Lecture Schedule Spring 2012

Lectures 11:00 -11:50 MWF Chem 200

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DAY

DATE

LECTURER

CHAPTER and GENERAL TOPIC

W

18-Jan

Shannon, Bates

Introduction to General Biology II

Ch 27: Phylogenetics Read pp (pp 474-479); Bioskills 3 (B.4-B.5) 

F

20-Jan

Shannon

Diversity of Life  Chapters 28 (pp 496-497), 29 (pp 519-520)

M

23-Jan

Shannon

Ch 32: Introduction to Animals   optional 3 slides/page

W

25-Jan

Shannon

Ch 32: Introduction to Animals

F

27-Jan

Shannon

Ch 32: Themes of Animal Diversification

M

30-Jan

Shannon

Ch 41: Animal Form and Function optional: 3 slides/page

W

1-Feb

Shannon

Ch 41: Animal Body Size and Metabolism

F

3-Feb

Shannon

Ch 41: Homeostasis,  Thermal Regulation

M

6-Feb

Shannon

Ch 42: Osmoregulation in Animals   optional 3 slides/page

Active Transport Animations

W

8-Feb

Shannon

Ch 42: Kidney Structure and Function

F

10-Feb

Shannon

Kidney Lecture

Exam Study Guide: Flash or Quicktime versions

Practice Questions

M

13-Feb

Shannon

Exam 1

W

15-Feb

Shannon

Ch 43: Animal Nutrition     optional 3 slides/page

F

17-Feb

Shannon

Ch 43: Digestion and Absorption

M

20-Feb

Shannon

Ch 43: Digestion and Absorption,  Ch 44: Gas Exchange     

W

22-Feb

Shannon

Ch 44: Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport  optional 3 slides/page

F

24-Feb

Shannon

Ch 44: Circulatory Systems

M

27-Feb

Shannon

Ch 44: Circulatory Systems

W

29-Feb

Shannon

Ch 45:  Electrical Signaling in Animals;  optional 3 slides/page

Action Potential   

Wednesday's Online Lecture. 

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Podcast version: Here

Make sure you listen to this before Friday.

Pupillary Reflex Animation

F

2-Mar

Shannon

Ch 45: Synapses and Neurotransmitters

M

5-Mar

Shannon

1.Review

2.Practice Exam Questions

W

7-Mar

Shannon

Exam 2

F

9-Mar

Bates

Ch 28-29: Prokaryotes and Protists (optional 3 slides/page):

pp. 496-503, 506, 509-510, 519-520, 526-532

Reading Guide

  12-16 Mar   Spring Break

M

19-Mar

Bates

Ch 31: Fungi: pp. 579-585 & 590-591 (optional 3 slides/page)

W

21-Mar

Bates

Ch 30: Green Plants: pp. 546-567 (optional 3 slides/page)

F

23-Mar

Bates

Ch 36: Introduction to plant structure: pp.695-706 (optional 3 slides/page)

M

26-Mar

Bates

Ch 36: Primary and Secondary Plant Growth: pp. 706-715 (optional 3 slides/page)

W

28-Mar

Bates

Ch 37: Water transport: pp.717-728 (optional 3 slides/page)

F

30-Apr

Bates

Ch 37: Phloem transport: pp. 728-734 (optional 3 slides/page)

M

2-Apr

Bates

Ch 38: Plant nutrition: pp. 737-752(optional 3 slides/page)

W

4-Apr

Bates

Ch 19: Plant biotechnology: pp. 354-356

(optional 3 slides/page)

F

6-Apr

Bates

Ch 39: Plant Signaling, Part 1: pp. 754-768

(optional 3 slides/page)

M

9-Apr

Bates

Ch 39: Plant Signaling, Part 2: pp. 768-781

(optional 3 slides/page)

Review

W

11-Apr

Bates

Exam 3: Study guide

F 13-Apr Bates

Ch 39: Plant Signaling, Part 2:pp. 768-781

(optional 3 slides/page)

M

16-Apr

Bates

Ch 40: Plant reproduction: pp. 783-795

(optional 3 slides/page)

W

18-Apr

Bates

Ch 40: Plant reproduction: pp. 795-800

F

20-Apr

Bates

Ch 50: Introduction to Ecology (optional 3 slides/page)

M

23-Apr

Bates

Ch 52: Population Ecology (optional 3 slides/page)

W

25-Apr

Bates

Ch 53: Community Ecology, Part 1

(optional 3 slides/page)

F

27-Apr

Bates

Ch 53: Community Ecology, Part 2

(optional 3 slides/page)

M

30-Apr

Bates

Ch 54: Ecosystems (optional 3 slides/page)

W

2-May

Bates

Ch 54: Ecosystems

F

4-May

Bates

Wrap up & Review

W

9-May

Bates

Final Exam 10:00-11:55pm

*TEXT:  Freeman, S. 2010. Biological Science, 4th ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings.



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