Tentative Course Schedule*:
Textbook: Biology, Concepts and Connections, Campbell , Reece, Mitchell, and Taylor , 6th edition
|
Week |
Week of: |
Topic |
Chapters |
|
1 |
Aug 17 |
Introduction, Scientific Study of Life, Chemical Basis of Life |
1, 2 |
|
2 |
Aug 24 |
Chemical Basis of Life |
2 |
|
3 |
Aug 31 |
The Molecules of Cells |
3 |
|
4 |
Sep 7 |
Exam I - September 10 |
3 |
|
5 |
Sep 14 |
A Tour of the Cell |
4 |
|
6 |
Sep 21 |
The Working Cell |
5 |
|
7 |
Sep 28 |
How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy |
6 |
|
8 |
Oct 5 |
How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy, Photosynthesis, Exam II |
6, 7 |
|
|
|
Last Day to Drop w/o Academic Penalty: Friday, October 10 |
|
|
9 |
Oct 12 |
Cell Division: Mitosis |
8.1-8.11 |
|
10 |
Oct 19 |
Cell Division: Meiosis |
8.12-8.18, 27.4 |
|
11 |
Oct 26 |
Patterns of Inheritance |
9 |
|
12 |
Nov 2 |
Exam III, Molecular Biology of the Gene |
10 |
|
13 |
Nov 9 |
Molecular Biology of the Gene, Control of Gene Expression |
10, 11 |
|
14 |
Nov 16 |
Control of Gene Expression |
11 |
|
15 |
Nov 23 |
Exam IV, DNA Technology and the Human Genome |
12 |
|
|
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NO CLASS Nov 25-27 (Thanksgiving Break) |
|
|
16 |
Nov 30 |
DNA Technology and the Human Genome |
12 |
|
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Dec 7-12 |
FINAL EXAMS - Thursday, Dec. 10 - 8:00 AM |
All above |