INTRODUCTION TO MODERN BIOLOGY BYM1122
Spring 2013
Tentative Syllabus
Title
Code
Local
Credit
ECTS
Lecture
(hour/week)
Practical
(hour/week)
Laboratory
(hour/week)
Introduction to
Modern Biology
BYM1122
3
5
3
0
0
Introduction to Modern Biology
BYM 1122 For Bacelor Prog. (30% English)
MONDAY 13:00 -15:50
Introduction to Modern Biology
BYM 1122 For Bacelor Prog. (English)
FRIDAY
09:00 -11:50
Course Content
:
Science and scientific method; Comparison of Living and Nonliving Systems:
Energy metabolism, Enzymes, Cell division, Fertilization and embryology, Seed formation and development
in plants; Evolution in Animals; Classification of Living Organisms; Classification of Plants and Animals; Plant
tissues; Animal Tissues; Plant Physiology; Animal Physiology; Organ Systems; Chemical Signaling; Animal
Behavior; Plant Behavior.
Weekly Subjects and Related Preparation Studies
Date Lecture topic
Chapter Pages
February
1-WEEK (17 Feb.)---3 x 50 min.
Science and Scientific Method
Introduction:
Themes in the study of life
The Chemical context of life
Water and Life
1-28
30-45
46-57
2-WEEK (24 Feb.)
Comparison of Living and Nonliving Biological Structures
Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of life
The structure and function of large biological molecules
58-67
68-91
March
3.WEEK (3 March)
Energy Metabolism
Introduction to Metabolism
Cellular respiration and fermentation
Photosynthesis
142-162
163-183
184-205
4.WEEK (10 March)
Cell Division
The Cell cycle
Meiosis and sexual life cycles
228-245
246-261
5.WEEK (17 March)
Fertilization and embryology
Fertilization
Embryology
996-1020
1021-1044
6.WEEK (24 March)
Seed formation and development in plants
Plant structure Growth and development
Angiosperm Reproduction
738-763
801-813
7.WEEK (31 March)
Evolution in Animals
Mechaanisms of Evolution
422-533
April
8.WEEK (7 April)
Classification of Living Creatures
The Evolutionary History and Biological Diversity
536-736
Additional exam materials and rewiev lecture notes will be at a studies course ……………….
9.WEEK ( 2. WEEK OF APRIL)
EXAM-I (multiple choise, fill in the blanks, matching, short answer, short explanation)
10.WEEK (21 April)
Classification of Plants and Animals
Plant diversity I
Plant Diversity II
600-617
618-635
11.WEEK (28 April)
Plant and Animal Tissues
Plant structure
Basic principlas of Animal Form
738-763
852-860
May
12.WEEK (5 May)
Plant and Animal Physiology
Plant Physiology
Animal Physiology
764-831
875-953
13.WEEK (12 May)
Organ Systems
953-996
14.WEEK (19 May)
19 May Youth and Sport Day ….Have a nice holiday (MONDAY)
Additional exam materials and rewiev lecture notes (EXCEPT MONDAY)
15.WEEK (26 May)
Animals and Plants Behavior
Plant responses
Animal Behavior
821-849
1118-1141
Additional Final Exam materials and rewiev lecture notes will be at studie scourse
……….
June
02-13 FINAL EXAMINATIONs
The Final Exam is not scheduled. It will be approximately 2/3 short answer and 1/3 comprehensive. Note that
the final exam includes all lectures. Good luck.
Evaluation System
Activities
Number
Attendance/Participation
Laboratory
Application
Field Work
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Homework Assignments
1
Presentations/Jury
Project
Seminar/Workshop
Mid-Terms
1
Final
1
Percentage of In-Term Studies
Percentage of Final Examination
TOTAL
Percentage of Grade
20
40
40
60
40
100
ECTS Workload Table
Activities
Course Hours
Laboratory
Application
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Project
Presentations / Seminar
Mid-Terms (Examination Duration + Examination Prep. Duration)
Final (Examination Duration + Examination Prep. Duration)
Number
Duration(Hour)
Total Workload
14
3
42
14
4
56
1
16
16
1
1
16
20
Total Workload :
Total Workload / 30(h) :
ECTS Credit :
16
20
150
5.00
5
The Final Exam is not scheduled It will be approximately 2/3 short answer and 1/3 comprehensive. Note that the
final exam will be from page 1to 380. Good luck.
Achievement Grade
(1) In determining a grade, relative evaluation system is used. Achievement Grade is designated as follows:
a) The meanings of the achievement grades are defined as follows:
Achievement Grade
Coefficient
Achievement Degree
AA
4.00
Excellent
BA
3.50
Very good
BB
3.00
Good
CB
2.50
Average
CC
2.00
Satisfactory
DC
1.50
Provisionally Successful
DD
1.00
Fail
FD
0.50
Fail
FF
0.00
Fail
F0
0.00
NA
G: Pass
K: Fail
İ: Leave of Absence
M: Exemption
E: Incomplete
2) (DC) indicates that the student has been provisionally successful in a course. For a student to be considered successful
in a course, he must have a minimum GPA of 2.0. If a student has courses in which he has been provisionally successful in
his instructional plan, he must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to qualify for graduation. And, this course is included in his
GPA.
3) G (Pass) indicates that the student has been successful/satisfactory in a course and not included in his GPA.
4) K (Fail) indicates that the student has been unsuccessful/unsatisfactory in a course and not included in his GPA.
5) İ (Leave of Absence) indicates that the student has been unable to complete the requirements of a course because of
sickness or some other valid reason pursuant to the relevant provision of this Regulation and is not included in GPA until it
is transformed into an achievement grade. If this course is not completed the following semester in which the course is
available, İ automatically turns into an FF.
6) M (Exemption) indicates that the student have exemption for the previous program courses which are deemed equivalent
to the courses offered in their new undergraduate program. Decision for the course exemption is made by the relevant
faculty committee. The courses that student is exempt from are processed as a non-credit exemption and they are not
included in the student’s GPA. Y
Textbook: You can find the each lecture notes as a part of textbook at site is http://biolecturenotes.wordpress.com/
You should download the link at that site before the lecture becouse you will not find the link after 2 days from lecture day.
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CAMPBELL B I O L O G Y
HEDITION
Jane B. Reece
Berkeley, California
Lisa A. Urry
Mills College, Oakland, California
Michael L. Cain
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
Steven A. Wasserman
University of California, San Diego
Peter V. Minorsky
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Robert B. Jackson
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Exam material: For best performance, read the colored texts on textbooknotes before attending lecture and review
lecture notes after each class. Study your notes carefully and review the major topics provided in the text prior to each
exam. You will find a Sample exam are available in the site before the Exam. These sample exam should be used as a study
guide and not as the sole source for exam preparation.
Exams: Translation dictionaries are not permitted during the exam. Semester exams and the final exam will consist mostly
of multiple-choice, matching, true-false, short answer, and short essay questions. . Make-up exams will usually consist of
long essay questions.
Cheating: All work should be that of the student alone. No communication, notes, or wireless devices are permitted during any
exam. If the instructor determines that a student has cheated on an exam or any assignment, the student will receive no credit
for that exam or assignment and the student’s name will be reported to the proper authorities.