INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 100 and 101Lecture Syllabus, Spring 2008Lecture meets 11:00 AM
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| Lecturer | Lecture Number |
Date | * Lecture Topic | Text Chapters Life, 5 ed. Lewis, et. al. |
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| Lecture Classes
begin
Tuesday, January 15. Discussion and Laboratory Classes begin Tuesday, January 15 |
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| Dole | 1 | Tues. Jan. 15 | Introduction
to Biology |
Chapter 1 |
| Dole | 2 | Thurs. Jan. 17 | Ecosystems in Space | Chapter 45 |
| Dalling | 3 | Tues.Jan. 22 | Ecosystems in Time | Chapter 44 |
| Dalling | 4 | Thurs. Jan. 24 | Populations
in the Ecosystem
Human Numbers Through Time |
Chapter 43 |
| Dalling | 5 | Tues. Jan. 29 Web Crossing Practice Posting due by 8:00 AM |
Ecosystems: Energy & Matter | Chapters 44 and 46 |
| Dalling | 6 | Thurs. Jan. 31 | Cellular Basis of Life | Chapters 4 and 5 |
| Dalling | 7 | Tues. Feb. 5 Take-home Assignment 1 Due in lecture |
Photosynthesis | Chapters 6 and 7 |
| Dalling | 8 | Thurs. Feb. 7 First Web Crossing Assignment due by 8:00 AM |
Respiration | Chapters 6 and 8 |
| Dalling | 9 | Tues. Feb. 12 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8:00 AM |
Cell
Reproduction, Chromosomes, and DNA
The Human Genome Project from Science Magazine |
Chapters 9 and 13 |
| Dalling | 10 | Thurs. Feb. 14 Take-home Assignment 2 Due in lecture Extra Credit Portfolio Due (2% possible) |
Organism
Reproduction: Meiosis & Fertilization |
Chapter 10 |
| Dole | 11 | Tues. Feb. 19 Take-home Assignment 3 |
Heredity and Meiosis | Chapter 11 |
| Exam I Lectures 1-9 11:00 AM, Thurs, Feb. 21 Students with last names beginning A-L will take the exam in 228 Natural History Building Students with last names beginning M-Z will take the exam in 112 Gregory Hall NHB Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Dole | 12 | Tues. Feb. 26 | Chromosomes
and Traits
Summary
of
the |
Chapters 11 & 12 |
| Dole | 13 | Thurs. Feb. 28 | Genes,
Traits, and Proteins |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 14 | Tues. Mar. 4 Take-home Assignment 4 Due in lecture |
DNA to RNA to Protein | Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 15 | Thurs. Mar. 6 | Mutations
Mutation Lecture Activity Summary |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 16 | Tues. Mar. 11 Take-home Assignment 5 Due in lecture |
Control
of Gene Expression |
Chapters 5, 9, 13, 29, and 34 |
| Dole | 17 | Thurs. Mar. 13 | Human Genetic Disorders, Cancer, DNA, and Proteins | Chapters 9, 11, 12, 13 |
| Spring Vacation Begins Saturday, March 15, 1 p.m. | ||||
| Dole | 18 | Tuesday. Mar. 25 Second Web Crossing Assignment Due by 8:00 AM |
Biotechnology: Recombinant DNA and PCR | Chapter 14 |
| Dole | 19 | Thurs. Mar. 27 | Biotechnology: DNA Analysis | Chapter 14 |
| Dole | 20 | Tues. Apr. 1 Take-home Assignment 6 Due in lecture |
Biotechnology: Human Genome Project & Gene Therapy | Chapter 14 |
| Dalling | 21 | Thurs. Apr. 3 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Third Web
Crossing Assignment |
Biodiversity
The Venom Cure Nature From PBS Imagine |
Chapter 46 |
| Dalling | 22 | Tues. Apr. 8 Take-home Assignment 7 Due in lecture |
Biodiversity | Chapter 46 |
| Exam II Lectures 10-20 11:00 AM, Thurs, Apr. 10 Students with last names beginning A-L will take the exam in 228 Natural History Building Students with last names beginning M-Z will take the exam in 112 Gregory Hall NHB Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Dalling | 23 | Tues. Apr. 15 | Microevolution: Allele Frequencies |
Chapters 15 and 16 |
| Dalling | 24 | Thurs. Apr. 17 | Microevolution: Allele Frequencies |
Chapter 15 and 16 |
| Dole | 25 | Tues. Apr. 22 | Macroevolution: Introduction to Speciation |
Chapter 17 |
| Dole | 26 | Thurs. Apr. 24 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8:00 AM |
Evidence
of Macroevolution |
Chapter 18 |
| Dole | 27 | Tues. April 29 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Take-home
Assignment 8
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Evolution and Science | |
| Wednesday, April 30 Last Day Of Classes | ||||
| Thursday, May 1 Reading Day | ||||
| 1:30-4:30 PM, Friday, May 9 Final Exam | ||||
* Lecture topics may be changed or reordered during the semester. -- Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.