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INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 100 and 101

Lecture Syllabus, Fall 2008

Lecture meets 9:00 AM
Mondays and Wednesdays
in Natural History Building, Room 228

U of I Calendar 2008-2009

Dr. Mom's Guide to College
by Dr. Kerry S. Kilburn, Old Dominion University

Lecturer Lecture
Number
Date * Lecture Topic Text Chapters
Life, 6 ed.
Lewis, et. al.
Lecture Classes begin Monday, August 25.
Laboratory Classes begin Tuesday, August 26
Discussion Classes begin Wednesday, August 27
Dole
1 Monday Aug. 25 Introduction to Biology Chapter 1
Dole 2 Wednesday Aug. 27 Ecosystems in Space Chapter 41

Labor Day Monday, September 1 (NO CLASSES)

Dole 3 Wednesday Sept. 3
Ecosystems in Time Chapter 40
Dole 4 Monday Sept. 8
Populations in the Ecosystem

Human Numbers Through Time
Age structures of any country
Dynamic age structure of USA

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 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 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


Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time,
no conflict exam is scheduled.
Dole 11 Monday Oct. 6
Heredity and Meiosis

CD Analogy Solution

Chapter 10
Dole 12 Wednesday Oct. 8 Chromosomes and Traits

Summary of the
"Meiosis Dance" Lecture Exercise

Chapter 11
Dole 13 Monday Oct. 13
Take-home Assignment 4
Due in lecture

Genes, Traits,
and Proteins
Chapter 12
Davis 14 Wednesday Oct. 15

DNA to RNA to Protein

Donny the DNA and Mr. TATA

Chapter 12
Davis 15 Monday Oct. 20
Take-home Assignment 5
Due in lecture

Mutations

Mutation Lecture Activity Summary
Chapter 12
Davis 16 Wednesday Oct. 22

Control of
Gene Expression
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 Chapters 7, 12
Davis 19 Monday Nov. 3
Take-home Assignment 6
Due in lecture

Extra Credit Mini-Deadline
Due in Moodle by 8 AM


Biotechnology: DNA Analysis

DNA Sequencing
Lecture Activity Answer

Chapter 7
Davis 20 Wednesday Nov. 5
Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture
(2% possible)

Third Moodle Assignment
Due in Moodle by 8:00 AM



Biotechnology: Human Genome Project and Gene Therapy Chapters 12
Davis 21 Monday Nov. 10
Take-home Assignment 7
Due in lecture

Biodiversity

The Venom Cure Nature From PBS

Imagine
Chapter 42
Exam II
Lectures 10-20
9:00 AM, Wednesday, Nov. 12

Because this exam is scheduled during the normal lecture time, no conflict exam is scheduled.
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

Excellent PBS Series
on Evolution!!!

Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial from NOVA on PBS

Chapters 13
Thanksgiving Vacation Begins
Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m.
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
Assignment 8
Due in lecture


Fourth Moodle Assignment
Due in Moodle by 8:00 AM

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.