INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 100 and 101Lecture Syllabus, Spring 2007
Lecture meets 11:00 AM
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| Lecturer | Lecture Number |
Date | * Lecture Topic | Text Chapters Life, 5 ed. Lewis, et. al. |
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| Lecture Classes begin
Tuesday, January 16. Discussion and Laboratory Classes begin Tuesday, January 16 |
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| Dole | 1 | Tues. Jan. 16 |
Introduction
to Biology | Chapter 1 |
| Dole | 2 | Thurs. Jan. 18 | Ecosystems in Space | Chapter 45 |
| Dole | 3 | Tues.Jan. 23 | Ecosystems in Time | Chapter 44 |
| Dole | 4 | Thurs. Jan. 25 |
Populations
in the Ecosystem
Human Numbers Through Time |
Chapter 43 |
| Dole | 5 | Tues. Jan. 30 Web Crossing Practice Posting due by 8:00 AM |
Ecosystems: Energy & Matter | Chapters 44 and 46 |
| Dole | 6 | Thurs. Feb. 1 | Cellular Basis of Life | Chapters 4 and 5 |
| Dole | 7 | Tues. Feb. 6 Take-home Assignment 1 Due in lecture |
Photosynthesis | Chapters 6 and 7 |
| Dole | 8 | Thurs. Feb. 8 First Web Crossing Assignment due by 8:00 AM |
Respiration | Chapters 6 and 8 |
| Dole | 9 | Tues. Feb. 13 Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8:00 AM |
Cell
Reproduction, Chromosomes, and DNA The Human Genome Project from Science Magazine |
Chapters 9 and 13 |
| Dole | 10 | Thurs. Feb. 15 Take-home Assignment 2 Due in lecture Extra Credit Portfolio Due (2% possible) |
Organism
Reproduction: Meiosis & Fertilization |
Chapter 10 |
| Dole | 11 | Tues. Feb. 20 | Heredity and Meiosis | Chapter 11 |
| Exam I Lectures 1-9 11:00 AM, Thurs, Feb. 22 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.Take-home Assignment 3 Due at the exam | ||||
| Dole | 12 | Tues. Feb. 27 | Chromosomes and Traits | Chapters 11 & 12 |
| Dole | 13 | Thurs. Mar. 1 |
Genes,
Traits, and Proteins |
Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 14 | Tues. Mar. 6 Take-home Assignment 4 Due in lecture |
DNA to RNA to Protein | Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 15 | Thurs. Mar. 8 | Mutations | Chapter 13 |
| Dole | 16 | Tues. Mar. 13 Take-home Assignment 5 Due in lecture |
Control
of Gene Expression | Chapters 5, 9, 13, 29, and 34 |
| Dole | 17 | Thurs. Mar. 15 |
Human
Genetic Disorders, Cancer, DNA, and Proteins Lecture #17 will be delivered Tuesday April 3. Watch the NOVA program, Cancer Warrier |
Chapters 9, 11, 12, 13 |
| Spring Vacation Begins Saturday, March 17, 1 p.m. | ||||
| Dole | 18 | Tuesday. Mar. 27
Second Web Crossing Assignment Due by 8:00 AM |
Biotechnology:
Recombinant DNA and PCR Lecture #18 WILL be delivered on March 27 |
Chapter 14 |
| Dole | 19 | Thurs. Mar. 29 | Biotechnology: DNA Analysis | Chapter 14 |
| Dole | 20 | Tues. Apr. 3 Take-home Assignment 6 Due in lecture |
Biotechnology: Human Genome Project & Gene Therapy | Chapter 14 |
| Dole | 21 | Thurs. Apr. 5 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 |
| Dole | 22 | Tues. Apr. 10 Take-home Assignment 7 Due in lecture |
Biodiversity | Chapter 46 |
| Exam II Lectures 10-20 11:00 AM, Thurs, Apr. 12 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 | 23 | Tues. Apr. 17 |
Microevolution: Allele Frequencies |
Chapters 15 and 16 |
| Dole | 24 | Thurs. Apr. 19 |
Microevolution: Allele Frequencies
| Chapter 15 and 16 |
| Dole | 25 | Tues. Apr. 24 |
Macroevolution: Introduction to Speciation | Chapter 17 |
| Dole | 26 | Thurs. Apr. 26
Extra Credit Mini-Deadline 8:00 AM |
Evidence
of Macroevolution
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Chapter 18 |
| Dole | 27 | Tues. May 1 Extra Credit Portfolio Due in Lecture (2% possible)
Take-home Assignment 8
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Evolution and Science
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| Wednesday, May 2 Last Day Of Classes | ||||
| Thursday, May 3 Reading Day | ||||
| 1:30-4:30 PM, Saturday, May 5 Final Exam | ||||
* Lecture topics may be changed or reordered during the semester. -- Links to lecture outlines will be added as the semester progresses.