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JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

BIOLOGY 103 SPRING 2005

 

 

Instructor: Dr. Henrietta Nunno
Room: 4126 N
Tel: (212) 237-8953
Office hours: To be announced  

 

Lecture: 6th Period Tu/Th  
Lecture Hall 4302 N  
Lab: 1st and 2nd Period Lab: 4th and 5th
        Section 01 Fri Rm. 4430         Section 02 Fri Rm. 4430
   

 

 

 

 TEXT: BIOLOGY by Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reece, 6th Edition, Benjamin/Cummings Publishers, NY 2002.
STUDY GUIDE: STUDENT STUDY GUIDE FOR BIOLOGY, 6th Edition by Martha A. Taylor, Benjamin/Cummings Publishers, NY  2002.

 LABORATORY MANUAL:  Biology in the Laboratory, Doris R. Helms et al., 3rd Edition, W.H. Freeman and Company, NY 1998.                  

      
 

 

WEB PAGE: All of the figures used in lecture are available as pdf files. Links to all these files can be found on the course web page. The pdf files may be downloaded and printed (10 ˘/page) at either the Library or Academic Computing (Rm. 1310).

PDF FILES: Available through the Library’s Electronic Reserves.

 

 

Course description: Biology 103 consists of lectures and laboratory experiments covering topics in modern biology. There are 4 lecture exams, each worth 15% of the final grade. The lecture exams will consist of 50 multiple choice questions (2 points each). There are no make-up exams. If you miss an exam and do not have a valid written excuse, you will receive a score of zero (0%).  All exams count: no grade is dropped. The laboratory part, worth 40% of the final grade, will be derived from the scores of 2 exams, a laboratory report, quizzes, notebooks, and class participation.

Attendance: You are required to attend the lectures. An attendance sheet will be circulated during class. It is your responsibility to sign the sheet during class. You will not be permitted to sign the attendance sheet after the class has been dismissed. More than four (4) unexcused absences are considered excessive and you will receive a grade of WU.

You are required to read the 2001-2003 Undergraduate Bulletin (p.41-42) regarding the College’s policy on plagiarism and cheating.

 

 

WEEK DATE DAY LECTURE PAGES
1 JAN     29 THURS CH. 1    INTRO: STUDY OF LIFE 1-23
      CH. 2  CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFE 26-40
2 FEB      3 TUES CH.3  WATER & ENVIRONMENT 41-51
  FEB      5 THURS CH. 4 CARBON & MOLEC. DIVERSITY 52-61
3 FEB    10 TUES CH. 5 MACROMOLECULAR STRUCT 62-86
  FEB    12 THURS COLLEGE CLOSED  
4 FEB    17 TUES CH. 6  METABOLISM 87-105
  FEB    19 THURS CH. 7 CELL STRUCTURE 108-137
5 FEB    24 TUES CH. 7 CONTINUED   
  FEB    26 THURS CH. 8 MEMBRANE STRUCT/FUNCT 138-154
6 MAR     2 TUES CH. 11 CELL COMMUNICATION 197-214
  MAR    4 THURS EXAM #1 WEEKS 1-5 CH. 1-7  
7 MAR     9 TUES CH. 9 CELLULAR RESPIRATION 155-175
  MAR   11 THURS CH. 9 CONTINUED  
8 MAR   16 TUES CH. 10 PHOTOSYNTHESIS 176-196
  MAR   18 THURS CH. 12 CELL CYCLE 215-231
9 MAR    23 TUES CH. 13 MEIOSIS 234-246
  MAR    25 THURS CH. 14 MENDELIAN GENETICS 247-268
10 MAR    30 TUES CH. 14 CONTINUED  
  APR       1 THURS EXAM #2 WEEKS 5-9 CH. 8-13  
    ** SPRING RECESS APR 2-13 **
11 APR      15 TUES CH. 15 CHROMOSOME/HEREDITY 269-286
12 APR      20 TUES CH. 16 MOLEC, BASIS INHERITANCE 287-302
  ** APR 21 LAST DAY TO RESIGN WITHOUT ACADEMIC  PENALTY **  
  APR      22 THURS CH. 16 CONTINUED  
13 APR      27 TUES CH. 17 GENE TO PROTEIN 303-327
  APR      29 THURS CH. 17 CONTINUED
14 MAY      4 TUES CH. 18 VIRUSES & BACTERIA 328-353
  MAY      6 THURS EXAM #3 WEEKS 9-13 CH. 14-17  
15 MAY     11 TUES CH. 18 CONTINUED  
  MAY     13 THURS CH. 19 EUKARYOTIC GENOMES 354-374
16 MAY     18 TUES CH. 20 DNA TECHNOLOGY 375-401
      CH. 26 ORIGIN OF LIFE 510-525
  EXAM #4 WEEKS 14-16 CH. 18-20 & 26        
  MAY     25 TUES 4:00- 6:00 PM Rm. 4302