SYLLABUS
BIOLOGY 1107: Principles of Biology I
Fall Semester 2008; (4:00-5:15PM Mon and Wed)-ITE C-80
Instructor: Dr. Thomas D. Abbott
Office: Torrey Life Sciences, rm. 212
Phone: (860) 486-2939
E-mail: thomas.abbott@uconn.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
Materials you will need for this course (available at the UConn Co-op):
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Biology, 8th Ed., by Neil Campbell and Jane Reece. (2008) Benjamin Cummings. Try
to read assignments before each lecture.
Laboratory Manual: Biology 1107 Laboratory Manual, Fall 2008 edition
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Safety splash goggles (3M brand, available in the “Supplies” section)
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Lab coat: Purchase a lab coat (Tyvek brand, available in “Supplies” section)
Computer and Internet Access:
Access to the World Wide Web is required. Computers are available at the Computer
Center, Residential Life, University Library, and other locations on campus. Course
information will be posted on your HuskyCT website, which is accessible with your net
ID. You will have TWO HuskyCT websites for Bio 1107 – one specifically for Lab
Grades, listed on the HuskyCT page for your lab section and the other, your HuskyCT
lecture page, for Course materials, including lab materials. Exam grades will be posted to
your HuskyCT lecture section page. HuskyCT is accessed at http://huskyct.uconn.edu and
help is available at http://lrc.uconn.edu/ or by calling 486-1187.
Exams and Grades:
Exam dates: There will be four exams, each covering 1/4 of the course material. The
fourth exam is the final exam and is not cumulative. Exams are held in the lecture room.
Exam 1: Monday, September 22
Exam 2: Monday, October 13
Exam 3: Monday, November 10
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Exam format, content and point value: Exams will consist of 50 questions in multiplechoice format. Students must bring two #2 pencils to each exam. *Exams will be
primarily based on the lectures, but may also include material from assigned text readings
and the study guides, according to the discretion of each lecturer. The average of the four
exam scores will comprise 65% of your course grade. Exam grades will be scaled if
necessary. These scales are only advisory in nature -- the only scaling that counts towards
your actual course grade is the final scaling carried out after the final exam. Your
performance in the lab will contribute the remaining 35% of your course grade.
Exam location: All exams during the semester will be held in the lecture classroom.
Unless otherwise noted, final exam location may differ, but will be announced towards the
end of the semester.
Exam times: During the semester, exams are held at regular class time, 4:00-5:15PM.
Another class uses the same room after our class, so it is not possible to have extra time at
the end of the class period.
Exams for students with special needs: If you have a documented learning disability,
please see the instructor at least one week before the first exam and bring any paperwork
you were given by CSD. Also, if English is not your native language, and you wish to
discuss the possibility of extra time for exams, please see the instructor before the first
exam.
Makeup Exams:
Makeup Exam Policy: Makeup exams are available only to students who have a
legitimate excuse for missing an exam, such as illness, scheduled job interview out of
town, athletic team event out of town, death in the immediate family, etc. If you know in
advance that you must miss an exam, see the instructor prior to this date and bring
documentation to support your anticipated absence. If you miss an exam unexpectedly
because of last minute illness or accident, contact the instructor when you return to
campus (or by phone or e-mail if you will be away for some time) and provide
documentation of your situation.
Makeup Exam Dates: Makeup exams will be given on the following days for those
students who missed the scheduled exam and who have received permission to make up
the exam. Makeup exams may include short-answer, short essay, and/or multiple-choice
questions.
Makeup for Exam 1: Wed, 9/24 at 5:30PM in Torrey Life Science Rm. 212
Makeup for Exam 2: Wed, 10/15 at 5:30PM in Torrey Life Science Rm. 212
Makeup for Exam 3: Wed, 11/12 at 5:30PM in Torrey Life Science Rm. 212
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Laboratories:
Laboratory start date: Labs begin the second week of classes, Tuesday, [9/2 - 9/5].
