McFarlane's TENTATIVE Course 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. Do not rely on this schedule solely. This is a TENTATIVE schedule plan. |
| WEEK OF | LECTURE TOPICS | READINGS/OUTLINES |
| Jan 12 | Introduction
to the course History of Microbiology |
Chapter
1 and 2
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| Jan 19 |
History of Microbiology (cont'd) Prokaryotic Cell Biology (start) |
Chapter 2 and 4 |
| Jan 26 | Prokaryotic Cell Biology (Part II) | Chapter 4 |
| Feb 2 | Nutrition and Metabolism | Chapter 5 |
| Feb 9 | Major Metabolic Pathways and Metabolic Diversity | |
| Feb 16 | EXAM
1
Microbial Growth |
Chapters 1, 2, 4, and 5 |
| Feb 23 | Microbial Molecular Biology | Chapter 7 |
| Mar 2 | Metabolic Regulation | Chapter 9 |
| Fri. Mar 6 | Midterm: Last day to withdraw without academic penalty | |
| Mar 9 | Spring Break - No Classes | |
| Mar 16 | EXAM 2
Virology |
Chapters 6, 7, and 9 |
| Mar 23 | Prokaryotic Genetics | |
| Mar 30 | Influenza Virus | Influenza Virus |
| Apr 6 | EXAM 3
Microbial Growth Control |
Chapters 10 - 11 and Influenza Virus |
| Apr 13 |
Microbial Interactions with Humans |
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| Apr 20 | Epidemiology | Chapter 33 |
| Apr 27 | Catch Up/Review for Final | |
May 4 |
Final Exam Tuesday May 5 12:30 PM |
50% New material (Chapters 27, 28, and 33) and 50% old material |