Instructor:

Dr. Brian P. Bergstrom

Office: SC 431

Office Hours: 9:00-10:00AM MWF & W 2:00-4:00PM

Room: SC 401, MWF 10:00-11:00AM,

Phone: 8225 Email: Brianb@muskingum.edu

Instructor Home page: http://fates.cns.muskingum.edu/~brianb/

Course website: http://muskingum.edu/~brianb/CellMolecular/cell.html

Course Objective:

The intent of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the cellular and molecular basis for life. An emphasis will be based upon the fundamental processes required for life within the former context. Much of this course will be grounded, on an introductory level, in physical biochemistry and cell biology. After completion of the course students will be able to think of these topics as active and living processes and be able to apply them as a biologist.

Textbook: Biology 7^th edition, Campbell/Reece, Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA.

Lecture/Exam Schedule

Week: Topic

8/27 Introduction , Chemistry of Life (Chpts. 1 & 2)

9/3 Water, Carbon & Life (Chpts. 3 & 4)

9/10 Macromolecules (Chpt. 5)

9/17 The Cell (Chpt. 7)

9/21 Exam 1

9/24 Membrane Struct. & Function, Intro to Metabolism (Chpts. 8 & 6)

10/1 Intro Metabolism cont., Cell Respiration (Chpts. 6 & 9)

10/8 Photosynthesis, Cell Communication (Chpts.10& 11)

10/15 Fall Break-No class Mon--Cell Communication cont., Cell Cycle (Chpts. 11 & 12)

10/19 Exam 2

10/22 Meiosis, Mendel & Genes (Chpts.13 & 14)

10/29 Molecular Inherit.(Chpt.16)

11/5 Molecular Inherit cont.(Chpt.16)

11/12 Gene Expression--Transcription (Chpts.16 & 17)

11/16 Exam 3

11/19 No class Wednesday & Friday-Thanksgiving Gene Expression--Translation (Chpt. 17)

11/26 Gene Expression--Regulation (Chpts. 17 & 19) DNA technology (Chpt. 20)

12/3 DNA technology (Chpt. 20)

12/10 8:30 AM Exam 4/Final

Grading:

There will be a total of four examinations that will be equally weighted. Each of the exams will cover approximately ¼ of the course material and are worth 100 pts. each. The fourth exam will be taken during the week of final examinations. Additional points will come from required written assignments.

Attendance Policy: Your attendance is mandatory and missing more than 3 unexcused absences will result in the reduction of your grade by a half letter grade i.e. (B to B-).

Note: This syllabus may be altered during the course of the semester at the discretion of the instructor.