. Results After the Examination
Grades for the Vertebrate Zoology course.
Zoology-2018. Results of Work During the Semester
A complete summary of semester performance. All 7 components of the final score are shown. Two students (Ivan Bilyaiev and Kateryna Rykova) received the maximum score — 60 points.