Tentative Schedule
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The Instructor reserves the right to alter the course contents or policies as she deems necessary. It is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to come to class to keep up with changes in the schedule. Please look at the schedule posted on my web page for changes and notes |
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WEEK OF |
LECTURE TOPICS |
READINGS/OUTLINES |
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Jan 12 |
Introduction to the course |
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Jan 19 |
History
of Microbiology (cont'd) |
Chapter 2 and 4 |
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Jan 26 |
Prokaryotic Cell Biology (Part II) |
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Feb 2 |
Nutrition and Metabolism |
Chapter
5 |
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Feb 9 |
Major Metabolic Pathways and Metabolic Diversity |
Chapter
5 and review |
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Feb 16 |
EXAM 1: Feb. 16 Microbial Growth and growth control |
Exam 1: Chapters 1, 2, 4, and 5 Chapter 6 up to page 150 and chapter 27 up to page 792 |
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Feb 23 |
Microbial Molecular Biology |
Chapter
7 |
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Mar 2 |
Applications for chapter 7: Somatic recombination in B cells
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The rest
of chapter 7 Page 856 (fig. 29.15), page 859 (fig. 29.20), pages 889 – 891 (fig. 31.6)
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Fri. Mar 5 |
Midterm: Last day to withdraw without academic penalty |
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Mar 9 |
Spring Break - No Classes |
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Mar 16 |
Chapter29/31 and review for Exam 2 March 18: No class due to field trip to the CDC |
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Mar 23 |
EXAM 2: March 23 |
Exam 2: Chapters 6, 7, 27 and somatic recombination Chapter 9: focus on the Lac and Trp operons
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Mar 30 |
Prokaryotic Genetics Virology |
Chapter
10 Look at virus animations on GA view (listed under ch 13) |
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Apr 6 |
Catch up and review for Exam 3 |
Finish chapter 10, viruses
Review sheet exam 3
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Apr 13 |
EXAM 3: April 13 AIDS |
Chapter 9 (Lac and Trp operons), 10 - 11 Mai Nguyen - guest lecturer (honors project) HIV/immunology PowerPoint |
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Apr 20 |
Immunology |
Chapter 29 and animations Look at animations posted on GA view - look at immunology in chapters 16 and 17 |
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Apr 27 |
No class on April 27; study on your own April 29 - Review for Final |
April 30 - extra
credit opportunity |
| Thursday May 6 12:30 PM |
Final Exam |