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Srinakharinwirot University

Wonderful Botany

Srinakharinwirot University via XuetangX

Overview

Wonderful Botany is a general elective course or cultural quality course for all kinds of college students. Class has run for 17 school years from the begining in 2003 up to now. It is one of the specially general elective courses offered by Southwest University of China.

1. Course content and the necessity of learning

There are 10 chapters with topic prominence in Wonderful Botany. They are: introduction, grain plants,energy plants,aromatic plants, medicinal plants, drug plants, invasion of alien species, industrial plants and environmental protection plants, the movement of plants, nomenclature and taxonomic hierarchy of plants, gymnosperms, angiosperms-herbs, angiosperms- shrubs and vines, angiosperms trees (I), angiosperms trees (II),  roots and their metamorphosis,stem and their metamorphosis, leaves and their metamorphosis, ten famous flowers, living fossil plant, symbiosis of plants, dry flower technology and the making of leaf vein bookmark, plant microstructure and its identification significance, basic composition of flowers, Sex and inflorescence of flowers and flowers of cereal plants, flowering pollination and fertilization, fruit formation and structure and Transmission of fruits and seeds. The course teach students some basic knowledge and theories related to botany and share interesting plant biological phenomena. The course relate some outstanding achievements of excellent scientists with great social impact.

2. The value of courses to learners

This course is a public elective courses for college student or other learners. Entering the wonderful world of Botany, you will hear the life rhythm, sense the time conversion and reveal the mystery of plants, understand the wonder of life, and gain rich plant knowledge. See the image of model scientists and let us firmly believe in the greatness of national culture. Through learning, this course can cultivate students' interest and courage in exploring mysterious plants, also can expand the field of professional knowledge, promote the integration of disciplines and scientific and technological innovation. To help students establishing scientific values sense of correct, systematic and sustainable development, to improve the comprehensive quality of students.


Syllabus

  • 1. Abundant plant resources
    • 2. The Movement of plants
      • 3. Nomenclature and taxonomic hierarchy of plants and plants on campus
        • 4. The vegetable organs and their metamorphosis
          • 5. Ten famous flowers in China
            • 6. Living fossiles of Plants
              • 7. Symbiosis of plants—Coordination and harmonious evolution among organisms
                • 8. Dried flower technology and the making of leaf vein bookmark
                  • 9. Microstructures of plants and their identification significances
                    • 10. Decipherment of plant fruiting phenomenon

                      Taught by

                      Yang Xiao Hong

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