Biology 105 Biological Concepts: Unity Section B09C Dr. Todd Kostman Office: HS156, HS 55 Telephone: 424-7301, 424-0811 email: kostman@uwosh.edu http://www.uwosh.edu/departments/biology/kostman/kostman.html OFFICE HOURS M, W 10 a.m.-12 p.m. I am happy to make appointments outside of my normal office hours-just contact me by phone or e-mail or talk to me after class. COURSE DESCRIPTION Biology 105 is the introductory course for all Biology courses on this campus, serving as a general education course for many and the first step towards the nursing program for others. It is assumed you are entering this course with no real background in Biology. The main focus of the course is to examine the characteristics shared by all living organisms. This boils down to the bulk of the course being an introductory cell biology course. We begin by studying basic chemistry, then move on to biological molecules and how they interact, then onto cells and cell structure, how cells make and use energy, how they reproduce, and finally how cells and organisms evolve. Throughout the course I will be tying the material into real life examples about how Biology relates to your everyday life (and it really, really does). I hope you leave the course with a better understanding of basic biology that enables you to make informed decisions about your life, and current political issues such as genetically modified organisms and stem cell research among others. LECTURE INFORMATION LECTURE SCHEDULE: 1:50 to 2:50 MWF in HS106. LECTURE TEXT: Campbell et al.: Biology: Concepts and Connections, Fifth Edition, Pearson Cummings Custom Publishing, San Francisco, CA. Lecture Format: Lectures will be presented via Powerpoint and overheads of the figures from your text. I will frequently refer to the figures, so you should bring your text to class and make note any figures I specifically reference. LECTURE EXAMS: We will have four lecture exams on the scheduled dates. Each exam will be worth 100 points, and will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions. There will be material from roughly 8 lectures on each exam (resulting in around 6 exam questions per lecture). As you can see, missing even one lecture could have significant impact on your exam performance. I use questions from various sources, including from the end of the chapters of your book and from the CD, as well as questions myself and other instructors have written. LECTURE MAKEUP EXAM: One makeup lecture exam will be given on Friday, May. 11th, 2007 during the regular class period for anyone who missed a lecture or a lab exam. This exam will be comprehensive (covering material from all four prior exams). In order to be eligible to take this exam, a student must receive prior permission from Dr. Kostman and permission will be granted only for those who contacted Dr. Kostman before the exam missed. Only one missed exam may be replaced with the makeup exam score-so if you miss more than one exam, or you do not contact Dr. Kostman before a missed exam, you will not be allowed to take the make-up exam. Cell Phones: All cell phones must be turned off during lecture and laboratory time. If you must leave it on in case of an EMERGENCY call (i.e. life or death), set it to vibrate. Cell phones going off during lectures or lecture exams will be confiscated and possibly stomped upon. LABORATORY INFORMATION Laboratory meeting times: There are seven lab sections, B01-B07 that correspond to this lecture. You need to attend the lab section you are signed into as space is limited. Labs will meet each week at the assigned time in Room 211 and be two hours in length-assume each lab will take the entire period. You will receive a lab syllabus from your lab instructor with more details on how your lab section will be conducted. Labs cannot be made-up as there is extensive preparation necessary by our staff for each lab. LABORATORY TEXT: BIO 105: Concepts in Biology: Unity: Laboratory Manual. Bring it (along with lecture text) to every laboratory meeting. LABORATORY EXAMS: Three laboratory exams (worth 100 pts each) will be administered during lecture periods (see schedule). Lab exams will consist of 40 multiple-choice questions worth 2.5 pts each. A missed exam will result in a score of zero for that exam, unless you qualify for the makeup exam. LABORATORY GRADE: You will have 400 points from the lab-300 points from the lab exams and 100 points that will be assigned by your lab instructor. GRADING COURSE GRADE: There are a total of 800 