BIOLOGY 303
Cell Biology
Spring 1999
Instructors Office Hours:
Dr. Robert E. Bast, SI-238, 687-4514 After class to 12:00 on Thursday or
by appointment
Dr. Paul Doerder, SR-253, 687-2442 After class to 12:00 on Tuesday or by
appointment
Dr. Doerder will maintain course grades, but we will cooperate when making and grading exams.
Text:Essential Cell Biology, An Introduction to the Molecular
Biology of the Cell, 1998, Alberts et al., Garland Publishing, Inc.
The laboratory manual will be distributed in lab.
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DATE |
Instructor |
TOPIC and READING ASSIGNMENT |
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J 19 21 |
B, D D |
Orientation; Chs. 1 to 4, review on your own time; Ch. 5 highlights. Ch. 6, DNA Repair & 7, RNA and the origin of life. |
|
26 28 |
D D |
Ch. 8 - Chromosomes and Gene Regulation. |
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F 4 6 |
D D |
Ch. 9 - Genetic Variation. |
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9 11 |
D D |
EXAM 1 |
|
16 18 |
B B |
Ch. 10 - DNA Technology. Ch. 11 - Membrane Structure, review. |
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23 25 |
B B |
Ch. 12 - Membrane Transport, review Na+ - K+ pump, pg 383 to end of chapter. |
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M 2 4 |
B B |
Ch. 13 - Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts, mitochondria and chloroplast structure and photosynthesis. |
|
9 11 |
- - |
Spring Break |
|
16 18 |
B D |
Exam 2 Ch. 14 - Intracellular Components and Transport. Last day to drop! |
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23 25 |
B B |
cont. |
|
30 A 1 |
B B |
Ch. 15 - Cell Communication. Ch. 16. - Cytoskeleton. |
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6 8 |
B B |
cont. |
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13 15 |
B D |
Exam 3 Ch. 17 - Cell Division. |
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20 22 |
D D |
Ch. 18 - Cell-cycle Control and Cell Death. |
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27 29 |
B - |
Ch. 19 - Tissues. Topics to page 612. No Class - Monday classes scheduled. |
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M 6 |
B, D |
Final 8:30 to 10:30 |
How course grade is determined:
Exams 1, 2, & 3 = 15% each
Final Exam = 30%. ½ of Final covers new material, ½ of Final is accumulative.
Laboratory = 25%
Grading scale:
A= 90% to 100%
B= 80% to 89%
C= 70% to 79%
D= 60% to 69%
F= <60%
You are responsible for learning all the information in assigned text readings and all material presented in class.