Lecture Schedule Fall 2008

Lectures 9:00 - 9:50 MWF Chem 200

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DAY

DATE

LECTURER

CHAPTER and GENERAL TOPIC

W

3-Sep

Shannon, Kram

Introduction to General Biology II

Ch 27: Phylogenetics

F

5-Sep

Shannon

Ch 27-29: Diversity of Life

M

8-Sep

Shannon

Ch 32: Introduction to Animals

W

10-Sep

Shannon

Ch 32: Introduction to Animals

F

12-Sep

Shannon

Ch 32: Themes of Animal Diversification

M

15-Sep

Shannon

Ch 41: Animal Form and Function

W

17-Sep

Shannon

Ch 41: Homeostasis,  Thermal Regulation

F

19-Sep

Shannon

Ch 42: Osmoregulation in Animals

M

22-Sep

Shannon

Ch 42: Water and Electrolyte Balance

W

24-Sep

Shannon

Ch 42: Kidney Structure and Function

F

26-Sep

Shannon

Review   Practice Questions

M

29-Sep

Shannon

Exam 1

W

1-Oct

Shannon

Ch 43: Animal Nutrition

F

3-Oct

Shannon

Ch 43: Digestion and Absorption

M

6-Oct

Shannon

Ch 44: Gas Exchange,  

W

8-Oct

Shannon

Ch 44: Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport

F

10-Oct

Shannon

Ch 44: Circulatory Systems

M

13-Oct

Shannon

Ch 44: Circulatory Systems

W

15-Oct

Shannon

Ch 45:  Electrical Signaling in Animals;  Action Potentials

F

17-Oct

Shannon

Ch 45: Synapses and Neurotransmitters

M

20-Oct

Shannon

Ch 45: Structure of the Brain

W

22-Oct

Shannon

Review

F

24-Oct

Shannon

Exam 2

M

27-Oct

Kram

Ch 29-31: Tree of life

Links: web of life, species2000

W

29-Oct

Kram

Ch 36: Introduction to plant structure

F

31-Oct

Kram

Ch 36: Primary growth: roots, stems, and leaves

M

3-Nov

Kram

Ch 36: Secondary growth

W

5-Nov

Kram

Ch 37: Transport and water relations

F

7-Nov

Kram

Ch 37: Water transport

M

10-Nov

Kram

Ch 37: Phloem transport

W

12-Nov

Kram

Ch 38: Plant nutrition

Proton pump animation (see "Just for fun")

F

14-Nov

Kram

Review

M

17-Nov

Kram

 Exam 3

W

19-Nov

Kram

Ch 39: Plant sensing, signals, & response Part 1

F

21-Nov

Kram

Ch 39: Plant sensing, signals, & response Part 2

M

24-Nov

Kram

Ch 40: Plant reproduction: The Flower

Plants in motion website

W

26-Nov

Kram

Holiday

F

28-Nov

Kram

Ch 40: Plant reproduction

M

1-Dec

Kram

Ch 40: Plant reproduction: The Fruit

W

3-Dec

Kram

Ch 50: Introduction to Ecology

F

5-Dec

Kram

Ch 52: Population Ecology

M

8-Dec

Kram

Ch 53: Community Ecology: Interactions

W

10-Dec

Kram

Ch 53: Community Ecology: Dynamics

F

12-Dec

Kram

Ch 54: Ecosystem Ecology

Th

18-Dec

Kram

Final Exam 10-11:55

*TEXT:  Freeman, S. 2008. Biological Science, 3rd ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings.



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