classes meet: Sections C & D - MWF 1:00-1:50, K210.
course web page:
http://www.science.widener.edu/~grant/courses/bio101.html
Dr. Bruce W. Grant
Department of
Biology, Widener University
Chester, PA, 19013, office Kirk.200, 610-499-4017
email: grant@pop1.science.widener.edu
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# date topic {text reading}
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#1 Wed, Sept 9 Introduction to Biology
#2 Fri, Sept 11 The Scientific Method {ch 1.1, 1.2}
#3 Mon, Sept 14 Earth's Early History {ch. 2 all}
#4 Wed, Sept 16 Chemistry of Life {ch. 2 all, 5.1}
#5 Fri, Sept 18 Origin of Life on Earth {ch. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1}
#6 Mon, Sept 21 Metabolism Without Oxygen {ch. 5.1, 5.2, 5.4}
#7 Wed, Sept 23 Natural Selection and the Genetic Code {ch. 7.1, 7.2}
#8 Fri, Sept 25 Origin of Evolution and Gene Regulation {ch. 7.3, 7.4}
#9 Mon, Sept 28 The Evolution of Resource Synthesis {tba}
#10 Wed, Sept 30 Photosynthesis {ch. 5.3}
#11 Fri, Oct 2 Metabolism With Oxygen {ch. 5.4}
#12 Mon, Oct 5 Evolution of Compartmentalization {ch. 3.4, 11, 12}
#13 Wed, Oct 7 review session for EXAM 1
#14 Fri, Oct 9 EXAM 1
#15 Mon, Oct 12 Diversity of Eukaryotic Life {ch. 11.3, 12, 13}
#16 Wed, Oct 14 Asexual Cellular Reproduction {ch. 4.3}
#17 Fri, Oct 16 Sexual Reproduction I: Gamete Production {ch. 6.3, 12.3}
#18 Mon, Oct 19 Sexual Reproduction II: Genetics {tba}
#19 Wed, Oct 21 Microevolution and Adaptation {ch. 9 & 10}
#20 Fri, Oct 23 Origin and Macroevolution of Plants I {ch. 14 & 15}
#21 Mon, Oct 26 Origin and Macroevolution of Plants II {ch. 14 & 15}
#22 Wed, Oct 28 Origin and Macroevolution of Animals I {ch. 16 & 17}
#23 Wed, Nov 4 Origin and Macroevolution of Animals II {ch. 16 & 17}
#24 Fri, Nov 6 Origin of Humans {ch. 18}
#25 Mon, Nov 9 Principles of Animal Architecture {ch. 19}
#26 Wed, Nov 11 Circulation and Respiration {ch. 20}
#27 Fri, Nov 13 Resource Acquisition and Digestion {ch. 21}
#28 Mon, Nov 16 review session for EXAM 2
#29 Wed, Nov 18 EXAM 2
#30 Fri, Nov 20 Osmoregulation and Excretion {ch. 21}
#31 Mon, Nov 23 Resistance to Disease {ch. 22}
#32 Wed, Nov 25 Nervous and Endocrine Systems {ch. 23 & 24}
#33 Mon, Nov 30 Reproduction and Development {ch. 6.4, 8.3, 25}
#34 Wed, Dec 2 Animal Behavior {tba}
#35 Fri, Dec 4 Populations {ch 27.1}
#36 Mon, Dec 7 Species Interactions {ch 27.2}
#37 Wed, Dec 9 Ecological Communities and Ecosystems {ch. 27 & 28}
#38 Fri, Dec 11 Human Ecology I {ch. 8.2, 28}
#39 Mon, Dec 14 Human Ecology II {tba}
#40 Wed, Dec 16 review session for EXAM 3 and FINAL EXAM
EXAM 3 and FINAL EXAM during exam week, TBA
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