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Date
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Topic
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Class
Handouts
(reading assignments will appear here
and on the handouts listed below)
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Theme
1a: The Philosophy and Process of Science.
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Cl #1
9 / 3 (W) |
Welcome and overview of the course. Answer questions about class policies.
Science and philosophy.
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Course information sheet -- same as above
Science and Philosophy
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Cl # 2
9 / 5 (F) |
5 min. Quiz #1 --first class and class expectations)
Science and philosophy, continued.
Scientific methodology.
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Science and methodology
Descriptive stats and variation
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Theme 1b: An overview of biology. Biological hierarchy and a glimpse of the diversity of living things. |
Cl #3
9 / 8 (M) |
An overview of hypothesis testing in science and the role of statistics.
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Same as above
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Cl #4
9 / 10
(W) |
Finish overview of the role of statistics in science.
Begin overview of biology. The concept of the phenotype as central to biology.
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Biology Overview
PP SAME AS PREVIOUS CLASS |
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Cl #5
9 / 12 (F) |
5 min. Quiz #2 -- all though "Biology Overview"
Brief overview of cell structure and function.
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Cell Tour and Cell Review Study Questions
Read Campbell Ch.18 sections 1 and 2 (pp. 334-346) on viruses and related topics.
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Cl #6
9 / 15 (M) |
Finish cell tours and overview.
Viruses.
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same as previous class
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Cl #7
9 / 17 (W) |
Finish viruses.
Size and growth in organisms; multicellularity
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Life cycles, chromosomes, and mitosis
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Theme 2: Continuity -- Life cycles and Heredity |
Cl #8
9 / 19 (F) |
5 min. Quiz #3 -- through SA/V
Life cycles of organisms.
Growth and general patens of reproduction. Sexes and mating strains.
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Cl #9
9 / 22 (M) |
Mitosis (overview).Karyotypes (previous class notes)
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Cl #10
9 / 24 (W) |
Mono-hybrid crosses with independent assortment
Multihybrid crosses with independent assortment.
Coverage for exam #1 includes all material through the completion of this class -- see PP
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Cl #11
9 / 26
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Other patterns of inheritance.
Linkage and recombination.
Crossover frequencies and mapping.
Once again -- none of this material is on the exam
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Cl #12
9 / 29 (M)
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EXAM #1 -- coverage is described in entry for class #10.
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Cl #13
10 / 1 (W) |
Meiosis and mendalism (finish mendalism)
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Theme 3: Interactions of organisms with their environments over time: ecology and evolution |
Cl #14
10 / 3 (F) |
5 min. Quiz #4 -- linkage, recombination and meiosis.
Introduction to ecology.
Population ecology -- the growth of biological populations.
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Introduction to ecology
Population ecology
Campbell , Ch. 50
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Cl #15
10 / 6 (M) |
Population ecology continued.
| Prof. William Sobczak (Aquatic and ecosystems ecology) visits at end of class to tell about his research and courses. |
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Evolutionary ecology
Campbell, Ch. 52
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Cl #16
10 / 8 (W) |
Finish population ecology.
Evolutionary ecology. (end material for quiz on Friday)
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same as previous class |
Cl #17
10 / 10 (F) |
5 min. Quiz #5
Community and ecosystems ecology.
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Community and ecosystems ecology
Read Campbell Chapters 53 & 54
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| 10 / 13 (M) |
COLUMBUS DAY VACATION (Oct. 8 and 9)-- NO CLASS |
Cl #18
10 / 15 (W) |
Community and ecosystems ecology, continued.
| Prof. Leon Claessens (Functional morphology and paleontology) visits at end of class to tell about his research and courses. |
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Campbell Chapter 54 (as previous)
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Cl #19
10 / 17 (F) |
5 min. Quiz # (material through ecological efficiency)
Ecosystems ecology -- biogeochemical cycles
Beyond the individual: population genetics -- an introduction to the behavior of genes in populations.
Stasis and the conditions for micro-evolution:the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
| Prof. Karen Ober (Evolutionary biology and entomology) visits at end of class to tell about her research and courses. |
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An Introduction to population genetics and microevolution
Campbell Chapter 23
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Cl #20
10 / 20 (M) |
Natural selection and genetic drift
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Evolution and natural selection
Campbell Ch. 22
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Cl #21
10 / 22 (W) |
Genetic drift and patterns of evolution.
END MATERIAL FOR EXAM 2
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The role of chance in evolution
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Cl #22
10 / 24 (F) |
EXAM #2 -- all material through genetic drift .
