BIOLOGY 103
FALL, 2001
COURSE SCHEDULE
Date |
Lecture/Discussion Session |
Text Chapters |
Lab Session |
Assignments Due |
LIFE: AN OVERVIEW |
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M, 3 Sept. |
Science and Life |
1 |
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W, 5 Sept. |
The Nature of Life |
Forum | ||
F, 7 Sept. |
Spatial patterns: Scale and Diversity I |
26-28, 32, 34 |
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M, 10 Sept |
Spatial Patterns: Scale and Diversity II |
Observation/Diversity |
Forum |
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W, 12 Sept |
Temporal Patterns: Scale and Evolution I |
22-25 |
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F, 14 Sept |
Temporal Patterns: Scale and Evolution II |
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SUBCELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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M, 17 Sept |
Atoms and Molecules I |
2, 3, 4 |
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Forum |
W, 19 Sept |
Atoms and Molecules II |
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F, 21 Sept |
Biological Macromolecules I |
5 |
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M, 24 Sept |
Biological Macromolecules II |
Microscopy/Scale/Motion/Energy |
Forum |
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W, 26 Sept |
Improbability, energy, information, change I |
6 |
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F, 28 Sept |
Improbability, energy, information, change II |
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M, 1 Oct |
Improbability, energy, information, change III |
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First Web Paper , Forum |
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CELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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W, 3 Oct |
Cell structure |
7 |
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F, 5 Oct |
Boundedness and its regulation |
8 |
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M, 8 Oct |
Interaction of cellular components - matter |
Cells/Molecules/Energy |
First Lab Report , Forum |
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W, 10 Oct |
Interaction of cellular components - information |
11, 12 |
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F, 12 Oct |
Energy collection - photosynthesis, chemosynthesis |
10 |
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M, 15 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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W, 17 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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F, 19 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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M, 22 Oct |
Energy usage - cellular respiration and metabolism I |
9 |
Human Physiology |
Forum |
W, 24 Oct |
Energy usage - cellular respiration and metabolism II |
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F, 26 Oct |
Reproduction and variation |
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MULTICELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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M, 29 Oct |
Problems and patterns of multicellular organization |
40 |
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Forum |
W, 31 Oct |
Reproduction, inheritance, and variation I |
13-15 |
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F, 2 Nov |
Reproduction, inheritance, and variation II |
16, 17, 19 |
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M, 5 Nov |
From one cell to multicellular organization |
21, 46, 47 |
Inheritance/genetics |
Forum |
W, 7 Nov |
Mechanisms of cell specialization and morphogenesis |
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F, 9 Nov |
Movement |
49 |
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M, 12 Nov |
Distribution of matter and energy |
41, 42 |
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Second Web Paper , Forum |
W, 14 Nov |
Integration - nervous and endocrine systems I |
45, 48, 49 |
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F, 16 Nov |
Integration - nervous and endocrine systems I |
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M, 19 Nov |
Homeostasis |
44 |
Second Lab Report , Forum |
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W, 21 Nov |
Autonomy |
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F, 23 Nov |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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M, 26 Nov |
Integrity and Defense I |
43 |
Time to Think |
Forum |
W, 28 Nov |
Integrity and Defense II |
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MULTIORGANISMAL ORGANIZATION |
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F, 30 Nov |
Ecosystems and the Biosphere |
50 |
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M, 3 Dec |
Communities |
53 |
Forum |
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W, 5 Dec |
Population Structure and Regulation |
52 |
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F, 7 Dec |
Human Impact |
54, 55 |
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M, 10 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons from the past I |
23, 24 |
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Forum |
W, 12 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons from the past II |
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F, 14 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons for the future |
Third Lab Report By 22 Dec. |