points possible for the semester (400 points from lecture exams, 300 points from lab exams, and 100 points from lab). I will calculate your grade by dividing the total number of points you earn over the semester by 800, which will yield a percentage. This percentage will be converted into a letter grade using the scale below: GRADING SCALE: 100-90% = A 89%-87% = AB 86-80% = B 79-77% = BC 76-70% = C 69-67% = CD 66-60% = D <60% = F Accessing Grades and Class Information I have set up this course on the D2L site and will post all grades there. In addition, I will also post messages to the class, sample exams, and review sheets over the course of the semester. If you have any questions or problems using the site please see me. STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Students are referred to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Student Discipline Code as detailed in specific provisions of Chapter 14 of the State of Wisconsin Administrative Code. Any student(s) found in violation of any aspect of the above Code (as defined in sections UWS 14.02 and 14.03) will receive a sanction as detailed in UWS 14.05 and 14.06. Examples of violations include: looking at another student’s exam or answer sheet and copying the answers during and exam, talking or whispering to another student during an exam,, and receiving text messages during an exam on an electronic device. Sanctions range from a grade of zero for the assignment in question to an oral reprimand to expulsion from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Students have the right to request a hearing and to appeal sanctions (as defined in UWS 14.08-14.10). Lecture and Laboratory Schedule-Biology 105 Spring 2007 Date Lecture Topic Text Reading Lab Topic Jan. 29 1 Laboratory 1: Scientific Method Feb. 2 Syllabus, Overview of Science and Biology Basic Chemistry: Elements, Atoms, and Bonds Water, Chemical Reactions Feb. 5 Molecules 3.1-3.7 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Molecules Introduction to Cells 3.8-3.16 4.1-4.5 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Organelles Organelles Energy and Enzymes 4.6-4.12 4.13-4.19 5.1-5.9 Laboratory 3: Molecules Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Membrane structure and function Lecture Exam I (lectures1-9) 5.10-5.14 Laboratory 4: Proteins Transport and Osmosis 5.15-5.21 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 March 2 Cell Respiration I Cellular Respiration II Cellular Respiration III 6.1-6.6 6.7-6.12 6.13-6.16 March 5 Lab Exam I (labs 1-3) March 7 March 9 Photosynthesis I Photosynthesis II 7.1-7.4 7.5-7.9 March 12 March 14 March 16 Photosynthesis III Cell Cycle, Mitosis, Cytokinesis Lecture Exam II (lectures 10-17) 7.10-7.14 8.1-8.7 Laboratory 7: Respiration March 1923 Spring Break!!!!!!!!!!!!! March 26 Meiosis 8.12 Laboratory 8: Photosynthesis March 28 March 30 Chromosomes, gametes, crossing over Cancer and birth defects 8.13-8.18 8.19-8.23 Jan. 31 2.1-2.9 2.10-2.17 Laboratory 2: Applying the Scientific Method to Daphnia Laboratory 5: Enzymes Laboratory 6: Osmosis and Diffusion April 2 Mendel I: One Strange Monk April 4 April 6 Lab Exam II (labs 4,5,6,7) Mendel II: Genotypes and phenotypes 9.11-9.17 April 9 Mendelian Genetics III: Chromosomes and Inheritance Review genetics DNA and DNA replication 9-.18-9.24 April 11 April 13 9.1-9.10 Laboratories 9 and 10: Genetics and Transformaton Continue Labs 9 and 10 10.1-10.5 April 16 April 18 April 20 Lecture Exam III (lectures 18-24) Transcription and Translation Mutations and viruses 10.6-10.16 10.17-10.23 April 23 Gene regulation 11.1-11.8 April 25 April 27 Evolution I: Darwin and populations Evolution II 13.1-13.8 13.9-13.18 April 30 Evolution III 14.1-14.10 May 2 May 4 Evolution IV: Macroevolution Wrap-up and review 14.11-15.5 May 7 May 9 May 11 Lab Exam III (labs 8,9, 10, and 11) Lecture Exam IV (lectures 25-32) Make-up Exam (comprehensive) * * Continue Labs 9 and 10 Finish Lab 10, Continue Lab 9; do Lab 11: Selection Finish Lab 9; SOS, Assessment Test No Labs Lab Section Meeting Times and Lab Instructors: Spring 2007 Section Meeting Instructor Section Meeting Day/Time Day/Time Instructor A01L A02L A03L A04L A05L A06L A07L Olsen Beard Bosma Olsen Dorn Bosma Olsen Mon. 10:20-12:20 Tu. 3:30-5:30 Tu. 8-10 Tu. 1:20-3:20 Wed. 10:20-12:20 Wed. 12:40-2:40 Th. 8-10 Bosma Davis-Foust Hamze Davis-Foust Bosma Dorn Bosma B01L B02L B03L B04L B05L B06L B07L Mon. 8-10 Th. 3:30-5:30 Tu. 11:10-1:10 Wed. 8-10 Wed. 3-5 Th. 11:10-1:10 Th. 1:20-3:20