SPRING 2013
Friday topic discussions! Here is your link to the New York Times.
| 7. Feb 25-March 1. Week | Lecture | Laboratory | Relevant Links | Reading | |
| 1. Jan 15-18
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Wednesday: Introduction to
course Friday: The nature of biology as a science. ("The otter lecture")Link to original article. |
Tuesday: No class Thursday: "Making measurements." Bring a calculator |
C&R: 1.5 for class on Friday. Complete rest of chapter as well. | ||
2. Jan 21-25 |
Monday. No class. Martin Luther
King Day.
Wednesday and Friday: What is an animal? |
Tuesday: Introduction to
microsopy.
Thursday: Cells and Tissues (Chapter 2) Web support material. |
Monday is Martin Luther King Day. Listen to this speech. | C&R:Chapter 32. Introduction to Animal Diversity. | |
| 3. Jan 28- Feb 1 |
Monday: Taxonomy. Start of biologically important
molecules.
Wednesday: Extremophile video Friday: Biologically important macromolecules. Carbohydrates and lipids. Note - Exam I is one week from today (Feb 8). |
Tuesday: Conclusion of Cells
and Tissues. Thursday. Protista. Protista support material [Lytle Ch. 5] |
Tree of Life Project Link to "Cave of Magic." Assignment is due Wednesday at start of class. I'll explain on Monday. |
C&R: Review Chapters 2 and 3 as needed. Read Chapter 4. | |
| 4. Feb 4-8 | Monday: Proteins and nucleic
acids Wednesday: Conclude macromolecules Friday: Lecture exam 1 |
Tuesday: Conclude Protista. Thursday: The radiate animals. Lytle Chap. 7 and Campbell 648-651.] Phylum Cnidaria and Phylum Ctenophora. |
Link to the article to discuss on Monday, Feb 11
Link to |
C&R: Chapter 5 | |
| 5. Feb 11-15 | Monday. Go over exam. Article
discussion. Begin section on cell division
Wednesday: Cell division - Mitosis and Cytokinesis Friday: Meiosis |
Tuesday. Complete Cnidaria and
Ctenophora - Note: Labe exam 1 is 1 week from today.
Thursday: Cell division |
Mitosis animation | C&R: Chapters 12-13 | |
| 6. Feb 18-22 | Monday. Introduction to
Heredity Wednesday. DNA and protein synthesis Friday. Mutations. |
Tuesday. Lab exam I.
Thursday. We'll work with the data you collected last week. Bring a calculator. |
Link to Friday's article. Article is on "DNA test for rare disorders" | C&R Chapter 14 C&R 15, 16, 17 | |
| 7. Feb 25-March 1 | Monday. Introduction to
Evolution
Wednesday. No Class Friday. Evidence for Evolution |
Tuesday. Genetics Thursday. Phylum Porifera [Lytle Chap. 6, and Campbell p. 646-648.] |
Link to Friday's article. | C&R 22C&R Chapter | |
| 8. March 4-8 | Monday. Evidence for Evolution,
cont. PCR and Sequencing. Note: Lecture exam 2 will be 1 week from today (March
15).
Wednesday. Evolution of populations. HW equilibrium. Review session, Thursday, 12:30. Friday. Types of Selection. |
Tues. Animal morphology [Chap.
8] and Phylum
Platyhelminthes [Chap. 9]
in Lytle.
Thurs. Pseudocoelomates [Chapter 10].
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Link to Friday's article | C&R 23 | |
| 9. March 11-15 |
Monday. Exam II. I will provide calculators. Room opens at 7:30 AM. Wednesday. Speciation. Friday. Video. |
Tuesday. Pseudocoelomates,
continued.
Thursday. Phylum Mollusca. Last material prior to second lab exam. Practice questions. |
C&R 24 | ||
| SPRING BREAK | |||||
| 10. 10. March 25-29 March |
Monday. Speciation, continued.
Wednesday. The importance of scale in biology. (The surface area to volume ratio lecture.) Friday. Homeostasis, ions and water. |
Tuesday. Review for exam.
Thursday. Lab exam. |
Link to Monday's article. | C&R 44 | |
| 11. April 1-5 | NEPHRON WEEK! Monday: Nephron project Wednesday: Presentations - Groups 4,5,6 10 and 12 Friday: Presentations - Groups 1,2,3,7,8 and 9 Saturday. Caving trip. Meet in in parking lot at 5:45 AM. Don't forget your boots, tennis shoes, water, food, change of clothes. |
Tuesday.
Annelida. [Lytle Chap. 12, and 659-661 in Campbell and
Reece.]
Thursday. Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea: The Crayfish. Lytle Ch. 13. |
No article discussion this week. | C&R 44 | |
| 12. April 8-12 | Monday. Conclusion of
homeostasis, ions and water.
Wednesday. Lecture Exam III. Room will open at 7:30 AM. Friday. Video- Saving the Eagles |
Tuesday. Conclusion of
Crustacea. Thursday. Phylum Arthropoda, continued. Uniramia Grasshopper, and arthropod diversity. Lytle Chap. 13. |
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| 13. April 15-19 | Monday and Wednesday.
Temperature homeostasis. Friday. Circulation. |
Tuesday. Echinodermata. Lytle
Chap. 14.
Thursday. Lab 15, Phylum Chordata, and part of Lab 4, Animal Development. |
Link to Friday's article | C&R 40, esp. pp 833-40.
C&R 42. pp 867-833.
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| 14. April 22-26. | Monday. Circulation,
continued. Wednesday and Friday. Gas exchange. |
Tuesday and Thursday: Chordata. | DC&R 42, remainder. | ||
| 15. April 29-May 3. ril | Monday and Wednesday. Animal
ecology. Friday. Review for lecture final. Course summary. Book award. |
Tuesday: Review. Thursday: Lab final. |
Link to Friday article | C&R 53 |
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22 April 2013