Dissection Policy: The use of preserved and dissected animals is required for this
course. If you are unwilling to participate in these exercises you should drop this course.
Laboratory Grading Policy: This will be presented in your first lab section and is given
in the lab syllabus (posted on HuskyCT).
Attendance Policy: Attendance in lab is mandatory. You must attend the lab section for
which you are registered. If you wish to change lab sections, you must do this through the
Add-Drop system; your instructors have no control over the availability of seats in lab.
There is usually some turnover in lab schedules during the first week, so check the
PeopleSoft computer system frequently to see if a space has opened up. If you cannot
find an available lab seat that matches your schedule, you will not be able to take the
course at this time.
The MWF 9 a.m. lecture is linked with lab sections 01-13, 28, and 30-32. The MW 4:00
p.m. lecture is linked with lab sections 14-27 and 29. You must attend the lecture and
lab for which you are registered. Even though labs are identical in content, it is not
possible for us to "mix and match" by allowing students in one lecture section to attend
labs linked to the other lecture section.
Makeup Policy for Labs: All labs are changed at the end of every week, so it is not
possible to make alternate arrangements for lab once the week has passed. If you must
miss a lab for a valid reason, contact both of your TAs (Teaching Assistants) ASAP).
The lab schedule and TA contact information is accessible on the course website.
You must complete the laboratory activities during scheduled lab times to receive credit.
Missing more than 3 laboratory periods, for any reason (including illness), makes
you ineligible to receive laboratory credit. This will result in a final COURSE grade
of “F” even if your grades are otherwise adequate to pass the course. If you find yourself
in the situation of missing more than three labs, you should contact the course instructor
and/or drop the course and retake it at a later date when you can complete the laboratory
portion.
For further details, refer to the laboratory policies page, which will be posted on
HuskyCT along with the lab syllabus.
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Academic Misconduct Policy:
UConn's Policy: A fundamental tenet of all educational institutions is academic honesty;
academic work depends upon respect for and acknowledgement of the research and ideas
of others. Misrepresenting someone else's work as one's own is a serious offense in any
academic setting and it will not be condoned.
Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to the following:
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Providing or receiving assistance in a manner not authorized by the instructor in
the creation of work to be submitted for academic evaluation (e.g. papers,
projects, and examinations).
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Any attempt to influence improperly (e.g. bribery, threats) any member of the
faculty, staff, or administration of the University in any matter pertaining to
academics or research.
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Presenting as one's own work the ideas or words of another for academic
evaluation.
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Doing unauthorized academic work for which another person will receive credit
or be evaluated.
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Presenting the same or substantially the same papers or projects in two or more
courses without the explicit permission of the instructors involved.
A student who knowingly assists another student in committing an act of academic
misconduct shall be equally accountable for the violation, and shall be subject to the
sanctions and other remedies described in The Student Code at http://www.dos.uconn.edu/
Lecture Schedule
Part I: Cells-Molecules-Energy-Transport-DNA
Date
Mon 08/25
Lecture Topics
Chemistry of Life (I): Chemical context of life
Importance of water to life and pH
Carbon compounds and Molecular diversity
Text Readings
pp 30-43
pp 46-54
pp 58-66
Wed 08/27
Chemistry of Life (II): Carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins and nucleic acids
pp 68-89
Mon 09/01
Labor Day: No classes
Wed 09/03
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes and Viruses:
Structure and Basic Physiology
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pp 556-564
pp 94-122
pp 381-386
Mon 09/08
Metabolism (I): Principle of thermodynamics enzymes and enzymatic reactions
Wed 09/10
Metabolism (II): Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle,
and electron transport
pp 162-182
Membranes and Transport: Phospholipid bilayers
and diffusion
Cell Comunication: Signal Transduction
pp 125-139
pp 206-217
Mon 09/15
pp 142-159
Wed 09/17
Cell Cycle and Mitosis: Cell Division
pp 228- 243
Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
pp 2248-257
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Mon 09/22
Exam I (Covers Topics 8/25-9/15)
Wed 09/24
Chemical Identity of Genetic Materials:
DNA structure
DNA Replication:
Mon 09/29
Wed 10/01
Mon 10/06
Wed 10/08
Protein Synthesis: How DNA is used
to construct a polypeptide
Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
and Eukaryotes: How gene expression
is turned on and off
pp 305-311
pp 312-323
pp 325-344
pp 351-364
Basic Genetics: Inheritance, genotypes
Phenotypes and gene-to-gene interaction
pp 262-274
DNA Technology: Current techniques used
to study the sequence, expression and function of a gene
pp 396-423
Genomics: Bioinformatics, transposable elements
and multigene families
pp 426-446
Mon 10/13
Exam II (Covers Topics 9/17-10/08)
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Part II. Animal Structure and Function
Date
Lecture Topics
Text Readings
Wed 10/15
Intro to animal structure and function:
Body Plans. Tissues, organs, organ systems
homeostasis and bioenergetics.
