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 |
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1: Aug.19, 21 |
Introduction to Microbiology and Pathways of Discovery in Microbiology | 1 | |
| Week 2: Aug.26, 28 | Evolutionary History and Microbial Diversity |
2 |
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| Week 3: Sept. 4 |
No class on Sept. 2 Cell Structure and Function in Bacteria and Archaea |
4 |
Chapter 4.1 |
| Week 4: Sept. 9, 11 | Cell structure and Function Continued Nutrition and Metabolism |
4 5 |
Chapter 5.1 |
| Week 5: Sept. 16, 18 |
Nutrition and Metabolism |
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| Week 6: Sept. 23, 25 | Exam
I (Sept. 23)--Chapters 1, 2, 4 and 5 Microbial Growth |
6 |
Chapter 6.1 |
| Week 7: Sept. 30, Oct. 2 |
Microbial Growth Essentials of Molecular Biology |
6 7 |
Chapter 7.1 |
| Week 8: Oct. 7, 9 |
Midterm Grade submission period Essentials of Molecular Biology |
7
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Chapter 7.3 |
| October 10: Last Day to Drop without Academic Penalty | |||
| Week 9: Oct. 14,16 | 9 | ||
| Week 10: Oct. 21, 23 |
Exam
2 (October 21)--Chapters 6, 7, 9
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| Week 11: Oct. 28 and 30 |
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| Week
12: Nov. 4, 6 |
Regulation of Gene Expression | ||
| Week 13: Nov. 11, 13 |
Bacterial Genetics |
11 | Chapter 11 |
| Week 14: Nov. 18, 20 | Bacterial Genetics |
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Chapter 11 |
| Week 15: Nov. 25, 27 | Exam
3 (Nov. 25)--chapters 8, 9, 11 Microbial Growth Control |
27 |
Chapter 27 |
| Week 16: Dec. 2, 4 | Microbial interactions with Humans | 28 | Chapter 28 |
| TBA | Final Exam | Cumulative (covers all material) | |