BIO 111-01: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY
Spring 2013

 

Syllabus

WK DATE LECTURE NOTES AUDIO PPT Q & A PPT READINGS LAB (Thursdays)
1

Jan 7 (M)
Jan 9 (W)
Jan 11 (F)

Course Overview, What is Biology (I)?
What is Biology? (II)
Darwin's Observations I
audio ppt
audio ppt
audio ppt
questions
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ppt 1
ppt 2
ppt
Modules 1-4, 66

LAB 1:
Hypothesis Testing

2
Jan 14 (M)
Jan 16 (W)
Jan 18 (F)
Darwin's Observations II
Darwin's Theories and Dilemmas QUIZ #1
Overview of Cell Structures
audio ppt
audio ppt
audio ppt
questions
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questions
ppt
ppt
ppt
Modules 66, 15 LAB 10:
Comparative Anatomy
3
Jan 21 (M)
Jan 23 (W)
Jan 25 (F)
NO CLASS - Martin Luther King Day
DNA Structure
Protein Synthesis
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questions
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ppt
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Modules 13, 49-51
LAB 2:
Quantitative Techniques
4
Jan 28 (M)
Jan 30 (W)
Feb 1 (F)
Origin of Life Hypotheses QUIZ #2
Photosynthesis
Respiration
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audio ppt
questions
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questions
ppt
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Modules 76, 23-32

LAB 5: Proteins and Chromosomes

5

Feb 4 (M)
Feb 6 (W)
Feb 8 (F)

Cell Division
Mendelian Heredity
EXAM 1
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Modules 33, 46, 38-9 LAB 3:
Photosynthesis
6 Feb 11 (M)
Feb 13 (W)
Feb 15 (F)
Meiosis and the Chromosomal Theory
NO CLASS
Allelic, Genic, and Environmental Interactions
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Modules 36-7, 40, 42

LAB 4:
Respiration, Heredity Set-Up

7 Feb 18 (M)
Feb 20 (W)
Feb 22 (F)
Sex Determination and Sex Linkage
Linkage
Mutation I
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questions
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Modules 43-4, 47
LAB 12:
Natural History of Plants
8 Feb 25 (M)
Feb 27 (W)
Mar 1 (F)
Mutation II QUIZ #3
Gene Regulation
Population Genetics I
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questions
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Modules 52-3, 69

LAB 6:
Heredity

9 Mar 2- 10 SPRING BREAK
9 Mar 11 (M)
Mar 13 (W)
Mar 15 (F)
Population Genetics II
Population Genetics III summary video
Genes and Development QUIZ #4
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questions
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questions
ppt
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Modules 70, 55, 73-4
LAB 8:
Stream Sampling
10 Mar 18 (M)
Mar 20 (W)
Mar 22 (F)
Species and Phylogenies
Modern Evolutionary Theory
EXAM 2
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Modules 75
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LAB 7:
Population Genetics
pop gen problems
11

Mar 25 (M)
Mar 27 (W)
Mar 29 (F)

Bacterial Diversity 
Eukarya Diversity
NO CLASS
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Modules 82-89
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NO LAB
12 Apr 1 (M)
Apr 3 (W)
Apr 5 (F)
NO CLASS
Plant Diversity I
Plants II
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Modules 91-4
Lab 9:
Pathogens
13 Apr 8 (M)
Apr 10 (W)
Apr 11 (TH)
Plant Diversity III
Fungi
Animals and their Origins QUIZ #5
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questions
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Modules 95-101
NO LAB
14 Apr 15 (M)
Apr 17 (W)
Apr 19 (F)
Animal Diversity I
Animal Diversity II
Animal Diversity III
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questions
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Modules 102-111
LAB 11:
Animal Diversity
15 Apr 22 (M) Human Evolution and Course Evaluation audio ppt questions ppt Module 112
NO LAB
16 Apr 30 (T) CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM - 8:30
     

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