BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE 10V

Updated:Fri, May 23, 2008

Syllabus / Instructions for the Course - Read This First - Worth 10 points towards your grade

Instructions for Essay 1 - Due Friday, April 18 at 5:00pm

Instructions for Essay 2 - Due Wednesday, May 21 at 5:00pm

WEEK 1: MARCH 31 - APRIL 4

• Lecture 1 - What it Means to be Alive - Monday, March 31

• Lecture 2 - The Importance of Water - Wednesday, April 2

• Lecture 3 - Food - Friday, April 4

WEEK 2: APRIL 7 - 11

• Announcements for Week 2

• Lecture 4 - Introducing Cells - Monday, April 7

• Lecture 5 - Cell Division (Mitosis and Meiosis) - Wednesday, April 9

• Lecture 6 - Introduction to Evolution and Genetics - Friday, April 11

WEEK 3: APRIL 14 - 18

• Announcements for Week 3 - Rooms for Midterm

• Lecture 7 - Macroevolution and Viruses - Monday, April 14

• Lecture 8 - Bacteria and Protista - Wednesday, April 16

• Lecture 9 - Algae and Fungi - Friday, April 18

WEEK 4: APRIL 21 - 25

• Announcements for Week 4 - Change in Time for Final Exam

• Lecture 10 - Sponges, Jellyfish, Flatworms and Roundworms - Monday, April 21

• Lecture 11 - Sea Shells, Real Worms, Bugs and Starfish - Wednesday, April 23

• Lecture 12 - Evolution of Vertebrates, Fish, Frogs, Snakes and Birds - Monday, April 25

WEEK 5: APRIL 28 - May 2

• Lecture 13 - Midterm on Lectures 1 - 11 - Monday, April 28

• Lecture 14 - Mammals, The Visible Human, Tissues and Organ Systems - Wednesday, April 30

• Lecture 15 - Reproductive System and Human Genetics - Friday, May 2

WEEK 6: MAY 5 - 9

• Lecture 16 - Human Genetics, DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis - Monday, May 5

• Lecture 17 - Regulation of Genes - Wednesday, May 7

• Lecture 18 - Genetic Engineering - Friday, May 9

WEEK 7: MAY 12 - 16

• Lecture 19 - Digestive System and Urinary Systems and Metabolism - Monday, May 12

• Lecture 20 - More About Metabolism - Wednesday, May 14

• Lecture 21 - Skeletal, Muscular, Circulatory, Lymphatic and Respiratory Systems - Friday, May 16

WEEK 8: MAY 19 - 23

• Announcements for Week 8 - Final Exam Information

• Lecture 22 - Immune and Endocrine Systems - Monday, May 19

• Lecture 23 - Nervous System - Wednesday, May 21

• Lecture 24 - Microevolution and Speciation - Friday, May 23

WEEK 9: MAY 26 - MAY 30

• Announcements for Week 9 - Final Exam Information - Rooms for Exams

• Lecture 25 - Evolution of Plants - Wednesday, May 28

• Lecture 26 - Flowering Plants - Friday, May 30

WEEK 10: JUNE 2 - 5

• Lecture 27 - How Plants Make Food - Monday, June 2

• Lecture 28 - Plant Reproduction and Growth - Wednesday, June 4