BIOLOGY 103
FALL, 2002
COURSE SCHEDULE
Date |
Lecture/Discussion Session |
Text Chapters |
Lab Session |
Assignments Due |
LIFE: AN OVERVIEW |
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M, 2 Sept. |
Science and Life |
1 |
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W, 4 Sept. |
The Nature of Life |
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F, 6 Sept. |
Spatial patterns: Scale and Diversity I |
22, 25-28, 32, 34 |
Forum | |
M, 9 Sept |
Spatial Patterns: Scale and Diversity II |
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W, 11 Sept |
Temporal Patterns: Scale and Evolution I |
22-25 |
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F, 13 Sept |
Temporal Patterns: Scale and Evolution II |
Forum | ||
SUBCELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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M, 16 Sept |
Atoms and Molecules I |
2, 3, 4 |
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W, 18 Sept |
Atoms and Molecules II |
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F, 20 Sept |
Biological Macromolecules I |
5 |
Forum | |
M, 23 Sept |
Biological Macromolecules II |
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W, 25 Sept |
Improbability, energy, information, change I |
6 |
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F, 27 Sept |
Improbability, energy, information, change II |
Forum | ||
M, 30 Sept |
Improbability, energy, information, change III |
First Web Paper |
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CELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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W, 2 Oct |
Cell structure |
7 |
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F, 4 Oct |
Boundedness and its regulation |
8 |
Forum | |
M, 7 Oct |
Interaction of cellular components - matter |
First Lab Report |
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W, 9 Oct |
Interaction of cellular components - information |
11, 12 |
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F, 11 Oct |
NO CLASS |
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Forum | |
M, 14 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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W, 16 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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F, 18 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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M, 22 Oct |
Energy collection - photosynthesis, chemosynthesis |
10 |
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W, 23 Oct |
Energy usage - cellular respiration and metabolism |
9 | ||
F, 25 Oct |
Reproduction and variation |
Forum | ||
MULTICELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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M, 28 Oct |
Problems and patterns of multicellular organization |
40 |
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W, 30 Oct |
Reproduction, inheritance, and variation I |
13-15 |
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F, 1 Nov |
Reproduction, inheritance, and variation II |
16, 17, 19 |
Forum | |
M, 4 Nov |
From one cell to multicellular organization |
21, 46, 47 |
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W, 6 Nov |
Mechanisms of cell specialization and morphogenesis |
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F, 8 Nov |
Movement |
49 |
Forum | |
M, 11 Nov |
Distribution of matter and energy |
41, 42 |
Second Web Paper |
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W, 13 Nov |
Integration - nervous and endocrine systems I |
45, 48, 49 |
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F, 15 Nov |
Integration - nervous and endocrine systems I |
Forum | ||
M, 18 Nov |
Homeostasis |
44 |
Second Lab Report |
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W, 20 Nov |
Autonomy |
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F, 22 Nov |
Integrity and Defense I |
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M, 25 Nov |
Integrity and Defense II |
43 |
NO LAB |
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W, 27 Nov |
Ecosystems and the Biosphere |
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MULTIORGANISMAL ORGANIZATION |
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F, 29 Nov |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
50 |
Forum | |
M, 2 Dec |
Communities |
53 |
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W, 4 Dec |
Population Structure and Regulation |
52 |
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F, 6 Dec |
Human Impact |
54, 55 |
Forum | |
M, 9 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons from the past I |
23, 24 |
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W, 11 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons from the past II |
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F, 13 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons for the future |
Forum | ||
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By 20 Dec: Third Lab Report Third Web Paper
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