1 Biology 3 Course Outline
2 Syllabus Contents Textbook and lab book Website and address Participation and attendance Adding the course; no-shows Academic honesty Classroom etiquette Office hours Grading Quizzes and tests Paper Plato Lab Course outline My background
3 Course Outline Lecture Introduction to biology Essential chemistry for biology Molecules of life Tour of the cell The working cell Cellular respiration Photosynthesis Cellular basis of reproduction ( mitosis) Cellular basis of reproduction (meiosis) Patterns of inheritance Molecular biology of the gene Gene regulation; DNA technology How populations evolve How biological diversity evolves Nutrition and digestion Final test and lab practicum Lab Natural selection; basic statistics Scientific notation; metric system Molecules of life experiments Introduction to the light microscope Diffusion and osmosis experiments Light microscope practice Photosynthesis experiments Cesar Chavez Day on Tuesday Cell division; human reproduction Human reproduction; karyotypes Scientific discovery Heredity and genetics To be announced Wildlife in natural settings The food environment None Week Videos and short supplemental topics on the diversity of life will be presented during the semester.
4 Our Day Begins