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FOR322 Forest Mensuration
2008 Course Syllabus
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Week
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Lab
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Lectures
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Friday
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1
(08/25/08)
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Introduction to
Course and PC Tablets
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Assessment of
Tree Quality
Miller et al . Handout
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Field
Inventory Sampling
Fixed Area
A&B* pp 211-229
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2
(09/01/08)
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Assessment of Tree Quality Lab (FIELD)
Miller et al. Handout
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Field Inventory Sampling
Variable Area (Prism)
A&B pp 230-258
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Field Inventory Sampling
Variable Area (Prism) (cont'd)
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3
(09/08/08)
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Cruising Efficiency I
and Field Data Recorders
(FIELD)
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Field Inventory Sampling
VBar
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Field
Inventory Sampling
Distance Sampling
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4
(09/15/08)
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Cruising Efficiency II
(FIELD)
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Field Inventory Sampling
Line Intercept
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Field
Inventory Sampling
3-P Sampling
A&B pp 259-270
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5
(09/22/08)
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Distance Sampling
(FIELD)
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Tree
& Stand
Growth & Yield Concepts
A&B pp 337-346
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Tree &
Stand
Growth & Yield Concepts (cont'd)
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6
(09/29/08)
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NO LECTURE (Eid
Ul Fitr)
(CLASSES CANCELLED)
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Continuous
Forest Inventory
A&B pp 222-225
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Measuring
Site Productivity
A&B pp 312-321
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7
(10/06/08)
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Stem Analysis Lab
(315
Bray)
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NO LECTURE (CONFERENCE)
(CLASSES CANCELLED)
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USDA Forest Service
Introduction to Cruise Design
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8
(10/13/08)
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Growth & Site Lab
(FIELD)
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Stand
Density & Stocking
A&B pp 321-330
Supplemental Handouts
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Stand Density & Stocking (cont'd)
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9
(10/20/08)
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Continuous Forest Inventory Lab
(FIELD)
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Stand
Table Projection
A&B pp 345-350
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Stand
Table Projection Lab
A&B pp 345-350
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10
(10/27/08)
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EXAM #1
Study Questions
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Review of Descriptive Statistics
A&B pp 11-31
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Simple Random
Sampling
A&B pp 148-55
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11
(11/03/08)
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Simple Random Sampling Lab
(315 Bray)
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Simple Random Sampling (cont'd)
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Systematic Sampling
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12
(11/10/08)
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Systematic Sampling Lab
(315 Bray)
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Stratified Sampling
A&B pp 42-46
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Stratified Sampling (cont'd)
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14
(11/17/08)
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Stratified Sampling Lab
(315 Bray)
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Regression/Ratio
estimators
& Double Sampling
A&B pp 47-57
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Regression/Ratio estimators
& Double Sampling (cont'd)
A&B pp 47-57
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13
(11/24/08)
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Forest Inventory Software
(315 Bray)
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NO CLASSES - THANKSGIVING RECESS
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15
(12/01/08)
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Double Sampling
(315 Bray)
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Cluster Sampling
A&B pp 57-63
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Course Review
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