BIOL 180/180L Principles of Biology, Fall 2012
Syllabus - BIOL 180 A (8:30 MWF)
Optional Assignment
Grade calculator spreadsheet
Syllabus - BIOL 180L (all sections)
Schedule - Lecture Section A
| Week |
Dates |
Lecture Topic (Textbook Chapters: Campbell et al., 2012) |
| 1 |
Aug 20-24 |
Course Overview and Introduction; Scientific Method (1) |
| 2 |
Aug 27-31 |
Chemistry of Life (2-3); Tour of the Cell (4) |
| 3 |
Sept 3 |
NO CLASS: LABOR DAY |
| 3 |
Sept 5-7 |
Tour of the Cell (4); The Working Cell (5) |
| 4 |
Sept 10 |
EXAM 1 (study guide) (reading assignment for Exam 1) |
| 4 |
Sept 12-14 |
The Working Cell (5); Energy Transformation 1: Respiration (6) |
| 5 |
Sept 17-21 |
Respiration (6); Energy Transformation 2: Photosynthesis (7) |
| 6 |
Sept 24-28 |
Photosynthesis (7); Mitosis and Cell Cycle (8) |
| 7 |
Oct 1 |
EXAM 2 (study guide) (reading assignment for Exam 2) |
| 7 |
Oct 3-5 |
Meiosis (8); Patterns of Inheritance (9) |
| 8 |
Oct 8-12 |
Patterns of Inheritance (9) |
| 9 |
Oct 15-19 |
DNA and Gene Expression (10-11) |
| 10 |
Oct 22 |
EXAM 3 (study guide) (reading assignment for Exam 3) |
| 10 |
Oct 24-26 |
DNA and Gene Expression (10-11) |
| 11 |
Oct 29-Nov 2 |
DNA Technology (11-12) |
| 12 |
Nov 5-9 |
Evolution (13-14) |
| 13 |
Nov 12 |
EXAM 4 (study guide) (reading assignment for Exam 4) |
| 13 |
Nov 14-16 |
Evolution (13-14) |
| 14 |
Nov 19-23 |
NO CLASS: FALL BREAK |
| 15 |
Nov 26-30 |
Life on Earth (15-16); Biological Diversity (17-19) |
| 16 |
Dec 3-7 |
Biological Diversity (17-19) |
| 17 |
Dec 10 |
EXAM 5 and Comprehensive Final (Mon, 10 Dec, 8:30 am) (study guide) (reading assignment for Exam 5) |
Schedule - All BIOL 180L Lab Sections
| Date |
Lab Activities |
| Aug 20-21 |
Introduction, Microscopes, Aquatic Organisms |
| Aug 27-28 |
Biology Content Exam 1 |
| Sept 3-4 |
NO LABS: LABOR DAY |
| Sept 10-11 |
Chemistry of Food: Organic Molecules |
| Sept 17-18 |
Classification and Identification |
| Sept 24-25 |
Set Up Fast Plant Experiments |
| Oct 1-2 |
Embryology and Cell Division |
| Oct 8-9 |
LAB PRACTICAL 1 |
| Oct 15-16 |
Heredity and Gene Expression |
| Oct 22-23 |
Enzyme Kinetics |
| Oct 29-30 |
Data Analysis and Microsoft Excel Tutorial, Writing Tutorial |
| Nov 5-6 |
The Prokaryotes; Draft of Fast Plant Paper Due, Critiques of Papers |
| Nov 12-13 |
Simulating Natural Selection; LAB NOTEBOOKS DUE |
| Nov 19-20 |
NO LABS: FALL BREAK |
| Nov 26-27 |
Tour Research Collections at Sternberg Museum; Final Drafts Due |
| Dec 3-4 |
LAB PRACTICAL 2; Biology Content Exam 2 |
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