Sep 7

Galapagos Visitors. The Cruise. Vampire Finch
Mendelian: Huntington's; LDL; LDL2;  PPT_04A

Sep 21

Discuss Avatar. PPT_08B
Divergence and Convergence. Food web. 

PPT_09B
Hemoglobin/CO2 ; Hemoglobin; CO2 buffer; Octopus
Environment: Recovery; Lake Erie; Drugs in water

PPT_11B
Dinos; Hot or Cold? Sex selection. PCR; Web Projects.  
Download: KompoZer-PC or KompoZer-MAC

PPT_12A
Practice Molecular Biology. Genome; Biomolecules; Cancer; DNA Quiz; Cloning; Paternity; BLAST.

PPT_13A; Cloning humans. Mask. 
What price immortality? Stem cells; Eye Gene Therapy
What's Lysine? Amino Acids; Ribosome

KompoZer Help: 3:30-4:00 (Optional but recommended)

Growth: S curve 
Sleep & Drugs; Drugs at Mouse Party

PPT_15B
Web projects.  Review.  HIV Lentivector Fights Cancer
Course evaluation.

8:30 AM or 6:30 PM Test 3

Required texts.  eBook purchase here:

The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells.
Galapagos, by Kurt Vonnegut
Dune, by Frank Herbert
Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton
A Door into Ocean, by Joan Slonczewski
Brain Plague, by Joan Slonczewski

CASIO fx-260 Calculator required. Bring to every class. (Available at Bookstore).
On line: Study Guide and linked readings (right column).

Tests. The three 80-minute tests are based on the Study Guide, the books, and on the math assignments. Students need to apply principles to new examples.

WEB PROJECT. A creative web project will address a compelling question about biology. May be fictional or scientific.  Use KompoZer (download freeware) to author project on Biology web site.
The project must:
(1) include principles of real biology learned in class
(2) include mathematical reasoning.
(3) Approximately 2,000 words plus images and references.

ATTENDANCE. 100% attendance is expected. Two absences are excused for sports or other reasons, but you are responsible for all material missed.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS. Your grade is based on the following. No pass/fail.

40% Three tests. Each test consists of science and math questions based on the books and homework.

20% Pandora Assignments. Each Pandora assignment must be submitted through Moodle by 12:00 Midnight BEFORE class. Must represent solely your own work.

20% Web Project. Due 12:00 Midnight BEFORE December 12.

10% Quizzes on line and Surveys in class. On-line quizzes are submitted through Moodle by 12:00 midnight BEFORE class. May be retaken until you get 100% (until date due).
In-class Surveys are unannounced.

10% Attendance and Participation. Attendance must include full class period.  Participation may include a 5-minute presentation on a relevant topic, or a guest blog post.

How to do well in this class. Attend 100% of classes; complete 100% of work on time; and sleep 8 hours per night. 

Standards for Projects and Tests. The standard College guidelines on individual authorship and plagiarism apply to all work, as stated in the Student Handbook 12-13. Web projects must cite all sources in detail comparable to that of a term paper. Content will run through Turnitin.

No electronic cheating. It may look easy--but you'll be expelled from class. Don't be like Harvard.

Disabilities. If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may affect your ability to carry out assigned course work, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 5453. The Coordinator of Disability Services, Erin Salva, will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.