INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 100 and 101Lecture Syllabus, Fall 2007
Lecture meets 9:00 AM
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| Lecturer | Lecture Number |
Date | * Lecture Topic | Text Chapters Life, 6 ed. Lewis, et. al. |
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| Lecture Classes
begin
Wednesday, August 22. Discussion and Laboratory Classes begin Tuesday, August 28 |
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| Dole | 1 | Wed. Aug. 22 | Introduction
to Biology |
Chapter 1 |
| Dole | 2 | Mon. Aug. 27 | Ecosystems in Space | Chapter 45 |
| Davis | 3 | Wed. Aug. 29 | Ecosystems
in Time
PDF
of Sarah's Lecture Presentation |
Chapter 44 |
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Labor Day Monday, September 3 (NO CLASSES) |
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| Dole | 4 | Wed. Sept. 5 | Populations
in the Ecosystem
Human Numbers Through Time |
Chapter 43 |
| Davis | 5 | Mon. Sept. 10 Web Crossing Practice Posting due Web Crossing by 8:00 AM |
Ecosystems:
Energy & Matter
PDF
of Sarah's Lecture Presentation |
Chapters 44 and 46 |
| Davis | 6 | Wed. Sept. 12 | Cellular
Basis of Life
PDF
of Sarah's Cell Biology Lecture Presentation |
Chapters 4 and 5 |
| Dole | 7 | Mon. Sept. 17 Take-home Assignment 1 Due in lecture |
Photosynthesis | Chapters 6 and 7 |
| Davis | 8 | Wed. Sept. 19 First Web Crossing Assignment due Web Crossing by 8:00 AM |
Respiration
PDF
of Sarah's Cell Respiration Lecture Presentation |
Chapters 6 and 8 |
| Dole | 9 | Mon. Sept. 24 Take-home Assignment 2 Due in lecture Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8 AM in Web Crossing |
Cell
Reproduction, Chromosomes, and DNA
The Human Genome Project from Science Magazine |
Chapters 9 and 13 |
| Dole | 10 | Wed. Sept. 26 Extra Credit Portfolio Due at lecture (2% possible) |
Organism
Reproduction: Meiosis and Fertilization |
Chapter 10 |
| 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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| Dole | 11 | Wed. Oct. 3 | Heredity and Meiosis | Chapter 11 |
| Dole | 12 | Mon. Oct. 8 | Chromosomes
and Traits
Summary of the |
Chapters 11 & 12 |
| Davis | 13 | Wed. Oct. 10 | Genes,
Traits, and Proteins PDF
of Sarah's Genes, Traits,
and Proteins Lecture Presentation |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 14 | Mon. Oct. 15 Take-home Assignment 4 Due in lecture |
DNA to RNA to Protein | Chapter 13 |
| Davis | 15 | Wed. Oct. 17 | Mutations
PDF
of Sarah's Mutation Lecture Presentation |
Chapter 13 |
| Davis | 16 | Mon. Oct. 22 Take-home Assignment 5 Due in lecture |
Control
of Gene Expression PDF
of Sarah's Control
of |
Chapters 5, 9, 13, 29, and 34 |
| Davis | 17 | Wed. Oct. 24 | Human
Genetic Disorders, Cancer, DNA, and Proteins
PDF
of Sarah's Human
Genetic Disorders and Cancer Lecture Presentation |
Chapters 9, 11, 12, 13 |
| Davis | 18 | Mon. Oct. 29 Second Web Crossing Assignment Due in Web Crossing by 8:00 AM |
Biotechnology:
Recombinant DNA and PCR
PDF
of Sarah's Recombinant DNA and PCR Biotechnology Lecture Presentation
|
Chapters 14 |
| Dole | 19 | Wed. Oct. 31 | Biotechnology:
DNA Analysis
DNA
Sequencing |
Chapters 14 |
| Davis | 20 | Mon. Nov. 5 Take-home Assignment 6 Due in lecture Extra
Credit Mini-Deadline |
Biotechnology:
Human Genome Project and Gene Therapy
PDF
of Sarah's Human Genome Project and Gene Therapy Lecture Presentation
|
Chapters 14 |
| Davis | 21 | Wed. Nov. 7 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Third
Web Crossing Assignment
|
Biodiversity
PDF of Sarah's Biodiversity Lecture Presentation (#21) The Venom Cure Nature From PBS Imagine |
Chapter 46 |
| 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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| Davis | 22 | Wed. Nov. 14 | Biodiversity
PDF of Sarah's Biodiversity Lecture Presentation (#22) Biodiversity 'fundamental' to economics From the BBC |
Chapter 46 |
| Thanksgiving
Vacation Begins Sat., Nov. 17, 1 p.m. |
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| Dole | 23 | Mon. Nov. 26 | Microevolution: The Forces of Evolutionary Change |
Chapters 15 and 16 |
| Dole | 24 | Wed. Nov. 28 | Microevolution: The Forces of Evolutionary Change II |
Chapter 15 and 16 |
| Dole | 25 | Mon. Dec. 3 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline Due in Web Crossing by 8 AM |
Macroevolution: Introduction to Speciation |
Chapter 17 |
| Davis & Dole |
26 | Wed. Dec. 5 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Take-home
Assignment 8 |
Evidence
of Macroevolution |
Chapter 18 |
| Friday, Dec. 7 Last Day Of Classes | ||||
| Saturday, Dec. 8 Reading Day | ||||
| 8-11 AM, Monday, Dec. 10 Final Exam | ||||
* Lecture topics may be changed or reordered during the semester. -- Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.