BIOLOGY 100 and 101

Lecture Outline, Fall 1997

Lecture meets 9:00AM Mondays and Wednesdays
in Lincoln Hall Theater
Lecturer Lecture
Number
Date * Lecture Topic
Downie/Dole 1 Wed. September 3 **Course Introduction
and
Introduction to Biology
Dole 2 Mon. September 8 Ecosystems: Energy & Matter
Dole 3 Wed. September 10 Populations in the Ecosystem
Downie 4 Mon. September 15 Ecosystems in Space
Downie 5 Wed. September 17 Ecosystems in Time
Dole 6 Mon. September 22 Cellular Basis of Life
Dole 7 Wed. September 24 Photosynthesis
Dole 8 Mon. September 29 Respiration
Dole 9 Wed. October 1 Cell Reproduction
Downie 10 Mon. October 6 Organism Reproduction:
Meiosis & Fertilization
Exam I Lectures 1-9
9 AM, Wednesday, October 8
Downie 11 Mon. October 13 Heredity and Meiosis
Downie 12 Wed. October 15 Chromosomes and Traits
Dole 13 Mon. October 20 Genes, Traits,
and Proteins
Downie 14 Wed. October 22 DNA to RNA to Protein
Downie 15 Mon. October 27 Mutations
Dole 16 Wed. October 29 Control of
Gene Expression
Dole 17 Mon. November 3 Intro to
Biotechnology: DNA
Dole 18 Wed. November 5 Biotechnology Techniques
Dole 19 Mon. November 10 Biotechnology Applications
Downie 20 Wed. November 12 Biodiversity
Downie 21 Mon. November 17 Biodiversity
Exam II Lectures 10-19
9 AM, Wednesday, November 19
Dole 22 Mon. November 24 Microevolution:
Allele Frequencies
Wed. November 26
NO LECTURE - Thanksgiving
Dole 23 Mon. December 1 Microevolution:
Allele Frequencies
Downie 24 Wed. December 3 Macroevolution:
Introduction to Speciation
Downie 25 Mon. December 8 Evidence of
Macroevolution
Downie 26 Wed. December 10 The Scientific Method,
Evolution, and Life
Friday, December 12 Last Day Of Classes
Saturday December 13 Reading Day
Tuesday, December 16 Final Exam 8:00 - 11:00 AM

* Lecture topics may be changed or reordered during the semester.

Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.

** Environmental Concerns Assignment:

  1. Read Lewis Chapter 44
  2. Select a topic addressed in the chapter that interests you;
  3. Find and read an article in a newspaper, a news magazine, a science magazine or journal, or a WWW site;
  4. Bring a copy of the article to discussion or lab class and be prepared to discuss it.


Good Luck!