Week

Date

Day

Topic

Text Reading Assignment

8/24

M

Course introduction, scientific method

Chapter 1.3

8/26

W

Nature of life

Chapter 1.1-1.2

8/28

F

Structure of matter, chemical bonds

Chapter 2.1-2.3

 LAB: Introduction, spectrophotometry

2.

8/31

M

Water

Chapter 2.4

9/2

W

Organic chemistry

Chapter 3.1

9/4

F

Carbohydrates and lipids

Chapter 3.3-3.4

LAB: Enzymes

3.

9/07

M

Labor Day- no lecture

9/9

W

Proteins and nucleic acids

Chapter 3.1, 3.5

9/11

F

Energy and metabolism

Chapter 6.1, 6.2

LAB: no lab this week

4.

9/14

M

Energy and metabolism, continued

Chapter 6.3-6.5

9/16

W

Cell structure

Chapter 4.1-4.5

9/18

F

EXAM 1

LAB: Microscopy & Cells

5.

9/21

M

Membranes

Chapter 5

9/23

W

Transport processes

Chapter 5

9/25

F

The Fire of Life

Chapter 7

LAB: Diffusion and osmosis

6.

9/28

M

Glycolysis and respiration

Chapter 7

9/30

W

Photosynthesis

Chapter 8

10/2

F

Photosynthesis, continued

Chapter 8

LAB: Respiration

7.

10/05

M

Information and DNA

Chapter 11

10/07

W

Replication

Chapter 11

10/9

F

EXAM 2

LAB: Lab Midterm

8.

10/12

M

Transcription

Chapter 12.1-12.3

10/14

W

Protein synthesis

Chapter 12.4-12.6

10/16

F

Fall Holiday- no lecture

LAB: No lab this week

9.

10/19

M

Chromosomes, mitosis

Chapter 9

10/21

W

Meiosis

Chapter 9.4-9.5

10/23

F

Mendelian Genetics

Chapter 10

LAB:  Mitosis and Meiosis

10.

10/26

M

Genetics, continued

Chapter 10

10/28

W

Chromosomes and inheritance

Chapter 10

10/30

F

EXAM 3

LAB: Genetics

11.

11/02

M

Viral and prokaryote genomes

Chapter 13

11/04

W

Eukaryote genomes

Chapter 14

11/06

F

DNA technology

Chapter 16

LAB: Electrophoresis

12.

11/09

M

Genome sequencing, molecular biology, medicine

Chapter 17

11/11

W

Immunology

Chapter 18

11/13

F

Catch up

LAB: Evolution

13.

11/16

M

History of life

Chapter 21

11/18

W

Mechanisms of evolution

Chapter 22

11/20

F

EXAM 4

LAB: Population genetics

14.

11/23

M

More on mechanisms of evolution

Chapter 22

11/25

W

Thanksgiving Holiday - no lecture

11/27

F

Thanksgiving Holiday - no lecture

LAB:  No labs this week

15.

11/30

M

Species and speciation

Chapter 23

12/02

W

Evolution of genes and genomes

Chapter 24

12/04

F

Reconstructing phylogeny

Last day to drop full-semester courses

Chapter 25

LAB: Phylogenetic Analysis

16.

12/07

M

More about phylogeny

Chapter 25

12/09

W

T.B.A.

12/11

F

Study Day- no classes

LAB: Final Lab Exam

Sec A

999

12/16

12/14

W

M

FINAL LECTURE EXAM 8:45-10:45 AM

FINAL LECTURE EXAM 8:45-10:45 AM