I have finally received and graded the midterm exams from all of my classes. The pseudonym system doesn't seem to work for relaying your grades back to you so please e-mail me at drcshaffer@gmail.com and I would be happy to return your graded papers.
CS
Monday, November 24, 2008
Study Sessions
Since we now have three weeks until the final I thought it would be a good time to renew an offer I made earlier in the term to meet for study sessions with any study group or individuals who need additional help. Please e-mail me at drcshaffer@gmail.com. We can even meet this week (Thanksgiving) except for thursday. Additionaly I would be happy to meet with any of you for this purpose right up until the day of the final in your course.
CS
CS
A and P 2-Chapters for final
The following Chapters from Seeley et al will be on the final
Chapters 19, 20, 21, 23 and 27
You are responsible for all the definitions of all the bold faced words in each chapter and all the short answer essay questions in each section of each chapter.
If you have any questions please e-mail or call me...some of you have expressed a desire to do the critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter and this is alright with me, but remember once you start the critical thinking questions on the final exam you must continue and finish that group of questions because if you switch back and forth between those and the short answer essay questions scattered through out the assigned chapters. you may not cover material from each of the chapters evenly and this has been one of my stated goals for this course from the beginning.....CS
Chapters 19, 20, 21, 23 and 27
You are responsible for all the definitions of all the bold faced words in each chapter and all the short answer essay questions in each section of each chapter.
If you have any questions please e-mail or call me...some of you have expressed a desire to do the critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter and this is alright with me, but remember once you start the critical thinking questions on the final exam you must continue and finish that group of questions because if you switch back and forth between those and the short answer essay questions scattered through out the assigned chapters. you may not cover material from each of the chapters evenly and this has been one of my stated goals for this course from the beginning.....CS
Monday, November 17, 2008
Mitosis Lab-Biology 1 classes
Define and describe mitosis and its function
Prophase
Metapahase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which probably came first mitosis or meiosis and why do you say that?
Where in your body do you not find mitosis and why?
Be able to recognize and identify the four stages of mitosis.
Prophase
Metapahase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which probably came first mitosis or meiosis and why do you say that?
Where in your body do you not find mitosis and why?
Be able to recognize and identify the four stages of mitosis.
Biology 1 November 17 and beyond
NO CLASS NEXT WEEK; IT IS THANKSGIVING BREAK
AMENDED SCHEDULE FOR REST OF THE TERM
Florida Keys Community College
Biology I
Ammended Syllabus and Class Schedule
Biology I designed as an introduction to college level biology for majors and those in related fields such as nursing, medicine and marine science Lecture 3 credits. Plus 1 credit for the laboratory held following each lecture.
Instructor: Dr. Charles Shaffer, cell (preferred) 305-304-5674, e-mail Drcshaffer@gmail.com Office hours in class room one half hour before and one half hour after each class or by appointment call 305-304-5674.
Course Meeting: There are no holidays except Thanksgiving, Labor Day and Veteran's day.. We will skip Thanksgiving week entirely and it does not count as a week in the schedule. The schedule refers to consecutive weeks starting with the week August 25.
Text: Brooker, Widmaier, Graham and Stiling, Biology, ISBN 978-0-07-335448-4, McGraw-Hill Publisher,
Lab Manual: Provided with each laboratory
Academic Honesty:
Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by the professor or college against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Penalties can include a grade of "0" or "F" on the particular assignment, failure in the course, academic probation, or even dismissal from the course. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Course Schedule:
Week I- Lecture and Reading: Introduction to Biology-Chapter 1
Laboratory: Exercise 1-Measurements in Biology
Week II- Readings: Chemistry-Unit 1 (Chapters 2 and 3)
No Laboratory-Labor Day
Week III- Lecture and Readings: Cell Structure and Function (Chapters 4-10)
And Power point; see
Laboratory: Exercise 3: Cell: Structure and
Exercise 2-The Microscope; basic skills of light microscopy
Week IV- Lecture and Readings: Organismal Genetics: (Chapters 15 and 16)
Laboratory: Exercise 4: Solutions acids and bases; the pH scale.
