syllabus14062008fall
FALL 2008 - SYLLABUS - GENERAL BIOLOGY I (Biology 1406)
INSTRUCTOR: DR. SMITA SAVANT
smita.savant@hccs.edu
Course Title: Biol.1406 General Biology I Credit Hours: 4
Class Time: Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to
Text Book: BIOLOGY: Eigth Edition ; Neil A. Campbell & Jane B. Reece
Laboratory Manual: BIOLOGY 1406, Laboratory Manual Second Edition; HCC – Southwest
LECTURE SCHEDULE
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WEEKS |
DATE |
TOPICS |
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1 |
8/26 – 8/28 |
Chap.1 Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life |
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Chap.2 The Chemical Context of Life |
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2 |
9/01 |
Labor Day |
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2 |
9/02 – 9/04 |
Chap.2 The Chemical Context of Life contd. |
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3 |
9/09 – 9/11 |
Chap.3 Water and the Fitness of the Environment |
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Chap.4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life |
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4 |
9/16 |
Quiz 1 Due (Chapters 1, 2, 3) |
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4 |
9/16 – 9/18 |
Chap.5 The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules |
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Chap.6 A Tour of the Cell |
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5 |
9/23 – 9/25 |
Chap.7 Membrane Structure and Function
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6 |
9/30 |
Lecture Exam 1 (Chapters 4, 5, 6) |
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6 |
9/30 – 10/02 |
Chap.8 An Introduction to Metabolism |
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7 |
10/07 – 10/09 |
Chap.9 Cellular Respiration- Harvesting Chemical Energy |
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8 |
10/14 – 10/16 |
Chap.10 Photosynthesis |
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10/28 |
Laboratory Exam ( Exercises 1 – 7) |
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10/28 – 10/30 |
Chap.11 Cell Communication |
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11 |
11/04 |
Quiz 2 Due (Chapters 7 and 9) |
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11 |
11/04 – 11/06 |
Chap.12 The Cell Cycle |
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Chap.13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles |
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12 |
11/11 |
Lecture Exam 2(Chapters 10, 11, 12) |
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12 |
11/13 |
Last day for student/administrative withdrawal |
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12 |
11/11 – 11/13 |
Chap.14 Mendel and the Gene Idea |
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Chap.15 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance |
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13 |
11/18 – 11/20 |
Chap.16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance |
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Chap.17 From Gene to Protein |
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13 |
11/20 |
Lecture Exam 3(Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16) |
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11/25 – 11/27 |
Thanksgiving |
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15 |
12/02 – 12/04 |
Chap.18 Regulation of Gene Expression |
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Chap.19 Viruses |
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16 |
12/09 |
Laboratory Exam ( Exercises 8 – 13) |
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16 |
12/09 – 12/11 |
Chap.20 Biotechnology and Genomics |
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Chap.21 Genomes and Their Evolution |
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17 |
12/16 |
FINAL EXAMS (Chapters 1 – 20)
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GENERAL BIOLOGY I - BIOL.1406
LAB SCHEDULE - FALL 2008
Dr. Smita Savant
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
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WEEK |
DATE |
LABORATORY EXERCISES |
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Lab Safety |
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1 |
8/28 |
Ex. 1: Basic Chemistry |
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2 |
9/04 |
Ex. 2: Properties of Water |
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3 |
9/11 |
Ex. 3: Biochemistry |
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4 |
9/18 |
Ex. 4: The care and feeding of the microscope |
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5 |
9/25 |
Ex. 5: Cell structure |
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6 |
10/02 |
Ex. 6: Diffusion and Osmosis |
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7 |
10/09 |
Ex. 7: Enzymes |
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8 |
10/16 |
Ex. 8: Respiration |
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10/28 |
Laboratory Exam 1 ( Exercises 1 – 7) |
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10 |
10/30 |
Ex. 9: Photosynthesis |
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11 |
11/ 06 |
Ex. 10: Cell division |
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12 |
11/13 |
Ex. 11: Genetics |
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13 |
11/20 |
Ex. 12: DNA to Protein |
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14 |
11/27 |
Ex. 13: Biotechnology and DNA extraction |
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16 |
12/09 |