Syllabus

 

 

LECTURE SCHEDULE

 Fall 2009

 


Lecture

Date

Topic

Readings

Unit I: What is Life?

1

8/24

Welcome/ Scientific Method

Chapter 1

2

8/26

Scientific Method

Chapter 1

3

8/31

What Does Life Require

Chapter 2a

4

9/2

What Does Life Require (cont.)

Chapter 2a

5

9/9

A Tour of the Cell

Chapter 2b

6

9/14

Introduction to metabolism

Chapter 3

7

9/16

Introduction to metabolism (cont.)

Chapter 3

Unit II: Cell Biology

8

9/21

Exam 1: Lectures 1-6

 

9

9/23

Cellular Respiration

Chapter 4a

10

9/28

Photosynthesis

Chapter 4b

11

9/30

DNA Replication

Chapter 5a

12

10/5

The Cell Cycle

Chapter 5b

13

10/7

Meiosis and Sexual Lifecycles

Chapter 5c

Unit III: Genetics and Development

14

10/12

Exam 2: Lectures 8-12

 

15

10/14

The Inheritance Of Traits &
Mendelian Genetics

Chapter 6

16

10/19

Mendelian Genetics (cont.)

Chapter 6

17

10/21

Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

Chapter 7

18

10/26

Protein Synthesis

Chapter 8

19

10/28

Protein Synthesis

Chapter 8

20

11/2

Exam 3: Lectures 14-19

 

Unit IV: Evolution and Ecology

21

11/4

Principles of Evolution

Chapter 9,10

22

11/9

A Closer Look At Natural Selection

Chapter 10,11

23

11/11

A Closer Look At Natural Selection (cont)

Chapter 10,11

24

11/16

The Diversity of Life

Chapter 12

25

11/18

Population Ecology

Chapter 13

26

11/23

Ecosystem Ecology: Biodiversity

Chapter 14

27

11/30

Ecosystem Ecology: Climates & Biomes

Chapter 15

28

12/2

Ecosystem Ecology: Chesapeake Bay

 

29

12/7

Wrap Up/ Review

 

30

12/9

Exam 4: Lectures 21-28