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JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

BIOLOGY 104 SPRING 2006

 

 

Instructor: Professor Indronil Saha 
Room: 3508 N, Cubicle 39   
Tel: 
Office hours: by appointment

 

Lecture: 2nd Period Tu/Th Lecture: 3rd Period Tu/Th
Lecture Hall 4302 N Lecture Hall 1311 N

Lab: 3rd and 4th Period

Lab: 1st and 2nd Period
        Section 01 Tu Rm 4428         Section 03 Th Rm 4428
        Section 02 Th Rm 4428         Section 04 Th Rm 4428

    

Instructor: Staff
Room:
Tel:
Office hours:

     

Lecture: 4th Period Tu/Th  
Lecture Hall  1311 N  
Lab: 5th and 6th Period  
        Section 05 Th Rm 4428  
        Section 06 Tu Rm 4428  

     

Course Coordinator: Dr. Margaret M. Wallace
Room: 4411
Tel: (212) 237-8492

                                                                                                                                                                            

 
 

 

 

 

TEXT: BIOLOGY by Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reece, 7th Edition, Benjamin/Cummings Publishers, NY 2002.

STUDY GUIDE: STUDENT STUDY GUIDE FOR BIOLOGY by Martha A. Taylor, 6th Edition   Benjamin/Cummings Publishers, NY 2005.

LABORATORY MANUALS:  Biology in the Laboratory, Doris R. Helms et al., 3rd Edition, W.H.
                                                    Freeman and Company, NY 1998.   
                                                    Animal Dissection Guide Set, Nasco.
                                                    An Illustrated Dissection Guide to the Rat, Nasco.

                 

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.

 

Knowledge and performance objectives: Students will understand the basic concepts in the field of modern biology:
A genetic and cellular basis of development
A tissue structure and function
A anatomy and physiology of the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, reproductive, nervous  
  and motor systems
A innate and acquired immune systems
A evolution
A plant anatomy and physiology
A ecology
Students will learn laboratory skills and experimental techniques:
A dissection techniques
A identification of macromolecules
A phylogenetic classification

 

Course description: Biology 104 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 60 multiple choice questions. 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 grades are dropped.  The laboratory part, worth 40% of the final grade, will be derived from the scores of 2 exams, quizzes 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 F.

Statement of the College Policy on Plagiarism:  Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s ideas, words, or artistic, scientific, or technical work as one’s own creation.  Using the ideas or work of another is permissible only when the original author is identified.  Paraphrasing and summarizing, as well as direct quotations, require citations to the original source.  

Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional.  Lack of dishonest intent does not necessarily absolve a student of responsibility for plagiarism.  

It is the student’s responsibility to recognize the difference between statements that are common knowledge (which do not require documentations) and restatements of the ideas of others.  Paraphrase, summary, and direct quotation are acceptable forms of restatement, as long as the source is cited.  

Students who are unsure how and when to provide documentation are advised to consult with their instructors.  The library has free guides designed to help students with problems of documentation.

 

 

WEEK DATE DAY LECTURE PAGES
         
 1 JAN 26 THURS CH. 47 ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT 987-1010
 2 JAN 31 TUES CH. 47  CONTINUED  
  FEB   2 THURS CH. 21 GENETIC BASIS DEVELOP 411-435
3 FEB   7 TUES CH. 40 ANIMAL STRUCTURE 820-843
  FEB  9 THURS CH. 41 ANIMAL NUTRITION 844-866
 4 FEB 14 TUES CH. 42 CIRCULATION   867-897
  FEB 17 THURS CH. 42 CONTINUED  
 5 FEB 23 THURS EXAM #1 WEEKS 1-4 CH. 21, 40-42, 47
 6 FEB  28 TUES CH. 48 NERVOUS SYSTEM 1011-1044
  MAR  2 THURS CH. 49 SENSORY/MOTOR MECH 1045-1077
 7 MAR  7 TUES CH. 49 CONTINUED  
  MAR   9 THURS CH. 44 OSMOREGULATION &  922-942
      EXCRETION  
 8 MAR 14 TUES CH. 46 ANIMAL REPRODUCTION 964-986
  MAR 16 THURS CH. 43 IMMUNE SYSTEM 898-921
 9 MAR  21 TUES CH. 45 HORMONES & ENDOCRINE   
      SYSTEM 943-963
  MAR  23 THURS CH. 22 DESCENT WITH   
      MODIFICATION 438-453
10 MAR  28 TUES CH. 23 EVOLUTION  POPULATIONS 454-471
  MAR 30 THURS EXAM #2 WEEKS 6-9 CH. 43-46, 48-49
11 APR    4 TUES CH. 24 ORIGIN O F SPECIES 472-490
            ** APR 5 LAST DAY TO RESIGN WITHOUT PENALTY**  
  APR    6 THURS CH. 25 PHYLOGENY & SYSTEMATICS 491-509
12 APR  11 TUES CH. 35 PLANT STRUCTURE, GROWTH &  712-737
      DEVELOPMENT   
                              ** SPRING RECESS APR 12- 23**  
13 APR  25 TUES CH. 36 TRANSPORT IN PLANTS 738-755
  APR  27 THURS CH. 38 ANGIOSPERM REPRODUCTION 771-787
14 MAY  2 TUES CHAPTER 38 CONTINUED  
  MAY  5 THURS EXAM #3 WEEKS 9-13 CH. 22-25, 35-36
15 MAY  9 TUES CH. 39 PLANT RESPONSES 788-817
  MAY 11 THURS CH. 52 POPULATION ECOLOGY 1136-1158
16 MAY 16 TUES CH. 53 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 1159-1183
      CH. 54 ECOSYSTEMS 1184-1208
EXAM #4 WEEKS 13-16 CH. 38-39, 52-54        
                            SECTIONS 03 & 04

                            MAY 23 TUES     10:15 AM-12:15 PM     Rm 1311 N

 

                            SECTIONS 01 & 02

                            MAY 25 THURS   9:30 AM-11:30 AM     Rm 4302 N

 

                            SECTIONS 05 &  06

                            MAY 25 THURS   12:00 PM- 2:00 PM    Rm 1311