Biology 153 Fall 2002

Instructor: Jim Taulman, 605-745-3959

Policies

Attendance – Please come to class. A student may be dropped after 3 consecutive absences and will automatically be dropped after 5 total absences. Partial attendance on a given day will be recorded on an hourly basis, that is, arriving an hour late or leaving an hour early will count for missing 1/3 of a class period. We will have breaks about each hour and a half-hour lunch break between the lecture and lab. Lab will begin at 1 p.m.

Homework – Work assignments will consist of reading and being familiar with chapters in the textbook for each class period. You may be asked to describe your interpretation or understanding of concepts presented in the textbook chapters for a given class period.

Grading –

Lecture - Four lecture tests will be given, the lowest grade will be dropped. The other 3 tests will count for 75% of the final grade.

Lab - Weekly quizzes will be given in lab at the beginning of the lab and covering material from the past week. There will be 12 weekly quizzes and a final practical exam covering labs from the entire semester. The lowest 3 weekly quiz grades will be dropped. The lab grade will be made up of the 9 best weekly quizzes (90%) and the final practical grade (10%). The lab grade will comprise 25% of the grade in the course.

A = 90 - 100

B = 80 - 89

C = 70 - 79

D = 60 – 69

F = 59 and below

Biology 153 Fall 2002

Instructor: Jim Taulman, 605-745-3959

Lecture (4 tests) Chapter Lab (weekly quizzes) Chapters

8/27 – Introduction, grading, Use of the microscope , 2, 3

policies measurements

9/3 – Chemistry and organic 2, 3 Biological compounds, cell 5, 6

molecules structure and function

9/10 – Cell structures, membranes 4, 5 Enzymes, osmosis, diffusion 7, 8

9/17 – Test. Metabolism, 6, 7, 8 Metabolism, photosynthesis, 9, 10

photosynthesis, respiration respiration

9/24 – Mitosis and meiosis 9, 10 Mitosis and meiosis 11, 12

10/1 – DNA, genes, inheritance 11 – 15 DNA, genetics, heredity 13, 14

10/8 – Test. Bacteria, protists, 22, 23, 24 Bacteria, protists, fungi 19, 20, 21

fungi

10/15 – Plants, reproduction and 25, 29, 30 Mosses, vascular plants 22 – 25

development 31, 32

10/22 – Animal organs, 33, 37, 40 Animal organs, homeostasis, 4, 32

homeostasis, immunity 43 immunity

10/29 – Nervous and sensory 34, 35, 36 Nervous and sensory systems 35, 36

systems

11/5 – Test. Muscular, skeletal, 38, 39 Muscular, skeletal, circulatory 34, 38, 39

circulatory systems systems

11/12 - Respiratory, digestive 41, 42 Respiratory, digestive systems 34, 40

systems

11/19 - Reproduction and 44, 45 Reproduction and development 41, 42

development

11/26 - Open Open

12/3 - Final exam Final exam