Download BIOL 3010

Universidad de Puerto Rico
Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez
Colegio de Artes y Ciencias
Departamento de Biología
Programa de Biología, Pre-médica, Microbiología Industrial
Oficial Syllabus
Cellular Physiology
BIOL 3010
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: Two hours lecture & three hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: Quim 3031 or Quim 3461
Corequisites: None
Course description in Spanish:
Course description in English:
Study of the structure and function of life molecules at the cell level, and the interactions among them.
Objectives:
1 To introduce the principles of cell biology
2 To introduce the laboratory skills of cell biology
Outline of content:
Topics to be covered
I CELL STRUCTURE
A
II
INTRODUCTION TO CELL BIOLOGY
B
MACROMOLECULES
C
ENZYMES
D
MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY
E
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
F
CELL SURFACE
G
CYTO-SKELETON
H
CELL MOVEMENT
I
EUCARYOTE COMPARTMENTALIZATION
EXAM
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND BIOSYNTHESIS
A
AN OVERVIEW OF METABOLISM
B
METABOLIC CONTROL
C
GLYCOLYSIS
D
PHOSPHO-PENTOSE SHUNT AND GLYCOGEN METABOLISM
E
CITRATE CYCLE AND LIPID METABOLISM
F
ATP BIOSYNTHESIS AND ELECTRON TRANSPORT
G
AMINO ACID METABOLISM
Contact hours
H
I
EXAM
III
NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM
METABOLIC LOOSE ENDS
INFORMATION PROCESSING
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
EXAM
CELLULAR INFORMATION FLOW
NUCLEAR AND CHROMATIN STRUCTURE
GENOME REPLICATION AND THE CELL CYCLE
TRANSCRIPTION
TRANSLATION
GENETIC CODE AND SECRETION
GENETIC CONTROL
CELLULAR EVOLUTION
Total hours: (should be equivalent to the contact hours of the course)
Instructional strategies:
lecture
discussion
computation
seminar with formal presentation
art workshop
research
practicum
trip
laboratory
seminar without formal presentation
thesis
special problemas
workshop
tutorial
other (specify): To cover each topic as an oral presentation supplemented by a computer
aided slide show.
Minimal resources available:
Evaluation strategies and their relative weight:
Percentage
100%
written exams
oral reports
monographs
portfolio
reflexive diary
other (specify):
TOTAL: 100%
100%
Grading system:
quantifiable (letter grade)  not quantifiable
References:
Suggested Text:
Alberts, B.,, et al., 2004. Essential Cell Biology, 2 ed. Garland Science, NY
Becker, W. M., et al., 2000. The World of the Cell, 4 ed. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco.
Pollard, T.D. and Earnshaw, w.C. 2002. Cell Biology. Saunders, Philadelphia.
Weaver, R. F. 2002. Molecular Biology, 2 ed. McGraw Hill, NY.
After identifying themselves with the professor and institution, handicapped students will receive reasonable
accommodation in the course and evaluation. For more information, communicate with student services in the
office of the dean of students (Q-019 ), 787-265-3863, or 787 832-4040 x 3250 or 3258.
Attachments included:
Yes 
No
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