Biology
1030A. Introduction to Biology: Organismal
Biology
Room
location:
1025 BC (Biology-Chemistry); Days and time: MTWR: 8:00-9:25 am. 6/11/08-7/29/08.
Instructor
information:
Dr. John B. Pascarella; Office hours are 11:30am-12:30 pm M and W and 9:30-9:50am TR or by
appointment. Office is BC 1097. Phone: 333-5766. E-mail: jbpascar@valdosta.edu;
Web
page: http://chiron.valdosta.edu/jbpascar/
Text. Biology, The Unity and Diversity of Life, 11th Edition, 2006, Starr
and Taggart, Thompson/Brooks-Cole. Available in campus
bookstore and on-line book sellers.
Course
Objectives.
This course will introduce non-majors to the study of biology, with emphasis on
the processes involved in the development and maintenance of complex
multicellular organisms.
Attendance
and Behavior.
You are expected to attend all class sessions. Please be considerate of others
in the classroom and refrain from non-class related talking. Please turn off
all cellular phones, beepers, and other electronic communication devices. If a
repeated problem develops with noise or behavior in class, I will reduce your
grade by a letter grade. NO FOOD OR DRINK. Repeated offenses will
result in loss of a letter grade.
Grading. There will be
four semester exams. Each exam will be worth 100 points. Make-up exams will be
given only with a valid excuse (medical, sports). You must notify me by the day
of the exam or the next academic day (Monday-Friday) regarding a missed exam.
Car broke down, slept in, and family problems are not valid excuses.
Your final grade will be calculated as the total points from the four exams
plus 100 points from the following: in-class video worksheets, assigned
homework, in-class group activities, in-class pop quizzes, and random
attendance checks. Letter grades will
follow standard 10% levels (90,80,70,60, <60%) of
average points achieved by the class.
Cheating
and plagiarism:
Please refer to the VSU Student Handbook Code of Ethics for policies concerning
cheating and plagiarism. Or Don't Cheat!
Privacy
Act:
Please refer to the VSU Student Handbook Code of Ethics for a statement on the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Under this act, it is illegal to
release personal information (grades) about an individual. Grades will not be
posted or given out over the phone or e-mail. To obtain your current or final
grade during the course, please speak to me during office hours.
Special
Services:
Students requiring classroom accommodations or modifications because of a
documented disability should discuss this need with the instructor at the
beginning of the semester. Students not registered with the Special Services
Program, should contact the Special Services Office, Nevins Hall 1115 (phone:
245-2498).
If changes occur, they will be announced
during the course and posted here.
|
Topic |
Date |
Reading from book |
|
Invitation to Biology |
6/11 |
Introduction, CH. 1 |
|
Chemistry
of Life |
6/12, 6/16, 6/17 |
Ch. 2 & 3 |
|
Cell Structure &
Membranes |
6/18-6/19 |
Ch. 4 and 5 |
|
Test
1 |
6/23 |
Ch
1-5 |
|
Energy and
Photosynthesis |
6/24-6/26 |
Ch 6 & 7 |
|
Respiration |
6/30-7/2 |
Ch. 8 |
|
Test
2 |
7/3 |
Ch
6-8 |
|
Cell Division
(mitosis. Meiosis) |
7/7 -7/9 |
Ch. 9 & 10 |
|
Mendel &
Chromosomes |
7/10, 7/14-7/15 |
Ch. 11 & 12 |
|
Test
3 |
7/16 |
Ch
9-12 |
|
DNA and Protein Synthesis |
7/17, 7/21-22 |
Ch. 13 & 14 |
|
Gene control and
genomes |
7/23 and 7/28 |
Ch. 15 & 16 |
|
Test
4 |
7/29 |
Ch
13-16 |