Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Week 1
LECTURE TOPICS
Foundations of Biology (Ch. 1)
Evolution (Selections from Unit 3)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 1a and 1b (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
Safety
Scientific Method
The Metric System and Basic Measurement Techniques
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 1 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 2
LECTURE TOPICS
Chemistry Part 1 (Ch. 2)
Chemistry Part II (Ch. 3)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 2a and 2b (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
Microscope Skills
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 2 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 1 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 3
LECTURE TOPICS
Biomolecules (Ch. 3)
Tour of the Cell (Ch. 4)
Assignments due:
Lecture 3a and 3b (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
pH and Buffers
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 3 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 2 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 4
LECTURE TOPICS
Membrane Transport (Ch. 5)
Cell Signaling (Ch. 5)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 4a and 4b (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
Biological Macromolecules
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 4 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 3 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 5
LECTURE TOPICS
Exam 1 (Ch 1-5)
Intro to Metabolism (Energy, Redox, ATP) (Ch. 6)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 5 (online)
LAB TOPICS
Diffusion and Osmosis
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 5 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 4 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 6
LECTURE TOPICS
Cell Respiration (Ch. 7)
Molecular Genetics (Ch. 13)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 6 (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
Enzymes
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 6 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 5 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 7
LECTURE TOPICS
Gene Expression (Ch. 14)
Lac Operon (Ch. 15)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 7a and 7b and 7c (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
Fermentation and Cellular Aerobic Respiration
Using Micropipettes
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 7 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 6 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 8
LECTURE TOPICS
Exam 2 (Chapters 6, 7, 13, 14) Tuesday
Cell Cycle, Mitosis, Meiosis (Ch. 9 & 10)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 8a and 8b (online)
LAB TOPICS
DNA Structure and Biotechnology
(optional) Cell Cycle and Mitosis
(optional) Meiosis
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 8 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 7 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 9
LECTURE TOPICS
Cell Cycle (Continued) (Ch. 9 & 10)
Genetics and Inheritance (Ch. 11)
Assignments Due:
Lecture 9 (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
From Genotype to Phenotype: Inheritance
Assignments Due:
Pre-lab 9 (before lab)
Lab Packet Questions (in lab)
Week 8 Lab Quiz (in lab)
Week 10
LECTURE TOPICS
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance (Ch. 12)
Final Exam Review
Assignments Due:
Lecture 10 (online)
Group activity (in lecture)
In-class group quiz (in lecture)
LAB TOPICS
LAB PRACTICAL EXAM
Finals Week
Exam 3 (50% comprehensive and 50% Chapters 9-12)