Biology 102 Spring 2008 Lecture and Lab Schedule

Dr. Adam Fry and Dr. Richard King
Lecture
Day
Date

Topic

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Chapter(s) in Starr Textbook

Laboratory Reading
1
W
Jan. 23
Introduction / Deep Time
1, 18 (sec. 18.1)
No Labs this week
2
F
Jan. 25
Chemistry of Life
2
3
M
Jan. 28
Molecules of Life
3
Microscopy and Cell Diversity (print)
4
W
Jan. 30
The Cell
4
5
F
Feb. 1
How Cells Work
5
6
M
Feb. 4
Photosynthesis
6
Enzymes (pp. 17-30)
7
W
Feb. 6
Energy Metabolism
7
F
Feb. 8
Exam 1
Covers chapters 1-7, 18
8
M
Feb. 11
Circulation
33
Cardiovascular System (pp. 45-60)
9
W
Feb. 13
Respiration
35
 
10
F
Feb. 15
Endocrine System
31
 
11
M
Feb. 18
Nutrition / Digestion
36
Diet Analysis (pp. 61-72)
12
W
Feb. 20
Homeostasis
24, 37
13
F
Feb. 22
Skeleton / Muscles
32
14
M
Feb. 25
Prokaryotes / Viruses
19
Exercise Physiology (TBA)
15
W
Feb. 27
Protists / Fungi
20
16
F
Feb. 29
Immunity
34
17
M
Mar. 3
Nervous System I
29
Sensory Perception (73-86)
18
W
Mar. 5
Nervous system II
29
 
F
Mar. 7
Exam 2
Covers chapters (7, 19-20), 24, 29, (31-34), (35-37)
 
M-F

Mar.

10-14

Spring Break
No classes
No Labs
19
M
Mar. 17
Patterns of Inheritance
10, 11
Genetics (pp. 87-104)
20
W
Mar. 19
DNA
12
21
F
Mar. 21
Genes / Proteins
13, 14
22
M
Mar. 24
Cell Cycle
8, 9
DNA Technology (pp. 105-120)
23
W
Mar. 26
Regulating Cell Cycle
8, 9, &14
24
F
Mar. 28
Reproduction
27, 38
Reproduction (pp. 121-136)
25
M
Mar. 31
Repro. + Devel&Ageing
27, 38
26
W
Apr. 2
Development and Aging
27, 38
F
Apr. 4
Exam 3
Covers chapters 8-14, 27, 38
27
M
Apr. 7
Evolution I
16
Evolution (pp. 137-152)
28
W
Apr. 9
Evolution II
16, 17
29
F
Apr. 11
Evolution III
16, 17
30
M
Apr. 14
Speciation Models
17
Plant Diversity (pp. 153-162)
31
W
Apr. 16

Speciation cont.. Extinction & Phylogenetics

17
32
F
Apr. 18
Phylo. & Extinction cont.
33
M
Apr. 21
Biomes
42
Environmental Biology (pp. 163-176)
34
W
Apr. 23
Ecosystems
41
35
F
Apr. 25

Ecosystems/Biomes cont.(no new notes to print)

41,42
36
M
Apr. 28
Population Ecology
39
Animal Behavior (pp. 191- 204)
37
W
Apr. 30
Community Ecology
40
38
F
May 1

Animal Diversity/Biogeography

(Updated 2 April @ 12:45)

23
 
TBA
TBA
Final Exam
Covers chapters 16, 17, 23, 39, (40-42)