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Juan Sebastian Yakisich, MD, PhD Syllabus |
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Content Outline for General Biology |
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Instructor: Juan Sebastian Yakisich |
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GENERAL BIOLOGY 4 credits, 6 hours; 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory each week) A course intended for students who plan to major in biological sciences, or prepare for a pre-professional program. Classroom and laboratory sessions focus on biological topics as they apply to all life, to recent scientific findings and how they advance understanding classical concepts, the interaction of environmental and biological forces to produce life. |
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e-mail: yakisich@gmail.com |
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GOALS STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course students should be able to: - Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and function of cells. - Develop a hypothesis to a scientific question, design an experiment to test the hypothesis, and write a scientific paper on the results of an experiment. - Use a light microscope to view cell structure and document findings using drawings. - Analyze biological data and develop a conclusion using scientific reasoning. - Solve problems involving Mendelian inheritance and genetics.
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GRADES The General Biology course will be graded as follows: 50% Lecture, 20% of which will be the final examination, and 50% Laboratory
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TEXT & REFERENCE MATERIALS Campbell Biology (10th Edition) Jane B. Reece , Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
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SPECIFIC COVERAGE 1. Introduction to biology and the scientific method 2. Review of basic chemistry and properties of water Basic Chemistry Water Carbon 3. Macromolecules 4. Cell Structure and Function The Cell The Plasma Membrane 5. Metabolism and cellular respiration Metabolism Cellular Respiration 6. Photosynthesis 7. The cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis Cell Division: The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Meiosis 8. Classical genetics Observable Patterns of Inheritance The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance 9. Molecular biology 10. Gene expression 11. Techniques used in molecular biology Genetic Engineering
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