YOU ARE TO PRE-READ TOPICS PRIOR TO LAB
BY 123 Tentative Laboratory Schedule
Spring 2011
Required Lab Texts:
(1)
Biology in the Laboratory, (3rd ed) by Doris Helms
(2)
123 Lab Manual (4th edition) by Cusic & Whitehead
(3)
A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory,
6th
ed by Van de Graaff & Crawley
Lab Coordinator: Alan Whitehead email: storm@uab.edu
Office:
275 CH; 104 CH
Instructor:
Phone: 934-3158
Office Hours:
Phone:____________
Week of:
Topic(s)
Exercises:
(1) Jan. 10
The Microscope
1 (all but D)
(2) Jan. 17
Organic Molecules
5 (A, B, C, E)
Cells II
7 (B2,C)
Lab Policy Quiz
(3) Jan. 24
Cells I
6 (B 1, 2, & 4, C2); Cusic 2 (ex 1)
Cells II
7 (B2,C) con=t
*****QUIZ #1*****
(4) Jan. 31
Osmosis & Diffusion
8 (B2 &3, C, D4)
Agar Experiment
Handout
Cells II
7 (A, B2,C, E) con=t
*****QUIZ #2*****
(5) Feb. 7
*****EXAM #1*****
*****Slide Handout Due*****
(6) Feb. 14
Enzymes (Lab report is on this topic)
Lab report seminar
10 (A)
YOU ARE TO PRE-READ TOPICS PRIOR TO LAB
(7) Feb. 21
Respiration
11 (A4,B, D)
Respiration-Handout
Handout
*****QUIZ #3*****
(8) Feb. 28
Photosynthesis
12 (A, B1 & 2, C)
Mitosis
9 (A, B, C)
Meiosis
13 (A, B, C)
*****QUIZ #4*****
(9) Mar. 7
*****EXAM #2*****
LAB REPORTS DUE TODAY!
(10) Mar. 14
SPRING BREAK - NO LABS
(11) Mar. 21
Human Genetics Traits
15 (C, Read D)
Protein Synthesis
17 (Read A & B, C2)
Protein Synthesis
Computer Simulation
Genetic Basis of Evolution
Helms 20 & Cusic 1
Population Genetics
On-Line Lab
Electrophoresis Experiment
Handout
Case Study
Handout
(12)Mar. 28
*****QUIZ #5*****
(11) Apr. 4
Domains Bacteria & Archaea
Cusic 2
*****QUIZ #6*****
REPORT REVISIONS WITH ORIGINALS DUE TODAY!
(12) Apr. 11
Domain Eukarya: The Protists
*****QUIZ #7*****
Cusic 3
YOU ARE TO PRE-READ TOPICS PRIOR TO LAB
*****PopGen Lab Due*****
*****Case Study Due*****
(13) Apr. 18
*****Exam #3*****
*****Slide Notebook Due*****
GRADE BREAKDOWN
Quizzes (best 6 of 7; 10pts ea.)
60
Microscope Exam
10
Homework
55
Exam #1
125
Exam #2
125
Report
100
Case Study
20
Lab Policy Exam
10
Notebook 1
10
Exam #3
150
Notebook 2
25
PopGen Online Lab
10
TOTAL
700
LAB GRADE COUNTS 30% OF THE COURSE GRADE
LATE ASSIGNMENTS = EQUIVALENT OF A LETTER GRADE PER DAY PENALTY