INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 100 and 101Lecture Syllabus, Spring 2010Lecture meets 11:00 AM
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| Lecturer | Lecture Number |
Date | * Lecture Topic | Text Chapters Biology: Concepts and Investigations, 1st ed, Hoefnagels |
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| Lecture
Classes begin
Tuesday, January 19. IB 100 Discussion Classes begin Wednesday, January 20 IB 101 Laboratory Classes begin Monday, January 25 |
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| Dole | 1 | Tues. Jan. 19 | Introduction
to Biology |
Chapter 1 |
| Dole | 2 | Thurs. Jan. 21 | Ecosystems in Space | Chapter 41 |
| Dole | 3 | Tues.Jan. 26 | Ecosystems in Time | Chapter 40 |
| Dole | 4 | Thurs. Jan. 28 | Populations in the Ecosystem | Chapter 39 |
| Dole | 5 | Tues. Feb. 2 Moodle Practice Posting due by 8:00 AM |
Ecosystems: Energy & Matter | Chapters 40 and 42 |
| Dole | 6 | Thurs. Feb. 4 | Cellular Basis of Life | Chapter 3 |
| Dole | 7 | Tues. Feb. 9 Take-home Assignment 1 Due in lecture |
Photosynthesis | Chapters 4 and 5 |
| Dole | 8 | Thurs. Feb. 11 First Moodle Assignment due by 8:00 AM |
Respiration | Chapters 4 and 6 |
| Dole | 9 | Tues. Feb. 16 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8:00 AM |
Cell
Reproduction, Chromosomes, and DNA
The Human Genome Project from Science Magazine |
Chapters 7 and 8 |
| Dole | 10 | Thurs. Feb. 18 Take-home Assignment 2 Due in lecture Extra Credit Portfolio Due (2% possible) |
Organism
Reproduction: Meiosis & Fertilization |
Chapter 9 |
| Dole | 11 | Tues. Feb. 23 |
Heredity and Meiosis | Chapter 10 |
| Dole | 12 | Thurs. Feb. 25 Take-home Assignment 3 Due in lecture |
Chromosomes and Traits | Chapters 11 |
| Exam I Lectures 1-9 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 2 Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Dole | 13 | Thurs. Mar. 4 | Genes,
Traits, and Proteins |
Chapter 12 |
| Dole | 14 | Tues. Mar. 9 |
DNA to RNA to Protein | Chapter 12 |
| Dole | 15 | Thurs. Mar. 11 Take-home Assignment 4 Due in lecture |
Mutations | Chapter 12 |
| Dole | 16 | Tues. Mar. 16 |
Control
of Gene Expression |
Chapters 3, 8. 12, and 30 |
| Dole | 17 | Thurs. Mar. 18 Take-home Assignment 5 Due in lecture |
Human
Genetic Disorders, Cancer, DNA, and Proteins
Watch the NOVA program, Cancer Warrier |
Chapters 8, 12, 17, 37 |
| Spring Vacation Begins Saturday, March 20, 1 p.m. | ||||
| Dole | 18 | Tuesday. Mar. 30 Second Moodle Assignment Due by 8:00 AM |
Biotechnology: Recombinant DNA and PCR | Chapter 7. 12 |
| Dole | 19 | Thurs. Apr. 1 | Biotechnology: DNA Analysis | Chapter 7 |
| Dole | 20 | Tues. Apr. 6 |
Biotechnology:
Human Genome Project and Gene Therapy |
Chapter 12 |
| Dole | 21 | Thurs. Apr. 8 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Take-home Assignment 6 Due in lecture Third Moodle
Assignment |
Biodiversity
I
The Venom Cure Nature From PBS Imagine |
Chapter 42 |
| Dole | 22 | Tues. Apr. 13 Take-home Assignment 7 Due in lecture |
Biodiversity II | Chapter 42 |
| Exam II Lectures 10-20 11:00 AM, Thurs, Apr. 15 Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. |
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| Dole | 23 | Tues. Apr. 20 |
There will be no classroom lecture this Tuesday. Access the online version of the lecture with the link below. You will be responsible for the facts and concepts presented in this lecture. There is a "Lecture Activity" assignment coupled with this lecture that is due in Moodle by 10:00 AM Thursday, April 22. Online Lecture - Microevolution:Allele Frequencies |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 24 | Thurs. Apr. 22 | Microevolution: Allele Frequencies |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 25 | Tues. Apr. 27 | Macroevolution: Introduction to Speciation |
Chapter 14 |
| Dole | 26 | Thurs. Apr. 29 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8:00 AM |
Evidence
of Macroevolution |
Chapters 14, 15, 16 |
| Dole | 27 | Tues. May 4 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Take-home
Assignment 8
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Evolution and Science | Chapters 1, 15, 16 |
| Wednesday, May 5 Last Day Of Classes | ||||
| Thursday, May 6 Reading Day | ||||
| Final Exam, 1:30-4:30 PM, Friday, May 14 | ||||
* Lecture topics may be changed or reordered during the semester. -- Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.