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| 10/25 |
Optional Field Trip to Harvard Forest 10 AM to 4 PM |
Cl #23
10 / 27 (M) |
What is a species and the main hypotheses as to speciation. |
Speciation
Read Campbell Ch. 24
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Cl #24
10 / 29 (W) |
Finish the phylogenetic species concept. Modes of speciation. (quiz goes through this material)
| Prof. Robert Bellin (Biochemistry) visits at end of class to tell about his research and courses. |
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same as above
Chemistry review questions. (on own) -- be sure you know this as it is assumed knowledge -- remember that if you have questions there is a session devoted to this topic tonight (Wed. Oct 24)
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Theme 4: The building blocks of the phenotype: biological molecules. |
Cl #25
10 / 31 (F) |
5 min. Quiz #7
Biological molecules: lipids.
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Macromolecule handout
Read Campbell Chs. 2-5
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Cl #26
11 / 3 (M) |
Carbohydrates.
Nucleic acids.
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Proteins
I recommend looking at the protein structure section of the CD ROM that came with your textbook, esp protein and nucleic acid structure (5.4 and 5.5)
Read Campbell Ch. 5 |
Theme 5: Chemical Reactions and Biological Systems |
Cl #27
11 / 5 (W) |
Amino acid and protein structure.
Begin reactions, energy and equilibrium.
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Chemical reactions and thermodynamics for biology students.
Read Campbell Ch. 8, pp 141-top 148only
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Cl #28
11 / 7 (F) |
5 min. Quiz #8
Finish equilibrium, basic thermodynamics and reactions.
Begin reaction kinetics and enzymes
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Enzyme handout.
Campbell Ch. 8 (all)
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Theme 6: An example of a complex biomolecular process: metabolism. |
Cl #29
11 / 10 (M) |
Finish thermodynamics. Begin enzyme kinetics.
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same as previous class
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Cl #30
11 / 12 (W) |
Finish enzyme kinetics.
END OF MATERIAL FOR EXAM #3
Begin the ATP cycle and metabolism. Begin anaerobic metabolism.
Last day to withdraw from class with a "W"
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as previous.
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Cl #31
11 / 14 (F) |
The ATP cycle and metabolism.
Anaerobic metabolism
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Read Campbell Ch. 9
Metabolism overview
Anaerobic metabolism
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Cl #32
11 / 17 (M) |
EXAM #3: all material through enzyme kinetics. There will be questions for certain from the material covered on test 2, as mentioned earlier in class. So be sure that you know everything we did in that section of the course.
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Cl #33
11 / 19 (W) |
Finish anaerobic metabolism. Begin aerobic metabolism
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same as previous class |
Cl #34
11 / 21 (F) |
Aerobic metabolism.
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Aerobic metabolism
Same textbook reading
Aerobic metabolism study questions
Read Campbell Ch. 7
CD materials, if you feel unsure about the text materials
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Cl #35
11 / 24 (M) |
Control systems.
| Prof. Mary Lee Ledbetter (Cell biology and cell-cell communication) visits at end of class to tell about her research and courses. |
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Regulation of metabolism
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11 / 25 through 11 / 30 ---- THANKSGIVING VACATION |
Cl #36
12 / 1 (M) |
The regulation of glycolysis as an example of control of biochemical pathway.
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same as previous class
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Theme 7: Compartmentalization: membranes and transport |
Cl #37
12 / 3 (W) |
Finish regulation of metabolism.
The structure of membranes.
Membrane permeability.
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Same textbook reading
Models of biological membranes
Diffusion and membranes Active transport.
Membrane Study Questions
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Theme 8: Molecular Biology: Continuity and control at the genetic level. |
Cl #38
12 / 5 (F) |
Finish active transport.
Osmosis and membrane electrical potentials, briefly considered.
Nucleic acid synthesis.
| Prof. Cara Constance (Molecular biology and biological timekeeping) visits at end of class to tell about her research and courses. |
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Synthesis of DNA and RNA
Campbell Chapter 16
Mutation and repair
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Cl #39
12 / 8 (M) |
Finish DNA synthesis.
Transcription and protein synthesis.
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Protein synthesis
Campbell Chapter 17
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| 12 / 10 (W) |
Study Period Begins
11 AM -- Overview of extra credit section:
Gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. (classroom)
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The regulation of gene expression
Campbell 352-358 & pp 362-370
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Comprehensive Final Exam (2-3 hours) -- Monday Dec 15 from 2:30 to 5:30 |
