| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.
** Environmental Concerns Assignment: