BIO 111-03: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY

 

Dr. Wade B. Worthen
Lecture -Tues/Thurs: 8:30-9:45 Plyler 126 (Patrick Lecture Hall, across from the Science Library)
Laboratory - Tues, 2:30-5:30 Plyler 142
Fall 2009

LECTURE SYLLABUS

WEEK DATE TOPIC READINGS LAB
1
Aug 27 (TH) What is Biology? powerpoint Chapter 1 NO LAB
2
Sept 1 (T)
Sept 3 (TH)
Chemistry of Life powerpoint
Chemistry of Life II powerpoint
Chapter 2, 3
Chapter 4, 5
LAB 1
3
Sept 8 (T)
Sept 10 (TH)
Cells I: Membranes ...ppt QUIZ #1
Cells: Respiration ppt
Chapters 6, 7
Chapter 8, 9
LAB 2
4
Sept 15 (T)
Sept 17 (TH)
Photosynthesis ppt
DNA and Chromosome Structure ... ppt QUIZ #2
Chapter 10
Chapter 16
LAB 3
5
Sept 22 (T)
Sept 24 (TH)
Protein Synthesis ppt
Mitosis ppt
Chapter 17
Chapter 12
LAB 4
6 Sept 29 (T)
Oct 1 (TH)
********** EXAM #1 ************
Darwin's Observations ppt

Chapter 22
LAB 5

7 Oct 6 (T)
Oct 8 (TH)
Darwin's Theories and Dilemmas ppt
Mendelian Heredity ppt practice problems
Chapter 22
Chapter 14
LAB 6
8 Oct 13 (T)
Oct 15 (TH)
Allelic, Genic, and Environmental Interactions ppt
Sex Determination and Sex Linkage ppt ***QUIZ #3***
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
LAB 7
9 Oct 20 (T)
Oct 22 (TH)
Linkage ppt
NO CLASS - FALL BREAK
Chapter 15
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NO LAB
10 Oct 27 (T)
Oct 29 (TH)
Mutation ppt
*********** EXAM #2 ***************
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LAB 8
11 Nov 3 (T)
Nov 5 (TH)
Post-Darwinian Developments ppt
Modern Evolutionary Theory I ppt
Chapter 23
Chapter 23
LAB 9
12 Nov 10 (T)
Nov 12 (TH)
Modern Evolutionary Theory II ppt Practice Problems
Origin of Life Hypotheses and Bacteria ppt
Chapter 24
Chapter 25, 27
LAB 10
13 Nov 17 (T)
Nov 19 (TH)
Protists and Fungi ppt
Plant Diversity I ppt **** QUIZ #4 ******
Chapter 28, 31
Chapter 29
LAB 11
14 Nov 24 (T)
Nov 26 (TH)
Plant Diversity II ppt
NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING
Chapter 30
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NO LAB
15 Dec 1 (T)
Dec 3 (TH)
Animal Diversity I ppt
Animal Diversity II ppt
Chapter 32-33
Chapter 33-34
LAB 12
16 Dec 8 (T)
Dec 11 (F)
Human Evolution ppt
**** FINAL EXAM ***** 8:30 am
Chapter 34
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