BIOL 120 Schedule  

Fall 2009

Tentative lecture outline

Date:

Lecture Topic:

Chapter:

Aug. 24

Introduction & Overview of Blackboard

 

Aug. 26

Biology: Exploring Life

1

Aug. 28

Biology: Exploring Life

1

Aug. 31

Biology: Exploring Life

1

Sep. 2

The Chemical Basis of Life

2

Sep. 4

The Chemical Basis of Life

2

Sep. 7

Labor Day - NO CLASSES

 

Sep. 9

The Molecules of Cells

3

Sep. 11

The Molecules of Cells

3

Sep. 14

A Tour of the Cell

4

Sep. 16

A Tour of the Cell

4

Sep. 18

Review

 

Sep. 21

Exam 1

 

Sep. 23

The Working Cell

5

Sep. 25

The Working Cell

5

Sep. 28

How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy

6

Sep. 30

How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy

6

Oct. 2

Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

7

Oct. 5

Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

7

Oct. 7

The Cellular Basis of Reproduction

8

Oct. 9

The Cellular Basis of Reproduction

8

Oct. 12

Review

 

Oct. 14

Exam 2

 

Oct. 16

Patterns of Inheritance

9

Oct. 19

Patterns of Inheritance

9

Oct. 21

Molecular Biology of the Gene

10

Oct. 23

Molecular Biology of the Gene

10

Oct. 26

How Genes Are Controlled

11

Oct. 28

How Genes Are Controlled

11

Oct. 30

DNA Technology and Genomics

12

Nov. 2

DNA Technology and Genomics

12

Nov. 4

Review

 

Nov. 6

Exam 3

 

Nov. 9

How Populations Evolve

13

Nov. 11

How Populations Evolve

13

Nov. 13

How Populations Evolve

13

Nov. 16

How Populations Evolve

13

Nov. 18

The Origin of Species

14

Nov. 20

The Origin of Species

14

Nov. 23

The Origin of Species

14

Nov. 25

Tracing Evolutionary History

15

Nov. 27

Thanksgiving Holiday - NO CLASSES

 

Nov. 30

Tracing Evolutionary History

15

Dec. 2

Review

 

Dec 7

FINAL EXAM (Sect. 020: 3:00 – 5:30)

 

Dec 10

FINAL EXAM (Sect. 040: 11:30 – 2:00)

 

 

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