Tentative Course Schedule and links to class notes:
The Instructor reserves the right to alter the course contents or policies as she deems necessary. It is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to come to class and keep up with changes in the schedule. Do not rely on this schedule solely. This is a TENTATIVE schedule plan for the course.
Each chapter will be linked to PowerPoint presentations that I prepare for each lecture the week before the lecture begins.
| WEEK | LECTURE TOPICS | CHAPTER READING | POWER POINTS |
| Week
1: Aug.21, 23 |
Introduction to Microbiology, History of Microbiology | 1 and 2 |
Lecture 2 pdf |
| Week 2: Aug.28, 30 | History continued, An
Overview of Microbiology
Prokaryotic Cell Biology |
4 |
Chapter 4.1 |
| Week 3: Sept. 6 |
Sept. 1-4 is a break (NO CLASS) Prokaryotic Cell Biology Part II |
4 |
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| Week 4: Sept. 11, 13 | Nutrition and Metabolism
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5 | Chapter 5.1 |
| Week 5: Sept. 18, 20 | Major Metabolic
Pathways and Metabolic Diversity
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| Week 6: Sept. 25, 27 | Exam
I (Sept. 25)--Chapters 1, 2, 4 and 5 Microbial Growth |
6 |
Chapter 6.1 |
| Week 7: Oct. 2, 4 |
Microbial Molecular Biology
|
7 | Chapter 7.1 |
| Week 8: Oct. 9, 11 |
Midterm Grade submission period Microbial Molecular Biology Metabolic Regulation |
7
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Chapter 7.3 |
| October 12: Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty | |||
| Week 9: Oct. 16,18 | Metabolic Regulation | 8 | |
| Week 10: Oct. 23, 25 |
Exam
2 (October 25)--Chapters 6, 7, 8 |
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| Week 11: Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 | Virology |
9 |
Chapter 9.1 |
| Week
12: Nov. 6, 8 |
Prokaryotic Genetics | 10 | Chapter 10 |
| Week 13: Nov. 13, 15 | Influenza
Virus Finish Prokaryotic Genetics |
Web sites (see assignment) 10 |
Influenza Virus |
| Week 14: Nov. 20 | Microbial
Growth Control Thanksgiving Break Nov. 21- 25 |
20
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Chapter 20 |
| Week 15: Nov. 27, 29 | Exam
3 (Nov. 27)--chapters 8, 9, 10, Influenza Virus
Microbial Growth Control (finish) |
20 21 |
Chapter 21 |
| Week 16: Dec. 4, 6 | Microbial interactions with Humans | 21 | |
| TBA | Final Exam | Cumulative (covers all material) | |