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JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

BIOLOGY 103 SPRING 2003

 

 

Instructor: Dr. Margaret M. Wallace

Room 4411 N

Tel: (212) 237-8492

Office hours: Tues. & Wed. 3-5 PM

 

 

Lecture: 5th Period Tu/Th

Lecture 4100 N

Lab: 1st and 2nd Period

Section 50 Fri Rm 4428

TEXT: BIOLOGY by Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reece, 6th Edition,              Benjamin/Cummings

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 45 multiple choice questions (2 points each) and one essay (10 points). 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%). 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 28 TUES CH. 1    INTRO: STUDY OF LIFE 1-23
      CH. 2  CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFE 26-40
  JAN 30 THURS CH.3  WATER & ENVIRONMENT 41-51
      CH. 4 CARBON & MOLEC. DIVERSITY 52-61
2 FEB 4 TUES CH. 5 MACROMOLECULAR STRUCT 62-86
  FEB 6 THURS CH. 6  METABOLISM 87-105
3 FEB 11 TUES CH. 7 CELL STRUCTURE 108-137
  FEB 13 THURS CH. 7 CONTINUED   
4 FEB 18 TUES CH. 8 MEMBRANE STRUCT/FUNCT 138-154
  FEB 20 THURS CH. 11 CELL COMMUNICATION 197-214
5 FEB 25 TUES CH. 9 CELLULAR RESPIRATION 155-175
  FEB 27 THURS EXAM #1 WEEKS 1-3 CH. 1-7  
6 MAR 4 TUES CH. 9 CONTINUED  
  MAR 6 THURS CH. 10 PHOTOSYNTHESIS 176-196
7 MAR 11 TUES CH. 12 CELL CYCLE 215-231
  MAR 13 THURS CH. 13 MEIOSIS 234-246
8 MAR 18 TUES CH. 14 MENDELIAN GENETICS 247-268
  MAR  20 THURS CH. 14 CONTINUED  
9 MAR 25 TUES CH. 15 CHROMOSOME/HEREDITY 269-286
  MAR 27 THURS EXAM #2 WEEKS 4-7 CH. 8-13  
10 APR 1 TUES CH. 16 MOLEC, BASIS INHERITANCE 287-302
  APR 3 THURS CH. 16 CONTINUED  
11 APR 8 TUES CH. 17 GENE TO PROTEIN 303-327
   ** APR 9 LAST DAY TO RESIGN WITHOUT PENALTY  
  APR 10 THURS CH. 17 CONTINUED  
12 APR 14 TUES WED CLASSES MEET- NO TUES CLASSES
  ** SPRING RECESS APR 16-24  
13 APR 29 TUES CH. 18 VIRUSES & BACTERIA 328-353
  MAY 1 THURS EXAM #3 WEEKS 8-11 CH. 14-17  
14 MAY 6 TUES CH. 18 CONTINUED  
  MAY 8 THURS CH. 19 EUKARYOTIC GENOMES 354-374
15 MAY 13 TUES CH. 20 DNA TECHNOLOGY 375-401
  MAY 15 THURS CH. 26 ORIGIN OF LIFE 510-525
  MAY 20 THURS EXAM #4 WEEKS 13-15 CH. 18-20 & 26        12:30-2:30 PM