BioS 101A Spring 2008 Syllabus
Lecture in 250 SES at 9 AM (#17100)
Laboratory in 3098 SEL
There is another BioS
101 class this spring with lecture at
You must register for a LABD that goes with specific lecture you registered for.
Lecture Text: Freeman 2005 Biological Science 2nd Edition
Laboratory Text: Molumby and Murray 2007, Adventures in Populations and Communities
STAFF
Name: Dr. Dennis W. Nyberg Dr. Alan Molumby
Office: 3452 SES 3092 SEL
Phone: 312-996-2643 312-996-2994
Office Hours: M12, Tu2, W10 F3
e-mail: csnp@uic.edu molumby@uic.edu
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Date |
Topic |
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Laboratory |
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14-Jan |
Species
& the ‘Tree of Life’ |
Chapter 1 |
Biodiversity
of Plants -14 |
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16-Jan |
Experiments
& units |
Appendix A-1 |
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18-Jan |
Natural
Selection |
Chapter 1 |
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21-Jan |
NO CLASS, ML King
Holiday |
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Ecological
Measurement -12 |
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23-Jan |
Energy &
Isotopes |
Chapter 2 |
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25-Jan |
Water |
p1254-56 |
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28-Jan |
Sequence
& probability |
Chapter 3
& 4 |
Medieval
Science -3 |
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30-Jan |
Bacteria
& Archaea |
Chapter 27 |
Problem
Set # 1 DUE |
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1-Feb |
Disease
-population biology |
Chapter 27 |
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4-Feb |
Controls
& Probability |
|
Experimental
Design -2 |
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6-Feb |
Protists |
Chapter 28 |
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8-Feb |
Plants &
Agriculture |
Chpt. 29,
p637-43; 651-58 |
Lab Report #1 Due |
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11-Feb |
Viruses |
Chapter 34 |
Human
Variation -4 |
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13-Feb |
Reproduction
& N |
Chapter 11
& p1196-1201 |
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15-Feb |
Life Cycles,
meiosis |
Chapter 12 |
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18-Feb |
EXAM 1 |
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Genetics
-5 |
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20-Feb |
Segregation
of Alleles |
Chapter 13 |
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22-Feb |
Assortment
of loci |
Chapter 13 |
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25-Feb |
Genetic
Hypothesis Testing |
Chapter 13 |
Population
Genetics -6 |
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27-Feb |
Linkage of
loci |
Chapter 13 |
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29-Feb |
Human
genetics |
Chapter 15 |
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3-Mar |
Natural
Selection |
Chapter 23 |
Natural
Selection -7 |
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5-Mar |
Allele
frequency change |
Chapter 24 |
Problem
Set # 2 DUE |
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7-Mar |
Neutral
Theory |
Chapter 24 |
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10-Mar |
Adaptation |
Chapter 41
p934-945 |
Beer bottle
systematics -8 |
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12-Mar |
Speciation |
Chapter 25 |
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14-Mar |
Phylogeny 1 |
Chapter 26 |
Lab Report #2 Due |
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17-Mar |
Phylogeny 2 |
Chapter 26 |
Life
Tables -16 |
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19-Mar |
Exam 2 |
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21-Mar |
Biomes &
Climate |
Chapter 50 |
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|
|
Spring Break |
|
Prairie Burn
season |
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31-Mar |
Aquatic
environments |
Chapter 50 |
Interspecific
Interactions -13 |
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2-Apr |
Prairie
& IL Natural Areas |
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4-Apr |
Behavior |
Chapter 51 |
Lab Report #3 Due |
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7-Apr |
Population
growth |
Chapter 52 |
Soil &
Roots -20 |
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9-Apr |
Demography |
Chapter 52 |
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11-Apr |
Competition |
Chapter 53 |
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14-Apr |
Predation |
Chapter 53 |
Aquatic Food
Web -17 |
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16-Apr |
Species
Diversity |
Chapter 53 |
Problem
Set # 3 DUE |
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18-Apr |
Global
change |
p224 Essay |
Lab Report #4 on Interactions Due |
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21-Apr |
Ecosystem
Energy Flow |
Chapter 54 |
Species
& Communities -15 |
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23-Apr |
Ecosystem
Material Cycles |
Chapter 54 |
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25-Apr |
Environment
Organizations |
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29-Apr |
Our
biological future |
Chapter 55 |
Ecological
Restoration -handout |
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30-Apr |
Restoration
& Revitalization |
Chapter 55 |
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2-May |
EXAM 3 |
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Tuesday 6 May Optional Final Exam (8-10A in 250 SES)
BioS
101A will be graded on a fixed scale. Please carefully read, “GRADING
POLICIES and PROCEDURES” posted on the course website: http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios101/Nyberg101.htm
That document describes
the grading scale and how points may be earned in this course.
Examination
questions in BioS 101 will be drawn from lecture, assigned readings, problem
sets and laboratory. You are expected to have read the assigned reading prior
to lecture. Individuals are expected to be seated and ready to learn at
Laboratories (13 LBD sections each with a maximum of 32 students) meet on Tuesday through Friday in 3098 SEL. Assignments are due at the BEGINNING of the Discussion hour.
If you did not attend your Discussion or Laboratory you can NOT earn points on assignments associated with those sessions.
Students with disabilities who require accommodations for access and participation in this course must notify the staff prior to the end of the second week and must be registered with the Office of Disability Services, 312.413.2103 or 312.413.0123 (TTY).