Lecture Section A
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BI163: The Cellular Basis of Life Fall 2009 |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
The Cellular Basis of Life provides an understanding of the cell as the fundamental unit of all living organisms. Structure and function of procaryotes and eucaryotes are emphasized using evolutionary relationships as a framework. Weekly laboratory exercises demonstrate and reinforce principles discussed in lecture, while introducing students to the methodology of experimental design and scientific analysis. |
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TEXT
Freeman, Scott. 2008 (3rd edition). Biological Science. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ. |
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance at all class meetings is mandatory. Unexcused absences will result in a lowering of your overall grade (at our discretion). Unexcused absence from laboratory will result in you being dropped from the course. Please attend the laboratory section assigned to you. Only in the case of a family or medical emergency can you switch to a different laboratory section and only with the permission of both lab instructors. Extracurricular activities that conflict with regularly scheduled academic classes are not considered to be emergencies. |
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LECTURE MATERIALS ONLINE
Individual lecturers may elect to provide class notes, problem sets, or other supplemental material for downloading. Documents are included at the discretion of each professor and may vary from section to section. Follow the links above for your lecture section. Contact your lecturer directly with any comments or questions. |
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LABORATORY MATERIALS ONLINE
Follow the link above to download laboratory handouts and other materials in .pdf format. Handouts will normally be made available no later then one week prior to the laboratory session in which they are needed--you are expected to arrive in lab having printed and read the handouts for that week's exercises. You are strongly encouraged to purchase a three-ring binder to keep your laboratory handouts and notes organized. |