pp 852-872
Mon 10/20
Movement and Locomotion. Motor mechanisms.
Musculoskeletal systems. Mechanism of muscle
contraction.
pp 1105-1117
Wed 10/22
Nutrition I. Types of digestive systems.
Stages of food processing
Nutrition II. Vertebrate digestive system.
Digestive specializations. Hormones and enzymes.
pp 875-883
Circulation I. Types of transport systems. Mammalian
circulatory system: design, heart.
Circulation II. Blood Vessels
Blood composition
pp 898-905
Mon 10/27
pp 884-890
pp 906-910
pp 911-914
Wed 10/29
Cardiovascular Diseases
Respiration. Factors controlling diffusion rate.
Adaptations for gas exchange.
Exchange and transport of gases. Control of breathing.
pp 914-915
pp 915-927
Mon 11/03
Thermo & Osmoregulation. Regulation of temperature.
Osmoregulatory systems in different habitats: marine,
freshwater, terrestrial.
Excretory Systems. Adaptations. Production of urine by
the kidney. Hormonal regulation.
pp 954-964
Wed 11/05
Reproduction I. Methods of asexual and sexual
reproduction. Male reproductive system.
Female reproductive system.
Reproduction II. Mammalian Reproduction
and the Female reproductive cycle.
pp 964-968
pp 997-1006
pp 1007-1012
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Mon 11/10
Exam III (Covers Topics 10/13-11/03)
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Wed 11/12
Mon 11/17
Wed 11/19
Animal development I. Fertilization, gastrulation,
organogenesis
Animal development II. Morphogenesis:
Cytoplasmic Determinants and Cell-Cell induction
pp 1021-1030
Nervous system I. Neurons and glia, Action potentials,
Synapses, neurotransmitters through biogenic amines
Nervous system II. Organization of the vertebrate
nervous system.
pp 1047-1061
Chemical signals I. Types of chemical communication.
Mechanisms of hormone action.
Chemical signals II. Endocrine glands:
pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, adrenals, gonads.
pp 975-984
pp 1030-1044
pp 1064-1069
pp 984-994
11/23 11/30
Thanksgiving Break
Mon 12/01
Defenses against Disease I. Lymphatic System
Non-specific defenses
pp. 910-911
pp 930-936
Wed 12/03
Defenses against Disease II. Specific defenses:
pp 936-951
Exam #4 - Final Exam
(Covers Topics 11/05-12/03)
Date and time to be announced.
Attention Students.
Final exam week for Fall 2008 takes place from Monday, December 8, through
Saturday, December 13. Students are required to be available for their exam during
that time. Students must visit the Dean of Students Office if they cannot make their
exam. The DOS will give the student his or her instructions thereafter.
Please note: vacations, previously purchased tickets or reservations, weddings
(unless part of the wedding party), and other large or small scale social events, are
not viable excuses for missing a final exam. Please contact the Dean of Students
office with any questions. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.”
Have a Great Semester!
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