Syllabus

 

 

LECTURE SCHEDULE

 Spring 2011

 


Lecture

Date

Topic

Readings

Unit I: What is Life?

1

1/24

Welcome/ Scientific Method

Chapter 1

2

1/26

Scientific Method

Chapter 1

3

1/31

What Does Life Require

Chapter 2a

4

2/2

What Does Life Require (cont.)

Chapter 2a

5

2/7

A Tour of the Cell

Chapter 2b

6

2/9

Introduction to metabolism

Chapter 3

7

2/14

Introduction to metabolism (cont.)

Chapter 3

Unit II: Cell Biology

8

2/16

Exam 1: Lectures 1-6

 

9

2/21

Cellular Respiration

Chapter 4a

10

2/23

Photosynthesis

Chapter 4b

11

2/28

DNA Replication

Chapter 5a

12

3/2

The Cell Cycle

Chapter 5b

13

3/7

Meiosis and Sexual Lifecycles

Chapter 5c

Unit III: Genetics and Development

14

3/9

Exam 2: Lectures 8-12

 

15

3/21

The Inheritance Of Traits &
Mendelian Genetics

Chapter 6

16

3/23

Mendelian Genetics (cont.)

Chapter 6

17

3/28

Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

Chapter 7

18

3/30

Protein Synthesis

Chapter 8

19

4/4

Protein Synthesis

Chapter 8

20

4/6

Exam 3: Lectures 14-19

 

Unit IV: Evolution and Ecology

21

4/11

Principles of Evolution

Chapter 9,10

22

4/13

A Closer Look At Natural Selection

Chapter 10,11

23

4/18

A Closer Look At Natural Selection (cont.)

Chapter 10,11

24

4/20

The Diversity of Life

Chapter 12

25

4/25

Population Ecology

Chapter 13

26

4/27

Ecosystem Ecology: Biodiversity

Chapter 14

Thanksgiving Recess

27

5/2

Ecosystem Ecology: Climates & Biomes

Chapter 15

28

5/4

Ecosystem Ecology: Chesapeake Bay

 

29

5/9

Wrap Up/ Review

 

30

5/11

Exam 4: Lectures 21-28

 

Assignment 1: Global Warming