Biology 110, Fall, 2009, Professor Stark, Lecture syllabus
Here is a
cumulative lecture outline
Week 1 NO LAB
M 8/24 Evolution,
homeostasis and reproduction Chapter 1, Other specified selections,
pdf of slides,
PodCast
W 8/26 Strong inference
Chapter 1 (continued), Other specified selections, pp 610-611 & 629,
pdf of slides,
PodCast
F 8/28 Water, inorganic
chemistry Chapter 2, pdf
of slides, PodCast
Week 2 lab Scientific Inquiry
M 8/31 Carbon based
units Chapter 3, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 9/2 The cellular basis
of life Chapter 4, pdf
of slides, Last year's PodCast
F 9/4 Cell membranes:
gateway between the quick and the dead Chapter 5, pdf
of slides, PodCast
Week 3 lab Molecules
M 9/7 Labor Day
W 9/9 Cellular metabolism
Chapters 6 & 8, pdf
of slides, PodCast
An offering
for nine eleven
F 9/11 Nucleic acids and
the code of life Chapter 9, part of Chapter 10, Other specified selections,
pdf of slides, PodCast
Week 4 lab Cells
M9/14 Central dogma
and proteins Chapter 10, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 9/16 Review session, 2009 PodCast,
2008 PodCast;
2007 PodCast
F 9/18 Exam 1, Find your score here,
Answers: 1-40 here,
51-88 here,
101-138 here,
151-188 here,
Statistics: Average (out of 50) = 30.24, Standard deviation = 7.0, Approximate
distribution A:40-42, A-:39, B+:37-38, B:35-36, B-:33-34, C+:31-32, C:25-30,
C-:23-24, D:20-22, F:15-19 (Curve=2.46)
Week 5 lab Metabolism
M 9/21 General properties
of cell division Chapter 11, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 9/23 Sex, meiosis
and biological variability Chapter 11 (continued), pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 9/25 Genes and genetic
abnormalities Chapter 12, pdf
of slides, PodCast
Week 6 lab Genetics
M 9/28 Chromosomes
and chromosomal abnormalities Chapter 12 (continued), pdf
of slides, PodCastA,
PodCastB,
PodCastC,
W 9/30 Prokaryotes and
viruses Chapter 19, pp. 37 & 54, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 10/2 Biotech
Chapter 13, Other specified selections, pdf
of slides, PodCast
Week 7 lab Microbiology
M 10/5 Evolution
vs intelligent design Selections from Chapters 14-16 & 18, Other
specified selections(from Chapters 12, 23 & 24), pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 10/7 The genetic
basis of evolution Selections from Chapters 14-16 & 18, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 10/9 Review session. 2009 PodCast,
2008: PodCast
2007: ( PodCast,
the first part is slow and garbled, but the tail end worked)
Week 8 lab Molecular Biology
M 10/12 Exam 2. Find your score here,
Answers: 1-40 here,
51-88 here,
101-138 here,
151-188 here,
Statistics: Average (out of 50) = 35, Standard deviation = 7.6, Approximate
distribution A:44-49, A-:42-43, B+:40-41, B:38-39, B-:36-37, C+:34-35, C:30-33,
C-:27-29, D:18-26, F:12-14(Curve=2.54)
W 10/14 The origin of
life Chapter 17, selection from Chapter 1, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 10/16 The history
of life on Earth Chapter 17 (continued), selections from Chapters 18
& 25, pdf of
slides, PodCast
Week 9 NO LAB
M 10/19 Fall Break
W 10/21 Diversity of
life Selections from Selections from Chapters 20-22, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 10/23 Diversity of
animals Chapters 23 & 24, references to Chapters 33 & 41, pdf
of slides, PodCast
Week 10 lab Evolution
M 10/26 Animal structure
and function Chapter 31, Part of Chapter 39, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 10/28 Circulation
Chapter 32, Case study, Chapter 12, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 10/30 Respiration
Chapter 33, pdf
of slides, PodCast
Week 11 lab Histology
M 11/2 Digestion
Chapter 34, Other specified selections, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 11/4 2009 review session PodCast,
2008 Review Session PodCast
, 2007 review session PodCast
F 11/6 Exam 3 Find your score here,
Answers: 1-40 here,
51-88 here, 101-138
here, 151-188
here, Statistics
Average (out of 50) = 37.75, Standard deviation = 6.75, Approximate distribution
A:45-49, A-:44, B+:42-43, B:41, B-:39-40, C+:36-38, C:31-35, C-:28-30, D:21-27,
F:[none] (Curve=2.74)
Week 12 lab Physiology
M 11/9 Nutrition
Chapter 34 (continued), pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 11/11 Excretion
Chapter 35, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 11/13 Immunity and
defense Chapter 36 (plus part of Chapter 32), pdf
of slides, PodCast
Week 13 lab Anatomy
M11/16 Endocrinology
Chapter 37, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 11/18 The
nervous system Chapter 38, one reference back to chapter 37, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 11/20 Senses
Chapter 38 (continued) Specified selections from Chapters 12, 25 & 28,
pdf of slides,
PodCast
Week 14 NO LAB
M 11/23 Muscles
Chapter 39, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 11/25 Thanksgiving
F 11/27 Thanksgiving
Week 15 lab Senses
M 11/30 Reproduction
Chapter 40, pdf
of slides, PodCast
W 12/2 Development
Chapter 41, references to Chapters 13 & 40, pdf
of slides, PodCast
F 12/4 2009 Review PodCast,
2008 Review PodCast,
2007 Review PodCast
Week 16 NO LAB
M 12/7 Exam 4 Find your score here,
Answers: 1-40 here,
51-88 here,
101-138 here,
151-188 here,
Statistics Average (out of 50) = 34.33, Standard deviation = 7.1, Approximate
distribution A:42-45, A-:40-41, B+:39, B:37-38, B-:36, C+:34-35, C:31-33,
C-:28-30, D:20-27, F: 13-18 (Curve=2.67)
M Dec 14 8-9:50 Final exam Find your score here,
Answers: 1-40 here,
51-88 here, 101-138
here, 151-188
here, Average
(out of 100)=58, Grade distribution later
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