INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 100 and 101Lecture Syllabus, Fall 2006
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 23. Discussion and Laboratory Classes begin Tuesday, August 29 |
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| Dole | 1 | Wed. Aug. 23 | Introduction
to Biology |
Chapter 1 |
| Dole | 2 | Mon. Aug. 28 | Ecosystems in Space | Chapter 45 |
| Dole | 3 | Wed. Aug. 30 | Ecosystems in Time | Chapter 44 |
| Labor Day Monday, September 4 (NO CLASSES) | ||||
| Dole | 4 | Wed. Sept. 6 | Populations
in the Ecosystem Human Numbers Through Time |
Chapter 43 |
| Tang | 5 | Mon. Sept. 11 Web Crossing Practice Posting due by 8:00 AM |
Ecosystems: Energy & Matter | Chapters 44 and 46 |
| Bernacchi | 6 | Wed. Sept. 13 | Cellular Basis of Life | Chapters 4 and 5 |
| Bernacchi | 7 | Mon. Sept. 18 Take-home Assignment 1 Due in lecture |
Photosynthesis | Chapters 6 and 7 |
| Bernacchi | 8 | Wed. Sept. 20 First Web Crossing Assignment due by 8:00 AM |
Respiration | Chapters 6 and 8 |
| Bernacchi | 9 | Mon. Sept. 25 Take-home Assignment 2 Due in lecture Extra Credit Mini-Deadline |
Cell
Reproduction, Chromosomes, and DNA The Human Genome Project from Science Magazine |
Chapters 9 and 13 |
| Bernacchi | 10 | Wed. Sept. 27 Extra Credit Portfolio Due (2% possible) |
Organism
Reproduction: Meiosis & Fertilization |
Chapter 10 |
| Dole | 11 | Mon. Oct. 2 Take-home Assignment 3 Due in lecture |
Heredity and Meiosis | Chapter 11 |
| Exam I Lectures 1-9 9:00 AM, Wed, Oct. 4 Students with last names beginning A-K go to Room 112 Gregory Hall Students with last names beginning L-Z go to Room 228 Natural History Building Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. | ||||
| Dole | 12 | Mon. Oct. 9 | Chromosomes and Traits | Chapters 11 & 12 |
| Dole | 13 | Wed. Oct. 11 | Genes,
Traits, and Proteins |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 14 | Mon. Oct. 16 Take-home Assignment 4 Due in lecture |
DNA to RNA to Protein Donny the DNA and Mr. TATA | Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 15 | Wed. Oct. 18 | Mutations | Chapter 13 |
| Tang | 16 | Mon. Oct. 23 Take-home Assignment 5 Due in lecture |
Control
of Gene Expression |
Chapters 5, 9, 13, 29, and 34 |
| Dole | 17 | Wed. Oct. 25 | Human
Genetic Disorders, Cancer, DNA, and Proteins Watch the NOVA program, Cancer Warrier |
Chapters 9, 11, 12, 13 |
| Dole | 18 | Mon. Oct. 30 Second Web Crossing Assignment Due by 8:00 AM |
Biotechnology: Recombinant DNA and PCR | Chapters 14 |
| Dole | 19 | Wed. Nov. 1 | Biotechnology: DNA Analysis | Chapters 14 |
| Dole | 20 | Mon. Nov. 6 Take-home Assignment 6 Due in lecture |
Biotechnology: Human Genome Project & Gene Therapy | Chapters 14 |
| Bernacchi | 21 | Wed. Nov. 8 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Third Web Crossing Assignment
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Biodiversity
The Venom Cure Nature From PBS Imagine |
Chapter 46 |
| Bernacchi | 22 | Mon. Nov. 13 Take-home Assignment 7 Due in lecture |
Biodiversity | Chapter 46 |
| Exam II Lectures 10-20 9:00 AM, Wed, Nov. 15 Students with last names beginning A-K go to Room 112 Gregory Hall Students with last names beginning L-Z go to Room 228 Natural History Building Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled. | ||||
| Thanksgiving Vacation Begins Sat., Nov. 18, 1 p.m. |
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| Dole | 23 | Mon. Nov. 27 | Microevolution: The Forces of Evolutionary Change |
Chapters 15 and 16 |
| Dole | 24 | Wed. Nov. 29 | Microevolution: The Forces of Evolutionary Change II
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Chapter 15 and 16 |
| Dole | 25 | Mon. Dec. 4 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline |
Macroevolution: Introduction to Speciation |
Chapter 17 |
| Dole | 26 | Wed. Dec. 6 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible) Take-home Assignment 8 |
Evidence
of Macroevolution
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Chapter 18 |
| Friday, Dec. 8 Last Day Of Classes | ||||
| Saturday, Dec. 9 Reading Day | ||||
| 8-11 AM, Tuesday, Dec. 12 Final Exam | ||||
* Lecture topics may be changed or reordered during the semester. -- Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.