EPOB 1210 LECTURE SCHEDULE
(First Half of Semester, Fall 1996)

Professor S.K. Schmidt        
Office: Ramaley C373
Office Hrs.: T & F 3:00-4:00 PM & By Appointment
Sections 0003 & 0004

Textbook: Campbell, N.A. BIOLOGY. Fourth Edition (1996), Benjamin/Cummings

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DATE Lec. No. & TOPIC CHAPTER        PAGES
Aug. 26 (M) 1. Introduction        1        2-21
Aug. 28 (W) 2. The Chemistry of Life        2        22-39
Aug. 30 (F) 3. Water and the Environment        3        41-51
Sept. 2 (M) Labor Day Holiday - NO CLASS              
Sept. 4 (W) 4. Carbon and Molecular Diversity        4        53-61
Sept. 6 (F) 5. Carbohydrates        5        63-69
Sept. 9 (M) 6. Lipids and Amino Acids        5        70-76
Sept. 11 (W) 7. Proteins        5        73-84
Sept. 13 (F) 8. Nucleic Acids        5        83-86
Sept. 16 (M) 9. Introduction to Metabolism        6        89-104
Sept. 18 (W) 10. Metabolism        6        89-104
Review session to be announced in class
Sept. 20 (F) FIRST EXAM
Sept. 23 (M) 11. A Tour of the Cell        7        108-123
Sept. 25 (W) 12. The Cell part 2        7        123-137
Sept. 27 (F) 13. The Cell part 3        7        123-137
Sept. 30 (M) 14. Membrane Structure and Function        8        140-157
Oct. 2 (W) 15. Membranes part 2        8        140-157
Oct. 4 (F) 16. Cellular Respiration        9        159-165
Oct. 7 (M) 17. Respiration and Fermentation        9        165-177
Oct. 9 (W) 18. Respiration and Fermentation        9        177-181
Oct. 11 (F) 19. Respiration and Photosynthesis        9 and 10        182-190
Oct. 14 (M) 20. Photosynthesis        10        182-201
Oct. 16 (W) 21. Photosynthesis and Review        10        190-203
Review session to be announced in class
Oct. 18 (F) SECOND EXAM

Final Exam: Thursday, December 19 7:30 am - 10:30 am, Coors Events Center

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    Course Policies

    EPOB 1210 GENERAL BIOLOGY (Fall). This course is intended for students seeking a degree in EPOB as well as other science majors. It is a concentrated introduction to molecular, cellular, genetic, and evolutionary biology. The emphasis is on the fundamental concepts and questions that underlie more detailed courses of the core curriculum in EPOB. EPOB 1230 (laboratory) is a co-requirement for EPOB majors and those who anticipate taking more advanced EPOB courses. Those students simply wishing to satisfy the Natural Sciences core requirements should be in EPOB 1010/1020.

    TEXTBOOK: Biology, N.A. Campbell, Fourth Edition (1996) (Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.).

    LECTURE: Attendance is not compulsory, but strongly encouraged. You are responsible for lecture material and any announcements concerning changes in schedule, etc. that may be made in lecture.

    EXAMINATIONS: There will be five 100 point examinations. The fourth and fifth examinations will be given at the final exam time. The fourth examination will include material from only the last 25% of the course. The fifth examination will be comprehensive over the entire course. After each exam, materials (questions, answer sheets, grades) will be available for retrieval or challenge for two weeks only! Each test and the answers will be posted on the bulletin board in Ramaley across from C157 the day of the test. Test scores will be posted 3-4 days after the test. For exams four and five, any challenge must be given before the end of the 3 hour testing period.

    If you take all 4 examinations and the comprehensive final, the lowest of the 5 scores will be dropped. If you take the first four examinations, taking the comprehensive fifth examination is optional. Tests with average scores of less than 70 points will be standardized to 70 by adding points to each student's score.

    There will be NO excused exams. If you miss an exam, you will be required to take the comprehensive final and will not be permitted to drop the lowest score. A minimum of 4 exams must be taken. NO SPECIAL OR MAKE-UP EXAMINATIONS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR ANY STUDENT.

    GRADES: The grade distribution (percentage of students in a given section that will receive each grade at the end of the semester) will be similar among sections. That is, a section with lower mean scores on individual exams will not be penalized, but will have the same final grade distribution as other sections. Based on results from previous years, the percentage of students in this course receiving final grades of A, B, and C is as follows:

    A = at least the top 13% of students in the section
    B = at least the next 24% of students in the section
    C = the next 40% of students in the section
    The percentage of students in a section that receive a final grade of D or F will not be precisely specified, but will be left to the discretion of the instructor.

    Background: If you feel that you already have a background in biology that is equivalent to the material covered in this course, you can test out of this course. Information is available on the CLEP test at the testing center in Willard Hall. Students taking this course may find that any background in chemistry that they already have will help them greatly with the material presented in this course. Alternatively, if you do not have any background in chemistry, you might want to consider taking chemistry first.

    The General Biology Secretary is Linda Bowden in Ramaley N122 (492-5676).

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