AOS/IES 171 Assignments and Study Guides for Spring 2008

These will be updated from the Spring 2007 version as we go. Some documents are in PDF (Portable Document Format). They are viewable by Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you need the reader, it is available for download Here.

Written Assignment #1 (PDF format)
Gore Chapter 3 (pdf file)
First draft due R 2/7, Second draft due R 2/21
Please be sure to submit the first draft with your second draft so that we can see what improvements you made.

If you have already taken a comm-B course then you may choose to do the first three quantitative assignments instead of the first three written assignments. If you do choose to do the quantitative assignments then let me know.

Quantitative Assignment #1 (PDF format)
Due R 2/7
Tables for Quantitative Assignment #1 (PDF)

Term Paper Assignment (Due Thursday, May 1)
To get to library resources, log onto MyUW and go to: Library Resources
Interesting Books for Term Paper (Many of these are Available at College Library)

Study Guide for Midterm 1

Written Assignment #2
First draft due Tuesday March 11, second draft due Thursday April 3
Article by Jared Diamond for HW #2
Article by Chellis Glendinning for HW #2

Quantitative Assignment #2
Quantitative #2 is due Tuesday March 11

Written Assignment #3
First draft due Tuesday April 15.
Articles by Wilson, Cobb, and Lovelock

Quantitative Assignment #3
Quantitative #3 due Tuesday April 15.

Study Guide for Exam #2, T April 22

Answers to the Study Guide

Homework #4: The Debates, May 6 & 8

Debate Team Assignments

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AOS/IES 171
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