Week V- Lecture and Readings: Cytogenetics, (Chapters 17 and 18)
Laboratory; Exercise 5: Biologically important macromolecules
Week VI- Lecture and Readings: The Structure and Function of DNA Chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14.
Laboratory: Exercise 6: Separating Organic Compounds
Week VII Lecture and Readings: Genetics and Human Disease
Laboratory: Exercise 7: Spectrophotometry.
Midterm exam, open book, Includes all chapters
Covered until now
Week VII- Lecture and Readings: The genetics of Bacteria and viruses, Chapter 18
Laboratory: Exercise 8: Diffusion and Osmosis; Passive movement of molecules in biological systems
Week VIII- Lecture and Readings: Development and Genetic Technology Chapters 18, 19, 20
Laboratory: Exercise 9: Effects of physical and chemical stress on cell membranes
Week IX- Lecture and Readings: The Human Male and Female Reproductive Systems and their Functioning, Chapter 51.
Laboratory: Exercise 10-Enzymes; Factors affecting their rate of activity
Week X- Lecture and Readings: Animal Development, Chapter 52
Laboratory: Exercise 11; Respiration-aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of organic molecules
Week XI- Lecture and Readings: Defense Mechanisms of the Body, Chapter 53
Laboratory: Exercise 12; Photosynthesis; pigment separation
Week XII- November17
Lecture and Readings: Circulatory Systems, Chapter 47
Laboratory: Mitosis; replication of eukaryotic cells
November 24-NO CLASS Thanksgiving
Week XIII- December 1
Lecture and Readings: Respiratory Systems, Chapter 48
Laboratory; Meiosis-reduction division and reproduction
Week XIV.- December 8
Final-Closed book , in class, hand written, covering all material since midterm exam.
All class material, powerepoints, labs etc are due by Friday December 12
My home address is;
81955 Old Highway
Islmorada, Floridas
It is the second house north of THE ISLANDER MOTEL ON THE OLD HIGHWAY. The is a board fenced around the yard (which Fred can leap if irritatdd enough)
Place you material in my mail box (it is made of coraol and has my house number on it) and then e-mail me and let me know you've done this and I will reply promptly that I have received it
Grading: Midterm Exam = 30% of your final grade
Comprehensive final exam = 40% of your final grade,
Student Power Point=15% of your final grade
Laboratory reports=15% of your final grade
Final letter grades will be assigned using the following table of average grades:
100-90%=A, 89-80%=B, 79-70%=C, 69-60%=D, less than 60%=F
AMENDED SCHEDULE FOR REST OF THE TERM
Florida Keys Community College
Biology I
Ammended Syllabus and Class Schedule
Biology I designed as an introduction to college level biology for majors and those in related fields such as nursing, medicine and marine science Lecture 3 credits. Plus 1 credit for the laboratory held following each lecture.
Instructor: Dr. Charles Shaffer, cell (preferred) 305-304-5674, e-mail Drcshaffer@gmail.com Office hours in class room one half hour before and one half hour after each class or by appointment call 305-304-5674.
Course Meeting: There are no holidays except Thanksgiving, Labor Day and Veteran's day.. We will skip Thanksgiving week entirely and it does not count as a week in the schedule. The schedule refers to consecutive weeks starting with the week August 25.
