Download Lab - Suffolk County Community College

SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BRENTWOOD, NEW YORK
Summer 2012
COURSE OUTLINE ADDENDUM
Course Title: Principles of Biology
Catalog #: BIO 101
Section #: 501Credits: 4.0
Instructor: Dr. Phoebe Smith
Lecture: 8:45-10:30 MTW & 9:00-12:00 R Room A 133
Lab: 10:45-12:45 MTW Room A 133
Office: Sagtikos 110
Office Phone: 851-6462
Email: [email protected]
Required Textbooks:
Campbell Essential Biology, Simon, Reece & Dickey, Custom edition, Pearson Learning
Solutions, 2010.
Laboratory Manual For Principles of Biology (BY 14), Suffolk County Community
College, 2010.
You will also need 4 Scantron sheets for the semester.
No make-ups. No late work will be accepted. No exceptions! It is critically
important that you pay attention to dates. Exams (both lecture and lab) will be completed
in class.
Grading Policy
Grades are calculated as follows.
Exam I
60%
Exam II
Exam III
Cumulative Final
Lab Practical
25%
15%
The following scale applies:
A=90-100%
B=80-89%
C=70-79%
D=60-69%
F=59% or below
Attendance Policy
All students are required to attend lab. If you miss a week’s worth of labs (3), you
will be dropped from the class. Students are responsible for all that takes place in class.
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Do not disappear from this course. You must officially withdraw by going to the
registrar’s office or else you will receive an F.
Classroom etiquette: You are expected to behave in a manner that conveys respect for
your classmates and your instructor. Please refrain from causing disruption and
distraction in the classroom. You are expected to arrive on time! If you must come to
class late, please be as quiet as possible. Keep in mind that you may miss important
announcements made at the beginning of class. Try to minimize leaving the classroom
during lab activities. You are not allowed to use cell phones or any other technology
during class. After one warning, you will be given a 10% penalty on your next exam for
each violation of this rule. If you fail to adhere to any of these guidelines, you may be
asked to leave the classroom.
Reading Assignments: You are expected to come to each lab prepared. This means
that the reading assignment corresponding to each week’s lab must be completed
prior to that lab.
Lab schedule: You are required to attend lab from 10:45-12:45 every Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday (see dates below). Exam dates are subject to change.
Date
07/05
07/09
07/10
07/11
07/12
07/16
07/17
07/18
07/19
07/23
07/24
07/25
07/26
07/30
07/31
Lecture
Intro.
(Chapter 1)
Chemistry (Chapter 2)
Organic Chemistry (Chap. 3)
Cell Biology (Chapter 4)
Cell Physiology (Chapter 5)
Catch up & Review
Exam I (Chaps. 1-5)
Photosynthesis (Chap. 7)
Photosynthesis, cont.
Cell Respiration (Chap. 6)
Cell Division (Chapter 8)
Structure & Function of DNA
(Chapter 10)
Catch up & Review
Exam II (Chaps. 6-10)
Genetics (Chapter 9)
Prokaryotes & Protists (pp.
299-311)
Fungi & Plants (pp. 318-332)
Catch up & review
Exam III (Chap. 9 & parts
of Chaps. 15 & 16)
Lab
Lab Reading
Lab 2
Lab Tools: Measurements &
Microscopy
Biomolecules
Lab 3
Osmosis and Cells
No Lab
Enzymes and their Activity
Lab 7
Lab 8
Lab 9
Photosynthesis and
Respiration
Genetics
Lab 11
No Lab
Lab 1
Classification
The Structure and Function of
Cells
Characteristics of Cells from
Different Kingdoms
No Lab
Plant Evolution & Anatomy
Animal Evolution
Lab 5
Lab 6
Handout
Handout
2
Invertebrates (pp.340-353)
08/01
Vertebrates (pp. 354-361)
Reproduction
08/02
Evolution (Chaps. 19 & 20)
08/06
Catch up & review
LAB PRACTICAL
08/07
No lab
Cumulative Final
Schedule subject to change at instructor’s discretion
Lab 10
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