8/25

M

Course introduction, scientific method

Chapter 1.3

8/27

W

Nature of life

Chapter 1.1-1.2

8/29

F

Structure of matter, chemical bonds

Chapter 2.1-2.3

LAB: Introduction, spectrophotometry

2.

9/1

M

Labor Day- no lecture

9/3

W

Water

Chapter 2.4

9/5

F

Organic chemistry

Chapter 3.1

LAB: no lab this week

3.

9/08

M

Carbohydrates and lipids

Chapter 3.3-3.4

9/10

W

Proteins and nucleic acids

Chapter 3.1, 3.5

9/12

F

Energy and metabolism

Chapter 6.1, 6.2

LAB: Enzymes

4.

9/15

M

Energy and metabolism, continued

Chapter 6.3-6.5

9/17

W

Cell structure

Chapter 4.1-4.5

9/19

F

EXAM 1

LAB: Microscopy & Cells

5.

9/22

M

Membranes

Chapter 5

9/24

W

Transport processes

Chapter 5

9/26

F

The Fire of Life

Chapter 7

LAB: Diffusion and osmosis

6.

9/29

M

Glycolysis and respiration

Chapter 7

10/1

W

Photosynthesis

Chapter 8

10/3

F

Photosynthesis, continued

Chapter 8

LAB: Respiration

7.

10/06

M

Information and DNA

Chapter 11

10/08

W

Replication

Chapter 11

10/10

F

EXAM 2

LAB: Lab Midterm

8.

10/13

M

Transcription

Chapter 12.1-12.3

10/15

W

Protein synthesis

Chapter 12.4-12.6

10/17

F

Fall Holiday- no lecture

LAB: No lab this week

9.

10/20

M

Chromosomes, mitosis

Chapter 9

10/22

W

Meiosis

Chapter 9.4-9.5

10/24

F

Mendelian Genetics

Chapter 10

LAB:  Mitosis and Meiosis

10.

10/27

M

Genetics, continued

Chapter 10

10/29

W

Chromosomes and inheritance

Last day to drop with automatic “N” grade

Chapter 10

10/31

F

EXAM 3

LAB: Genetics

11.

11/03

M

Viral and prokaryote genomes

Chapter 13

11/05

W

Eukaryote genomes

Chapter 14

11/07

F

DNA technology

Chapter 16

LAB: Electrophoresis

12.

11/10

M

Genome sequencing, molecular biology, medicine

Chapter 17

11/12

W

Immunology

Chapter 18

11/14

F

Catch up

LAB: Evolution

13.

11/17

M

History of life

Chapter 21

11/19

W

Mechanisms of evolution

Chapter 22

11/21

F

EXAM 4

LAB: Population genetics

14.

11/24

M

More on mechanisms of evolution

Chapter 22

11/26

W

Thanksgiving Holiday - no lecture

11/28

F

Thanksgiving Holiday - no lecture

LAB:  No labs this week

15.

12/01

M

Species and speciation

Last day to drop full-semester courses

Chapter 23

12/03

W

Evolution of genes and genomes

Chapter 24

12/05

F

Reconstructing phylogeny

Chapter 25

LAB: Phylogenetic Analysis

16.

12/08

M

More about phylogeny

Chapter 25

12/10

W

T.B.A.

12/12

F

Study Day- no classes

LAB: Final Lab Exam

Sec A

12/17

W

FINAL LECTURE EXAM 8:45-10:45 AM

Sec999

12/15

M

FINAL LECTURE EXAM 8:45-10:45 AM