SCHEDULE Section 999 Fall 2011
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Week |
Date |
Day |
Topic |
Text
Reading Assignment
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1. |
8/22 |
M |
Course
introduction, scientific method |
Chapter
1.3 |
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8/24 |
W |
Nature of
life |
Chapter 1.1-1.2 |
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8/25 |
F |
Structure
of matter, chemical bonds |
Chapter
2.1-2.2 |
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LAB:
Introduction, spectrophotometry |
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2. |
8/29 |
M |
Water |
Chapter
2.3 |
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8/31 |
W |
Organic
chemistry |
Chapter
3.1-3.2 |
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9/2 |
F |
Carbohydrates and lipids |
Chapter
3.3-3.4 |
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LAB:
Enzymes and reaction rates |
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3. |
9/5 |
M |
Labor
Day- no lecture |
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9/7 |
W |
Proteins
and nucleic acids |
Chapter
3.5, 3.6 |
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9/9 |
F |
Energy
and metabolism |
Chapter
6.1, 6.2 |
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LAB:
no
lab this week |
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4. |
9/12 |
M |
Energy
and metabolism, continued |
Chapter
6.3-6.4 |
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9/14 |
W |
Cell
structure |
Chapter
4.1-4.5 |
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9/16 |
F |
EXAM 1 |
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LAB:
Microscopy & Cells |
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5. |
9/19 |
M |
Membranes
and transport |
Chapter 5 |
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9/21 |
W |
The Fire
of Life |
Chapter 7 |
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9/23 |
F |
Glycolysis and respiration |
Chapter 7 |
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LAB:
Diffusion and osmosis |
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6. |
9/26 |
M |
Photosynthesis |
Chapter 8 |
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9/28 |
W |
Photosynthesis, continued |
Chapter 8 |
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9/30 |
F |
Cell
communication |
Chapter
9, 10 |
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LAB:
Respiration and metabolic rate |
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7. |
10/03 |
M |
Information and DNA |
Chapter
11 |
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10/05 |
W |
Replication |
Chapter
11 |
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10/7 |
F |
Transcription |
Chapter
12.1-12.3 |
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LAB:
Lab Midterm |
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8. |
10/10 |
M |
Translation |
Chapter
12.4-12.6
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10/12 |
W |
EXAM 2 |
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10/14 |
F |
Fall |
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LAB: No
lab this week |
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9. |
10/17 |
M |
Gene
regulation |
Chapter
13 |
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10/19 |
W |
Mutation,
DNA repair, Cancer |
Chapter
14 |
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10/21 |
F |
Chromosomes, mitosis |
Chapter
15
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LAB: Electrophoresis
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10. |
10/24 |
M |
Meiosis |
Chapter
15 |
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10/26 |
W |
Mendelian
Genetics |
Chapter
16 |
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10/28 |
F |
Chromosomes and inheritance |
Chapter
17 |
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LAB:
Mitosis and Meiosis |
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11. |
10/31 |
M |
Viral and
prokaryote genomes |
Chapter
18 |
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11/02 |
W |
Eukaryote
genomes |
Chapter
21
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11/04 |
F |
Developmental genetics |
Chapter
19 |
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LAB:
Genetics |
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12. |
11/07 |
M |
Genetic
technology |
Chapter
20 |
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11/9 |
W |
Genome
sequencing, molecular biology, medicine |
Chapter
20 |
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11/11** |
F |
Exam 3 |
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LAB: Transformation |
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13. |
11/14 |
M |
History
of life |
Chapter
22 |
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11/16 |
W |
Evolution |
Chapter
23 |
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11/18 |
F |
Evolution, continued |
Chapter
23 |
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LAB: Population genetics |
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14. |
11/21 |
M |
Population genetics
Term papers due |
Chapter
24 |
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11/23 |
W |
Thanksgiving |
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11/25 |
F |
Thanksgiving |
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LAB:
No labs this week |
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15. |
11/28 |
M |
Population genetics, continued |
Chapter
24 |
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11/30 |
W |
Species
and macroevolution |
Chapter
25 |
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12/02 |
F |
Evo-Devo
|
Chapter
25 |
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LAB:
Phylogenetic Analysis |
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16. |
12/05 |
M |
Reconstructing phylogeny |
Chapter
26 |
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12/07 |
W |
Taxonomy and systematics |
Chapter
26 |
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12/9 |
F |
Study
Day- no classes |
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LAB:
Final Lab Exam |
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Sec A |
12/12 |
M |
FINAL
LECTURE EXAM 8:45-10:45 AM
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**
(Friday November 11 is the last
day to drop full semester courses)