Course Schedule - Bio 102 - Spring 2010

General Outline. See Detailed Syllabus for up-to-date information.

Date Lecture Laboratory
Instructor: Dr. Peter Russell Section: Genetics
Jan 25 M
26 T
28 Th
Lab lecture
Genetics
Genetics
Mendelian Genetics
Feb 1 M
2 T
4 Th
Lab lecture
Genetics
Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Cloning a gene I
Feb 8 M
9 T
11 Th
Lab lecture
Genetics
Genetics
Molecular genetics
Cloning a gene II
Feb 15 M
16 T
18 Th
Lab lecture
Genetics
Genetics
Molecular genetics
Cloning a gene III
Instructor: Dr. Steve Arch Section: Animal Physiology
Feb 22 M
23 T
25 Th
First Midterm Exam
Cellular Communication
Food and the 2nd Law
Osmosis
Mar 1 M
2 T
4 Th
Lab lecture
Nutrition and digestion
Water and Salts
Hormonal response to stress in a terrestrial vertebrate
Mar 8 M
9 T
11 Th
Lab lecture
Sex and Reproduction
Neurons
Water metabolism of terrestrial vertebrates
Mar 13-21 SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK
Mar 22 M
23 T
25 Th
Lab lecture
Muscles and Movement
Mechanical and Chemical Senses
Action Potentials
Instructor: Dr. David Dalton Section: Plant Physiology
Mar 29 M
30 T
Apr 1 Th
Second Midterm Exam
Lab intro, proteins and enzymes
Harvesting energy
Mitochondria and metabolism
Apr 5 M
6 T
8 Th
Lab lecture
Cell structure and membranes
Photosynthesis - light reactions
Photosynthesis (Hill reaction)
Apr 12 M
13 T
15 Th
Lab lecture
Photosynthesis - dark reactions
Plant hormones and nutrition
Photosynthesis (CO2 uptake)
Apr 19 M
20 T
22 Th
Lab lecture
Plant growth and development
Plant molecular biology
Old Growth Forests Field Trip
Apr 26 M
27 T
29 Th
May 13 Th
Midterm review session
Third Midterm Exam
no lecture
Final Exam 9am-noon VLH
NO LABS
Please note that the 1st two midterm exams are scheduled during lab lecture periods.