BIOLOGY 1 LABORATORY
SPRING SEMESTER 2007
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An introductory course designed to survey the laboratory techniques of biology. Cell theory, cell division, heredity, evolution, ecology, anatomy and physiology of plants and animals, and the classification system of organisms are included.
CREDIT:
Biology 1L: 1 Semester units: 3 hours lab
INSTRUCTOR:
Rick Miranda
Office: S18
Phone: (661) 763-7857
Email address: rmiranda@taft.org
Office Hours:
Day
Monday
Time
10:00 to Noon
Tuesday
Wednesday
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
10:00 to Noon
Laboratory Manual (required) :
Enger, Eldon D; Ross, Fredrick C. Laboratory Manual: Concepts in Biology. Twelfth Edition. 2007. Wm. C. Brown
Publishers. (Purchase in bookstore)
LABORATORY SCHEDULE:
Section 60: Monday, Time: 2:40-5:30 p.m., Room SCI-02
Section 61: Wednesday, Time: 2:45-5:30 p.m., Room SCI-02
Section 62: Thursday, Time: 8:10-9:30 p.m., Room SCI-02
**You may be dropped from the course for more then 2 unexcused class sessions at the discretion of the instructor.**
COURSE EVALUATION :
Lab practical 1 25 points - Ther are NO make-ups on exams.
- Each lab is worth 10 points (5 for attendance and 5 on merit of lab write up) Lab practical 2
Lab practical 3
25 points
25 points
Lab exercises 100 points
Total 175 points
Read assigned laboratory chapter before each lab session. After each lab is performed, remove entire lab from manual and turn in to instructor no later than the following lab period.
FINAL GRADING DISTRIBUTION
%
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 65-79
D = 50-64
F = <50
DEADLINES:
Add: prior to 1 st meeting of 3 rd week
Drop: 2/08 with no notation; 3/26 with (W)ithdrawl; 2/20, Electing Credit/No Credit
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Note-Laboratory safety rules will be strictly enforced. If you have questions related to safety, see the instructor as soon as possible. Make every effort to prevent lab accidents and promote safety among your classmates. You must attend your assigned section unless you have permission from the instructor to attend another section.
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Notice: All personal phones and pagers should be silenced during class time. No phone conversations are allowed during class time.
Week Date Laboratory Assignment
1 1/15 *M No Lab Session – Monday Holiday
2 1/22 Lab 1: Metric Measurement and the Scientific Method
1/29 Lab 3: Diffusion and Osmosis
2/05 *F
2/12
Lab 5: The Microscope
Lab 6: Cell Structure and Function
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2/19 *M No Lab Session – Monday Holiday
2/26 Lab Practical 1
8 3/05 Lab 11: Mitosis-Cell Division
9 3/12 Lab 10: DNA and RNA
10 3/19 Lab 14 & 16: Genetics & Human Variation
11 3/26 Lab Practical 2
12 4/02** **Spring Break**
13 4/09 Lab 13: Reproduction and Development
14 4/16 Lab 25: Plant Tissues
15 4/23 No Lab Session – Field Trip (4/27 trip to LA Natural History Museum)
16 4/30 Lab 28: Frog Dissection
17 5/07 Lab Practical 3
18 5/14 No lab final – No Lab Sessions During Finals Week.
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