Schedule
BIOL 211—Majors Cellular
Winter 2012
Lecture meets: Monday and Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 in BLM 9100
Lab meets: Tuesday from 2:30-4:30 or 4:30-6:30 in 2308.
DATE TOPIC TEXT
1/4 Syllabus, The Science of Biology Ch. 1
1/9 The Nature of Molecules and Properties of Water Ch. 2
1/10 Lab 1: Investigation I-Scientific Method, Graphing
1/11 The Chemical Building Blocks of Life Ch. 3
1/17 Lab 2: Chemical Composition of Cells-Investigation III
1/18 The Chemical Building Blocks of Life Ch. 3
1/23 EXAM #1, Cell Structure Ch. 4
1/24 Lab 3: The Microscope-Invest II, Cell Organization-Invest. IV
1/25 Cell Structure Ch. 4
1/30 Membranes Ch. 5
1/31 Lab 4: Enzyme Activity-Investingation V
2/1 Energy and Metabolism Ch. 6
2/6 EXAM #2, How Cells Harvest Energy Ch. 7
2/7 Lab 5: Metabolism and Cellular Respiration-Investigation VIII
2/8 How Cells Harvest Energy Ch. 7
2/13 How Cells Divide Ch. 10
2/14 Lab 6: Mitosis-Investigation X
2/15 How Cells Divide Ch. 10
2/21 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis (in 2308) Ch. 11
2/22 EXAM #3, Patterns of Inheritance Ch. 12
2/27 Patterns of Inheritance Ch. 12
2/28 Lab 7: Genetics-Investigation XII
2/29 Chromosomes, Mapping, and Meiosis-Inheritance Connection (part) Ch.13
3/5 DNA: The Genetic Material Ch. 14
3/6 Lab 8: DNA I (handout)
3/7 DNA: The Genetic Material Ch. 14
3/12 Genes and How They Work Ch. 15
3/13 Lab 9: DNA II (handout)
3/14 Genes and How They Work, Biotechnology Chs. 15, 17
3/19 EXAM #4, LAB EXAM 1:00 - 3:00