Note: Lecture topics are subject to revision. Please re-check syllabus with each new lecturer.
| Lecturer: Dr. John Cooley | |||
| Lecture | Date | Topic | Readings (Starr) |
| 1 | 1/18/06 | Science and the Nature of Life | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | 1/20/06 | Basic Biochemistry | Chapters 2, 3 |
| 3 | 1/23/06 | Cells | Chapters 4, 5 |
| 4 | 1/25/06 | Photosynthesis | Chapters 5, 6 |
| 5 | 1/27/06 | Metabolism | Chapters 5, 7 |
| 6 | 1/30/06 | Mitosis | Chapter 8 |
| 7 | 2/1/06 | Meiosis | Chapter 9 |
| 8 | 2/3/06 | DNA | Chapter 12 |
| 9 | 2/6/06 | Genes and Proteins | Chapter 13 |
| 10 | 2/8/06 | Control of Genes | Chapter 14 |
| 2/10/06 | Exam 1 | Lectures 1-10 |
| Lecturer: Dr. Carl Schlichting | |||
| Lecture | Date | Topic | Readings (Starr) |
| 11 | 2/13/06 | Patterns of Inheritance--Mendelism | Chapter 10 |
| 12 | 2/15//06 | Patterns of inheritance---Chromosomes | Chapter 11 |
| 13 | 2/17/06 | Manipulating genes | Chapter 15 |
| 14 | 2/20/06 | Evolutionary Processes | Chapter 16.0 - 16.6 |
| 15 | 2/22/06 | Evolutionary Processes | Chapter 16.7 - 16.11 |
| 16 | 2/24/06 | Evolutionary Patterns | Chapter 17.0 - 17.6 |
| 17 | 2/27/06 | Speciation | Chapter 17.7 - 17.12 |
| 18 | 3/1/06 | Common challenges for organisms | Chapter 24 |
| 19 | 3/3/06 | Plant diversity and Evolution | Chapter 21 |
| 3/6/06 | Spring Break---No Classes | ||
| 3/8/06 | Spring Break---No Classes | ||
| 3/10/06 | Spring Break---No Classes | ||
| 20 | 3/13/06 | How Plants make a living | Chapter 25 |
| 3/15/06 | Exam 2 | Lectures 11-20 |
| Lecturer: Dr. Kurt Schwenk | |||
| Lecture | Date | Topic | Readings (Starr) |
| 21 | 3/17/06 | Animal Form and Function | Chapter 28 |
| 22 | 3/20/06 | Musculo-Skeletal System I | Chapter 32 |
| 23 | 3/22/06 | Musculo-Skeletal System II | Chapter 32 |
| 24 | 3/24/06 | Feeding and the Digestive System | Chapter 36 |
| 25 | 3/27/06 | Respiratory System | Chapter 35 |
| 26 | 3/29/06 | Nervous System | Chapter 29 |
| 27 | 3/31/06 | Sensory Systems | Chapter 30 |
| 28 | 4/3/06 | Immune System | Chapter 34 |
| 29 | 4/5/06 | Reproduction | Chapter 38 |
| 4/7/06 | Exam 3 | Lectures 21 - 29 |
| Lecturer: Dr. Adam Fry | |||
| Lecture | Date | Topic | Readings (Starr) |
| 30 | 4/10/06 | Origin of life | Chapter 18 |
| 31 | 4/12/06 | Prokaryotes, Viruses, Protists | Chapter 19, 20.1-20.8 |
| 32 | 4/14/06 | Fungi | 20.9, 20.10, 20.11 |
| 33 | 4/17/06 | Animal Evolution -- Invertebrates | Chapter 22 |
| 34 | 4/19/06 | Animal Evolution -- Vertebrates I | 23.1 - 23.7 |
| 35 | 4/21/06 | Animal Evolution -- Vertebrates II | 23.8 - 23.12 |
| 36 | 4/24/06 | Behavioral Ecology | Chapter 43 |
| 37 | 4/26/06 | Population Ecology | Chapter 39 |
| 38 | 4/28/06 | Community Structure, Biosphere | 40.1- 40.7, 42.1 - 42.3 |
| 5/1/06 | Exam 4 (Final Exam) | Lectures 30-38 |