Download BIOL 1710.003 Principles of Biology I Fall 2010 MWF,11:00

BIOL 1710.003 Principles of Biology I
Fall 2010
MWF,11:00 -11:50 am BIOL 117
Instructor: Dr. M.L. Burleson
Office: Biology A128C Office Hours: MWF 9:00-10:00am or by appointment
Phone: (940) 369-5142 Email: [email protected]
Course Description:
This is the first part of the two course sequence for science majors and students who require a biology
class that will meet the requirements for Biology majors. The overall focus of Principles of Biology I is
molecular and cell biology. The design sequence is to provide students with a broad background in
biology that can serve as a prerequisite and prepare them for higher-level courses.
Course Objectives
Fundamental chemical structure and function as it relates to biology
Structure and function of cells and their components
Molecular mechanisms of genetics
Mechanisms of evolution
Course Requirements:
Required text: Biology, 8th Edition
Campbell and Reece
Pearson/Benjamin Cummings ISBN: 13: 978-0-8053-6844-4
Laboratory: You should be enrolled in a laboratory section of 1730.
Recitations: You must be enrolled in one of the recitation sections below for this course.
Attendance at recitations is mandatory.
REC 231
Mon. 1-2
BIOL 204
232
Fri. 1-2
CHEM 253
233
Fri. 2-3
CHEM 253
234
Thu. 2-3
GAB 201
235
Thu. 3-4
CURY 210
236
Mon. 2-3
BUSI 231
Exams: There will be FOUR exams (this includes the final exam) and a recitation grade, each worth 100
points. Exams will be based on text readings, handouts, class exercises, videos, and class lectures and
discussions. Students are responsible for all text material, regardless of whether we review the text
material in class or not.
Missed Exams: You will be allowed to make up a missed exam only if you have a
documented university excused absence. If you know in advance that you will miss an exam, you MUST
contact me before the scheduled exam. Make-up exams will not contain the same questions and may
contain only essay and short answer questions.
Grades will be based on the average of four lecture exams and the recitation grade.
Disabilities Accommodation:
The University of North Texas complies with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The University of North Texas provides academic adjustments
and auxiliary aids to individuals with disabilities, as defined under the law. Among other things, this
legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides
for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring
accommodation, please see the instructor and/or contact the Office of Disability Accommodation at 940565-4323 during the first week of class.
LECTURE: BOOK CHAPTERS, TOPICS AND EXAM SEQUENCE:
1. Themes in the Study of Life
Unit 1. The Chemistry of Life
2. The Chemical Context of Life
3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment
4. Carbon and Molecular Diversity of Life
5. The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules
EXAM #1, Sept. 20
Unit 2. The Cell
6. A Tour of the Cell
7. Membrane Structure and Function
8. An Introduction to Metabolism
9. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
10. Photosynthesis
EXAM #2, Oct. 13
11. Cell Communication
12. The Cell Cycle
Unit 3. Genetics
13. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
14. Mendel and the Gene Idea
15. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
16. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
17. From Gene to Protein
EXAM #3, Nov. 10
18. Regulation of Gene Expression
19. Viruses (we will skip this chapter)
20. Biotechnology
21. Genomes and Their Evolution
EXAM #4/FINAL EXAM – Friday, Dec. 17th , 10:30 am
All exam dates are tentative and subject to change. I will announce the date of each exam in class at
least one week in advance.