INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 100 and 101Lecture Syllabus, Fall 2008
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
Monday, August 25. Laboratory Classes begin Tuesday, August 26 Discussion Classes begin Wednesday, August 27 |
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| Dole |
1 | Monday Aug. 25 | Introduction to Biology | Chapter 1 |
| Dole | 2 | Wednesday Aug. 27 | Ecosystems in Space | Chapter 41 |
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Labor Day Monday, September 1 (NO CLASSES) |
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| Dole | 3 | Wednesday Sept. 3 |
Ecosystems in Time | Chapter 40 |
| Dole | 4 | Monday Sept. 8 |
Populations
in the Ecosystem
Human Numbers Through Time |
Chapter 39 |
| Davis |
5 | Wednesday Sept. 10 Moodle Practice Posting due Moodle by 8:00 AM |
Ecosystems: Energy & Matter | Chapters 40 and 42 |
| Davis | 6 | Monday Sept. 15 Take-home Assignment 1 Due in lecture |
Cellular Basis of Life | Chapter 3 |
| Davis | 7 | Wednesday Sept. 17 First Moodle Assignment due Moodle by 8:00 AM |
Photosynthesis PDF of Sarah's Lecture 7 |
Chapters 4 and 5 |
| Davis | 8 | Monday Sept. 22 Take-home Assignment 2 Due in lecture Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8 AM in Moodle |
Respiration PDF of Sarah's Lecture 8 |
Chapters 4 and 6 |
| Dole | 9 | Wednesday Sept. 24 Extra Credit Portfolio Due at lecture (2% possible) |
Cell
Reproduction, Chromosomes, and DNA
The Human Genome Project from Science Magazine |
Chapters 7 and 8 |
| Dole | 10 | Monday Sept. 29 Take-home Assignment 3 Due at Lecture |
Organism
Reproduction: Meiosis and Fertilization |
Chapter 9 |
| Exam I Lectures 1-9 9:00 AM, Wednesday, Oct. 1 Students with last names beginning A-E will take the exam in Room 120 / Architecture Building. Students with last names beginning F-Z will take the exam in our regular lecture hall, Room 228 / Natural History Building. Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time,no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Dole | 11 | Monday Oct. 6 |
Heredity and Meiosis | Chapter 10 |
| Dole | 12 | Wednesday Oct. 8 | Chromosomes and Traits | Chapter 11 |
| Davis | 13 | Monday Oct. 13 Take-home Assignment 4 Due in lecture |
Genes,
Traits, and Proteins PDF of Sarah's Lecture 13 |
Chapter 12 |
| Davis | 14 | Wednesday Oct. 15 |
DNA
to RNA to Protein PDF of Sarah's Lecture 14 |
Chapter 12 |
| Davis | 15 | Monday Oct. 20 Take-home Assignment 5 Due in lecture |
Mutations
PDF of Sarah's Lecture 15 Mutation Lecture Activity Summary |
Chapter 12 |
| Davis | 16 | Wednesday Oct. 22 |
Control
of Gene Expression PDF of Sarah's Lecture 16 |
Chapters 3, 8, 12, 30 |
| Davis | 17 | Monday Oct. 27 Second Moodle Assignment Due in Moodle by 8:00 AM |
Human
Genetic Disorders, Cancer, DNA, and Proteins
Watch the NOVA program, Cancer Warrier |
Chapters 8, 12, 17, 37 |
| Davis | 18 | Wednesday Oct. 29 |
Biotechnology:
Recombinant DNA and PCR PDF of Sarah's Lecture 18 |
Chapters 7, 12 |
| Davis | 19 | Monday Nov. 3 Take-home Assignment 6 Due in lecture Extra
Credit Mini-Deadline |
Biotechnology:
DNA Analysis PDF of Sarah's Lecture 19 |
Chapter 7 |
| Davis | 20 | Wednesday Nov. 5 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Third
Moodle Assignment |
Biotechnology:
Human Genome Project and Gene Therapy PDF of Sarah's Lecture 20 |
Chapters 12 |
| Davis | 21 | Monday Nov. 10 Take-home Assignment 7 Due in lecture
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Biodiversity PDF of Sarah's Lecture 21 The Venom Cure Nature From PBS Imagine |
Chapter 42 |
| Exam II Lectures 10-20 9:00 AM, Wednesday, Nov. 12 Students with last names beginning A-E will take the exam in Room 120 / Architecture Building. Students with last names beginning F-Z will take the exam in our regular lecture hall, Room 228 / Natural History Building. Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Davis | 22 | Monday Nov. 17 |
Biodiversity
Biodiversity 'fundamental' to economics From the BBC |
Chapter 42 |
| Dole | 23 | Wednesday Nov. 19 |
Microevolution: The Forces of Evolutionary Change |
Chapters 13 |
| Thanksgiving
Vacation Begins Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m. |
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| Dole | 24 | Monday Dec. 1 |
Microevolution: The Forces of Evolutionary Change II |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 25 | Wednesday Dec. 3 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline Due in Moodle by 8 AM |
Macroevolution: Introduction to Speciation |
Chapter 14 |
| Dole |
26 | Monday Dec. 8 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) |
Evidence
of Macroevolution |
Chapters 14, 15, 16 |
| Dole |
27 | Wednesday Dec. 10 Take-home |
Evolution and Science | Chapters 1, 15, 16 |
| Wednesday, Dec. 10 Last Day Of Classes | ||||
| Thursday, Dec. 11 Reading Day | ||||
| 1:30-4:30 PM, Monday, December 15 Final Exam | ||||
* Lecture topics may be changed or reordered during the semester. -- Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.