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| Lecture Classes
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Wednesday, August 22. Discussion Classes begin Wednesday, August 29 |
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| Aug. 29-31 | #1 Course
Introduction Scientific Investigation |
Assign Population Assignment for discussion Sept. 12-14 | ||
| Labor Day Monday, September 3 (NO CLASSES) | ||||
| Sept. 5-7 | #2 Ecosystems in Space andTime | |||
| Sept. 12-14 | #3 Population
Discussion Population Discussion Directions |
the Population Reference Bureau search page
Searchfor "WORLD" in the Country Data box and "-all variables-" in the
SelectVariable(s) box.
Mon. Sept. 10 Web Crossing PracticePosting due 8:00 AM |
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| Sept. 19-21 | #4 Energy & Matter Discussion | Mon. Sept. 17 Take-homeAssignment 1 Due in lecture Wed. Sept. 19 First Web CrossingAssignment due by 8:00 AM |
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| Sept. 26-28 | #5 Respiration & Photosynthesis | Mon. Sept. 24 Take-homeAssignment 2 Due in lecture Wed. Sept. 26 Extra Credit |
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| Oct. 3-5 | #6 Cell Reproduction Discussion | ***Bring a set of chromosome models to discussion next week.
Mon. Oct. 1 Take-home Assignment 3 Due at Exam I |
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| Exam I Lectures 1-9 9:00 AM, Monday, Oct. 1 Take-home Assignment 3 Due at Exam I Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Oct. 10-12 | #7 Chromosomes & Sexual Reproduction | ***Bring chromosome models to discussion | ||
| Oct. 17-19 | #8 Human GeneticsDiscussion | Read Lewis Text: Protein Synthesis
Mon. Oct. 15 Take-homeAssignment 4 Due in lecture |
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| Oct. 24-26 | #9 DNA-> ProteinDiscussion | Mon. Oct. 22 Take-home Assignment 5 Duein lecture |
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| Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 | #10 Recombinant DNA andPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | Mon. Oct. 29 Second Web CrossingAssignment due by 8:00 AM |
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| Nov. 7-9 | #11 DNA analysis - DNAFingerprinting and DNA Sequencing | Mon. Nov. 5 Take-homeAssignment 6 Due in lecture Wed. Nov. 7 Third Web Crossing Assignment Due by 8:00 AM Wed. Nov. 7 Extra Credit |
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| Nov. 14-16 | #12 Greenhouse FieldTrip | Mon. Nov. 12 Take-homeAssignment 7 Due at Exam II |
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| Exam II Lectures 10-20 9:00 AM, Monday, Nov. 12 Take-home Assignment 7 Due at Exam II Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Nov. 28-30 | #13 Micro Evolution | |||
| Dec. 5-7 | #14 Macro Evolution | Wed. Dec. 5 Extra Credit (2% possible) Wed. Dec. 5 Take-homeAssignment 8 Due in lecture Wed. Dec. 5 Fourth Web Crossing Assignment Due by 8:00 AM |
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| Friday, Dec. 7 Last Day Of Classes | ||||
| Saturday, Dec. 8 Reading Day | ||||
| Monday, Dec. 10, 8-11 AM Final Exam | ||||
* Discussion topics may be changed or reordered during the semester.
** These are general assignments. Your Instructor may make additional assignments.
*** Two pairs of homologous chromosomes with enough pieces to modelmitosis and meiosis.