| INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Carolyn Bentivegna |
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Telephone: 275-2113 McNulty Hall Room #208 E-mail:bentivca@shu.edu |
COURSE SYLLABUS
GENERAL BIOLOGY |
1201AA/BB |
Spring 2001 |
| INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Carolyn Bentivegna |
|
Telephone: 275-2113 McNulty Hall Room #208 E-mail:bentivca@shu.edu |
OFFICE HOURS:
T, W 10-12 or by appointmentLECTURES: MTF 2-2:50 pm; CH64
LABORATORY: Monday BB 3-6:00 Room 111 McNulty Hall
Friday AA 3-6:00 Room 111 McNulty Hall
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Textbook: Life, The Science of Biology, 5th Edition (1998) W.K.Purves, G.H.
Orians, H.Craig Heller, D. Sadava (W.H.Freeman, & Co., Salt Lake City, UT)
Lab Guide: A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory, 3rd Edition (1996) K.M.Van De Graaff, J.L. Crawley Morton Publishing Company, Englewood, CO . A 3 ring binder is required to keep your lab notes together
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combing Forms (1971) D.J. Borror Mayfield Publishing Co. Palo Alto, CA
Laboratory notebook: For laboratory notes and data collection.
GRADING POLICY
Total number of points that can be accumulated for this course is equivalent to 1000
distributed as indicated below. Lecture = 660 points, Laboratory =
340
points. Any cheating or plagiarism will result in zero credit for
that assignment.
Point Distribution
Lecture* |
Laboratory** |
||
Exam I |
150 |
Exam I |
100 |
Exam II |
150 |
Exam II |
100 |
Exam III |
150 |
Quizzes (7x) |
70 |
Exam IV |
150 |
Lab Reports (2x) |
70 |
| In-Class Projects (6x) | 60 | ||
Final Grade
| Combined Points | Grade |
| 1000-900 | A |
| 899-895 | B+ |
| 894-800 | B |
| 799-750 | C+ |
| 749-680 | C |
| 679-600 | D+ |
| 599-550 | D |
| <550 | F |
*Missed exams can be made up at my convenience. Notification prior to the exam date is required, and a doctor's note (on letterhead) must be supplied when appropriate to the situation. Do not make doctor's appointments on exam days. Exams are not cumulative.
**Attendance in lab is mandatory. Missed labs can be made up in the other section with permission of the instructor.
IN-CLASS PROJECTS
Computer assignments will be performed during class as noted in the
lecture schedule below. Assignments are due immediately following
class. Students need to bring their computers to class on these days.
Be certain computer batteries are charged.
LAB REPORTS
The Protista and Nervous System Labs will involve experiments for which
students will write laboratory reports. Information on report preparation
will be provided in class. Two or three students may work together on an
experiment, but each must submit a separate report. Reports are due the
following week. The 1st report is worth 30 points, the second 40
points. Students need to bring their
computers for these two labs.
QUIZZES
Quizzes will be given at the beginning of each
laboratory except the first one. Questions will be on the previous lab and
the current
one. Seven quizzes, 10 points each, will be counted toward a
student's final grade. Students should prepare by reading the laboratory
manual ahead of time.
LECTURE SCHEDULE
| DATE | TOPIC | READING IN PURVES |
| 1/12 | Classification of Organisms | Chp. 22 |
| 1/15 | Martin Luther King Day | No Classes |
| 1/16 | Viruses | Chp. 13, pg. 282-290 |
| 1/19 | Prokaryotes | Chp. 25 |
| 1/22 | Protists and Algae | Chp. 26 and pg. 975-76 |
| 1/23 | Protists and Algae | |
| 1/26 | In class project 1 | Bring your computer |
| 1/29 | Bryophtes | Chp. 27 |
| 1/30 | Vascular Plants | Chp. 27 |
| 2/2 | Fungi/Lichen | Chp. 28 |
| 2/5 | In class project 2 | Bring your computer |
| 2/6 | Exam I | |
| 2/9 | Invertebrates- Acoelomates | Chp. 29, pg. 904, 996, 1017-18, 1048-49, 1070 |
| 2/12 | Earthworm-Arthropods | Chp. 29, pg. 943, 999, 1071-2 |
| 2/13 | Echinoderm & Chordates | Chp. 30 |
| 2/16 | Fishes | Chp. 30, pg. 1001, 1019-21 |
| 2/19 | Amphibians | Chp. 30 pg. 1074-75 |
| 2/20 | Reptiles and Birds | Chp. 30, pg. 1002-3, 1045-47 |
| 2/23 | Mammals | Chp. 30 |
| 2/26 | Primates, Human Evolution | Chp. 30 |
| 2/27 | In class project 3 | Bring your computer |
| 3/2 | Exam II | |
| 3/5 | Introduction to physiology | Chp. 37 |
| 3/6 | Nervous system | Chp. 41 |
| 3/9 | Sensors | Chp. 42 |
| 3/12-16 | Spring Break | No Classes |
| 3/19 | Effectors | Chp. 44 |
| 3/20 | In class project 4 | Bring your computers |
| 3/23 | Cardiovascular system | Chp. 46 |
| 3/26 | Cardiovascular system | - |
| 3/27 | Respiratory system | Chp. 45 |
| 3/30 | Digestive system | Chp. 47 |
| 4/2 | In class project 5 | Bring your computer |
| 4/3 | Exam III | * |
| 4/6 | Urinary system | Chp. 48 |
| 4/9 | Immune system | Chp. 18 |
| 4/10 | Immune system | - |
| 4/13 | Easter Holiday | No Classes |
| 4/16 | Endocrine System | Chp. 38, pg. 868, 872 |
| 4/17 | Endocrine System | |
| 4/18 | In class project 6 | Bring your computers |
| 4/20 | Male Reproductive System | Chp. 39 |
| 4/23 | Female Reproductive System | Chp. 39 |
| 4/24 | Female Reproductive System | Chp. 39 |
| Exam IV | * |
Daily topics are subject to change as time permits.
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Date Friday (AA) |
Date Monday (BB) | TOPIC |
ASSIGNMENT |
1/19 |
1/22 | Use of the Microscope |
-- |
1/26 |
1/29 | Prokaryotes/Protists |
bring computers |
2/2 |
2/5 | Plants |
1st lab report due |
2/9 |
2/12 | Invertebrates |
- |
2/16 |
2/19 | Mollusks/Arthropods |
- |
2/23 |
2/26 | - |
1st Lab Exam |
3/2 |
3/5 | -Fish/Vertebrates |
- |
3/9 |
3/19 | Nervous system |
bring computers |
3/23 |
3/26 | -Cardiovascular |
2nd lab report due |
3/30 |
4/2 | Digestive system |
- |
4/6 |
4/9 | Review |
- |
4/20 |
4/16 |
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-2nd Lab Exam |
