TENTATIVE CALENDAR AND LECTURE OUTLINE: I will try to stay close to this schedule, but it is just my best effort at keeping us on track. The exam dates are firm, however. Each lecture is linked or will be linked to an outline. You will want to print these and bring them to class for the lecture. Additional material will be presented in the lecture, so do not depend on the web notes entirely. You will also need to take your own notes. The textbook is primarily intended as a reference. The majority of material on the exams will come from the lecture and web notes. Concentrate your study time on those. There is more material in the assigned chapters than we can possibly cover. If there are links on some of the webpages to outside sites, you are not responsible for the information at these sites. It is for your personal enrichment.

Date

Topic

Chapter or pages

Aug 30

Course business and introduction.

Ch. 1

Sep 4

Introduction to science

Ch. 1 + pp 24-28

Sep 6

Chemistry of life

Ch. 3 & 4

Sep 11

Cells

Ch. 5

Sep 13

Energy and life

Ch. 6, 7 & 8

Sep 18

How cells divide

Ch. 9 & 10

Sep 20

Cancer

165-169 + notes

Sep 25

EXAM I

 

Sep 27

Foundations of genetics

Ch. 11

Oct 2

Human hereditary disorders

Ch. 11

Oct 4

How genes work

Ch. 12 & 13

Oct 9

Gene technology

Ch. 14

Oct 11

Genomics

Ch. 15

Oct 16

Gene technology (part of above lecture)

Ch. 16

Oct 18

EXAM II

 

Oct 23

The animal body

Ch. 28

Oct 25

Circulatory system and heart disease

Ch. 29

Oct 30

Respiratory system and lung cancer

Ch. 30

Nov 1

Nutrition, digestive system and homeostasis

Ch. 31

Nov 6

Nervous system and senses

Ch. 34

Nov 8

Nervous system and senses continued

Ch. 34

Nov 13

EXAM III

 

Nov 15

Immune system

Ch. 33

Nov 20

Diseases

notes

Nov 22

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

 

Nov 27

Diseases continued and Endocrine system

notes, Ch. 35

Nov 29

Reproduction and development

Ch. 36

Dec 4

Birth Control and STD's

715-716 and notes

Dec 6

EXAM IV

 

TTh 12:30 pm

FINAL EXAM    Monday, December 17, 2:00-4:00 pm

 

TTh 2 pm

FINAL EXAM  Friday, December 14, 10:00-12:00 noon