Biology 105
Biological Concepts: Unity
Section B09C
Dr. Todd Kostman
Office: HS156, HS 55
Telephone: 424-7301, 424-0811
email: kostman@uwosh.edu
http://www.uwosh.edu/departments/biology/kostman/kostman.html
OFFICE HOURS
M, W 10 a.m.-12 p.m. I am happy to make appointments outside of my normal office hours-just
contact me by phone or e-mail or talk to me after class.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Biology 105 is the introductory course for all Biology courses on this campus, serving as a
general education course for many and the first step towards the nursing program for others. It
is assumed you are entering this course with no real background in Biology.
The main focus of the course is to examine the characteristics shared by all living organisms.
This boils down to the bulk of the course being an introductory cell biology course. We begin
by studying basic chemistry, then move on to biological molecules and how they interact,
then onto cells and cell structure, how cells make and use energy, how they reproduce, and
finally how cells and organisms evolve.
Throughout the course I will be tying the material into real life examples about how Biology
relates to your everyday life (and it really, really does). I hope you leave the course with a
better understanding of basic biology that enables you to make informed decisions about
your life, and current political issues such as genetically modified organisms and stem cell
research among others.
LECTURE INFORMATION
LECTURE SCHEDULE: 1:50 to 2:50 MWF in HS106.
LECTURE TEXT: Campbell et al.: Biology: Concepts and Connections, Fifth Edition, Pearson
Cummings Custom Publishing, San Francisco, CA.
Lecture Format: Lectures will be presented via Powerpoint and overheads of the figures from
your text. I will frequently refer to the figures, so you should bring your text to class and make
note any figures I specifically reference.
LECTURE EXAMS: We will have four lecture exams on the scheduled dates. Each exam will be
worth 100 points, and will consist of 50 multiple-choice questions. There will be material from
roughly 8 lectures on each exam (resulting in around 6 exam questions per lecture). As you
can see, missing even one lecture could have significant impact on your exam performance.
I use questions from various sources, including from the end of the chapters of your book and
from the CD, as well as questions myself and other instructors have written.
LECTURE MAKEUP EXAM: One makeup lecture exam will be given on Friday, May. 11th, 2007 during
the regular class period for anyone who missed a lecture or a lab exam. This exam will be
comprehensive (covering material from all four prior exams). In order to be eligible to take this
exam, a student must receive prior permission from Dr. Kostman and permission will be granted
only for those who contacted Dr. Kostman before the exam missed. Only one missed exam
may be replaced with the makeup exam score-so if you miss more than one exam, or you do
not contact Dr. Kostman before a missed exam, you will not be allowed to take the make-up
exam.
Cell Phones: All cell phones must be turned off during lecture and laboratory time. If you must
leave it on in case of an EMERGENCY call (i.e. life or death), set it to vibrate. Cell phones going
off during lectures or lecture exams will be confiscated and possibly stomped upon.
LABORATORY INFORMATION
Laboratory meeting times: There are seven lab sections, B01-B07 that correspond to this
lecture. You need to attend the lab section you are signed into as space is limited. Labs will
meet each week at the assigned time in Room 211 and be two hours in length-assume each
lab will take the entire period. You will receive a lab syllabus from your lab instructor with more
details on how your lab section will be conducted. Labs cannot be made-up as there is
extensive preparation necessary by our staff for each lab.
LABORATORY TEXT: BIO 105: Concepts in Biology: Unity: Laboratory Manual. Bring it (along with
lecture text) to every laboratory meeting.
LABORATORY EXAMS: Three laboratory exams (worth 100 pts each) will be administered during
lecture periods (see schedule). Lab exams will consist of 40 multiple-choice questions worth 2.5
pts each. A missed exam will result in a score of zero for that exam, unless you qualify for the
makeup exam.
LABORATORY GRADE: You will have 400 points from the lab-300 points from the lab exams and 100
points that will be assigned by your lab instructor.
GRADING
COURSE GRADE: There are a total of 800 points possible for the semester (400 points from lecture
exams, 300 points from lab exams, and 100 points from lab). I will calculate your grade by
dividing the total number of points you earn over the semester by 800, which will yield a
percentage. This percentage will be converted into a letter grade using the scale below:
GRADING SCALE:
100-90% = A
89%-87% = AB
86-80% = B
79-77% = BC
76-70% = C
69-67% = CD
66-60% = D
<60% = F
Accessing Grades and Class Information
I have set up this course on the D2L site and will post all grades there. In addition, I will also post
messages to the class, sample exams, and review sheets over the course of the semester. If you
have any questions or problems using the site please see me.
STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Students are referred to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Student Discipline Code as detailed in
specific provisions of Chapter 14 of the State of Wisconsin Administrative Code. Any student(s)
found in violation of any aspect of the above Code (as defined in sections UWS 14.02 and 14.03)
will receive a sanction as detailed in UWS 14.05 and 14.06. Examples of violations include: looking
at another student’s exam or answer sheet and copying the answers during and exam, talking or
whispering to another student during an exam,, and receiving text messages during an exam on
an electronic device. Sanctions range from a grade of zero for the assignment in question to an
oral reprimand to expulsion from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Students have the right to
request a hearing and to appeal sanctions (as defined in UWS 14.08-14.10).
Lecture and Laboratory Schedule-Biology 105 Spring 2007
Date
Lecture Topic
Text
Reading
Lab Topic
Jan. 29
1
Laboratory 1: Scientific
Method
Feb. 2
Syllabus, Overview of Science and
Biology
Basic Chemistry: Elements, Atoms, and
Bonds
Water, Chemical Reactions
Feb. 5
Molecules
3.1-3.7
Feb. 7
Feb. 9
Molecules
Introduction to Cells
3.8-3.16
4.1-4.5
Feb. 12
Feb. 14
Feb. 16
Organelles
Organelles
Energy and Enzymes
4.6-4.12
4.13-4.19
5.1-5.9
Laboratory 3: Molecules
Feb. 19
Feb. 21
Feb. 23
Membrane structure and function
Lecture Exam I (lectures1-9)
5.10-5.14
Laboratory 4: Proteins
Transport and Osmosis
5.15-5.21
Feb. 26
Feb. 28
March 2
Cell Respiration I
Cellular Respiration II
Cellular Respiration III
6.1-6.6
6.7-6.12
6.13-6.16
March 5
Lab Exam I (labs 1-3)
March 7
March 9
Photosynthesis I
Photosynthesis II
7.1-7.4
7.5-7.9
March 12
March 14
March 16
Photosynthesis III
Cell Cycle, Mitosis, Cytokinesis
Lecture Exam II (lectures 10-17)
7.10-7.14
8.1-8.7
Laboratory 7: Respiration
March 1923
Spring Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 26
Meiosis
8.12
Laboratory 8:
Photosynthesis
March 28
March 30
Chromosomes, gametes, crossing over
Cancer and birth defects
8.13-8.18
8.19-8.23
Jan. 31
2.1-2.9
2.10-2.17
Laboratory 2: Applying
the Scientific Method to
Daphnia
Laboratory 5: Enzymes
Laboratory 6: Osmosis
and Diffusion
April 2
Mendel I: One Strange Monk
April 4
April 6
Lab Exam II (labs 4,5,6,7)
Mendel II: Genotypes and phenotypes
9.11-9.17
April 9
Mendelian Genetics III: Chromosomes
and Inheritance
Review genetics
DNA and DNA replication
9-.18-9.24
April 11
April 13
9.1-9.10
Laboratories 9 and 10:
Genetics and
Transformaton
Continue Labs 9 and 10
10.1-10.5
April 16
April 18
April 20
Lecture Exam III (lectures 18-24)
Transcription and Translation
Mutations and viruses
10.6-10.16
10.17-10.23
April 23
Gene regulation
11.1-11.8
April 25
April 27
Evolution I: Darwin and populations
Evolution II
13.1-13.8
13.9-13.18
April 30
Evolution III
14.1-14.10
May 2
May 4
Evolution IV: Macroevolution
Wrap-up and review
14.11-15.5
May 7
May 9
May 11
Lab Exam III (labs 8,9, 10, and 11)
Lecture Exam IV (lectures 25-32)
Make-up Exam (comprehensive)
*
*
Continue Labs 9 and 10
Finish Lab 10, Continue
Lab 9; do Lab 11:
Selection
Finish Lab 9; SOS,
Assessment Test
No Labs
Lab Section Meeting Times and Lab Instructors: Spring 2007
Section Meeting
Instructor
Section Meeting
Day/Time
Day/Time
Instructor
A01L
A02L
A03L
A04L
A05L
A06L
A07L
Olsen
Beard
Bosma
Olsen
Dorn
Bosma
Olsen
Mon. 10:20-12:20
Tu. 3:30-5:30
Tu. 8-10
Tu. 1:20-3:20
Wed. 10:20-12:20
Wed. 12:40-2:40
Th. 8-10
Bosma
Davis-Foust
Hamze
Davis-Foust
Bosma
Dorn
Bosma
B01L
B02L
B03L
B04L
B05L
B06L
B07L
Mon. 8-10
Th. 3:30-5:30
Tu. 11:10-1:10
Wed. 8-10
Wed. 3-5
Th. 11:10-1:10
Th. 1:20-3:20