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