Course Outline for BIOL 1006

Fall 2008

 

Contact Information:         Bill Dew (Office H239)

                                                Phone (Extension): 4148

                                                e-mail: billd@nipissingu.ca 

 

Office Hours:  I have no set office hours, however when I am not running a laboratory session or instructing, I’m usually in my office so stop by.  If I’m not there the best way to contact me is through e-mail.

 

 

Times:           Class                                      Friday             10:30-1:30     F210

                        Laboratory Sessions            Tuesday         8:30-11:30     H219

                                                                        Tuesday         12:30-3:30     H219

Wednesday   8:30-11:30     H219

                                                                        Wednesday   12:30-3:30     H219

                                                                        Thursday        8:30-11:30     H219

                                                                        Thursday        12:30-3:30     H219

 

Textbook:     Biology, 8th Edition, Value Edition, Campbell and Reece

 

Evaluation:

 

UClass PortionU (70% of course):

 

            Mid-Term 1:                           10%   

            Mid-Term 2:                           10%   

         Final Exam:                            50%

 

ULaboratory PortionU (30% of course):

 

Laboratory Quizzes:              10%

Laboratory Assignments:       5%

Laboratory Mid-Term:             5%

Laboratory Final                    10%

 


 

 

Week of…

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

September 1st

Introduction

History of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Systematics

UNo LabU

September 8th

The Chemistry of Life

Properties of Water

Macromolecules

UNo LabU

September 15th

Cellular Structure

Introduction, Microscopy,

Scientific Tables and Figures

September 22nd

Cellular Structure

Lipids and Membranes

Macromolecules

September 29th

Mid-Term #1

Endosymbiotic Theory

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell Structure

October 6th

Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

DNA Replication

Transcription and Translation

U Diffusion and OsmosisU

October 13th

UReading Week – No class scheduledU

No Lab

October 20th

Protein Structure and Mutation Enzymes

Laboratory Mid-term

(During your Laboratory Time)

October 27th

Metabolism

Enzymes:  Factors affecting rate of activity

November 3rd

Mid-Term #2

The Cell Cycle

Mitosis

Metabolism

November 10th

Meiosis

Cancer and the Cell Cycle

Cell Communication

Mitosis and Meiosis

PCR I

November 17th

Cancer and Signaling

Molecular Biology Techniques

PCR II

Blood Typing with Antibodies

November 24th

Molecular Biology Techniques

 Review

Lab Exam (In Lab)

December 1st

UNo ClassU

No Lab