Text: Brooker, Widmaier, Graham and Stiling, Biology, ISBN 978-0-07-335448-4, McGraw-Hill Publisher,
Lab Manual: Provided with each laboratory
Academic Honesty:
Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by the professor or college against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Penalties can include a grade of "0" or "F" on the particular assignment, failure in the course, academic probation, or even dismissal from the course. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Course Schedule:
Week I- Lecture and Reading: Introduction to Biology-Chapter 1
Laboratory: Exercise 1-Measurements in Biology
Week II- Readings: Chemistry-Unit 1 (Chapters 2 and 3)
No Laboratory-Labor Day
Week III- Lecture and Readings: Cell Structure and Function (Chapters 4-10)
And Power point; see
Laboratory: Exercise 3: Cell: Structure and
Exercise 2-The Microscope; basic skills of light microscopy
Week IV- Lecture and Readings: Organismal Genetics: (Chapters 15 and 16)
Laboratory: Exercise 4: Solutions acids and bases; the pH scale.
Week V- Lecture and Readings: Cytogenetics, (Chapters 17 and 18)
Laboratory; Exercise 5: Biologically important macromolecules
Week VI- Lecture and Readings: The Structure and Function of DNA Chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14.
Laboratory: Exercise 6: Separating Organic Compounds
Week VII Lecture and Readings: Genetics and Human Disease
Laboratory: Exercise 7: Spectrophotometry.
Midterm exam, open book, Includes all chapters
Covered until now
Week VII- Lecture and Readings: The genetics of Bacteria and viruses, Chapter 18
Laboratory: Exercise 8: Diffusion and Osmosis; Passive movement of molecules in biological systems
Week VIII- Lecture and Readings: Development and Genetic Technology Chapters 18, 19, 20
Laboratory: Exercise 9: Effects of physical and chemical stress on cell membranes
Week IX- Lecture and Readings: The Human Male and Female Reproductive Systems and their Functioning, Chapter 51.
Laboratory: Exercise 10-Enzymes; Factors affecting their rate of activity
Week X- Lecture and Readings: Animal Development, Chapter 52
Laboratory: Exercise 11; Respiration-aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of organic molecules
Week XI- Lecture and Readings: Defense Mechanisms of the Body, Chapter 53
Laboratory: Exercise 12; Photosynthesis; pigment separation
Week XII- November17
Lecture and Readings: Circulatory Systems, Chapter 47
Laboratory: Mitosis; replication of eukaryotic cells
November 24-NO CLASS Thanksgiving
Week XIII- December 1
Lecture and Readings: Respiratory Systems, Chapter 48
Laboratory; Meiosis-reduction division and reproduction
Week XIV.- December 8
Final-Closed book , in class, hand written, covering all material since midterm exam.
All class material, powerepoints, labs etc are due by Friday December 12
My home address is;
81955 Old Highway
Islmorada, Floridas
It is the second house north of THE ISLANDER MOTEL ON THE OLD HIGHWAY. The is a board fenced around the yard (which Fred can leap if irritatdd enough)
Place you material in my mail box (it is made of coraol and has my house number on it) and then e-mail me and let me know you've done this and I will reply promptly that I have received it
Grading: Midterm Exam = 30% of your final grade
Comprehensive final exam = 40% of your final grade,
Student Power Point=15% of your final grade
Laboratory reports=15% of your final grade
Final letter grades will be assigned using the following table of average grades:
100-90%=A, 89-80%=B, 79-70%=C, 69-60%=D, less than 60%=F
Friday, November 7, 2008
Monday Biology I and A & P II students Only
As most of you know already, my wife, Robin Fry, fell on her job at Coral Shores High School and sustained a spiral, compound fracture of her left humerus last Monday. This coming Monday November 10 she will be undergoing a surgical procedure whereby a titanium rod and screw will be placed in her humerus to stabilize the fracture. This will require general anesthesia and therefore I will be there with her during the procedure. This means we will miss a second class for both courses listed above on Monday November 10. My plan is to make up the time we are missing during the classes on November 17 and December 1. If this will not work for you for any reason I would be happy to schedule a makeup class on Friday November 14 at 12:30for Biology 1 and at 5:30 for A & P 2.
Please let me know at drcshaffer@gmail.com what your plans are as soon as possible.
Thank you.
cs
Please let me know at drcshaffer@gmail.com what your plans are as soon as possible.
Thank you.
cs
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