BIOL 1108: Principles of Biology II

Course Schedule for Spring 2014

Please note that the schedule is tentative and subject to change. Exam dates and due dates for assignments may be changed at the instructor's discretion. You are responsible for keeping track of exam dates and due dates so that your work is turned in on time.

Week of / Lecture Topic / Chapter in Text
January 13 / Overview of Course
Descent with Modification
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Chapter 22
Martin Luther King Holiday: January 20
NO CLASSES
January 20 / Evolution of Populations / Chapter 23
January 27 / Sickle cell Alleles
Class cancelled because of inclement weather / SimBio Evobeaker
Chapter 24
February 3 / Origin of Species (online)
Hardy-Weinberg, Case studies / SimBio Evobeaker
February 10 / Bottlenecked Ferrets (on your own)
Phylogeny and the Tree of Life (online) / SimBio Evobeaker
Chapter 26
February 17 / Phylogeny practice
EXAM 1 / SimBio Evobeaker
Chapter 26
CH 22-24
February 24 / Protists / Chapter 28
March 3 / Evolutionary Evidence
Protists / SimBio Evobeaker
Chapter 28
Last day to drop without academic penalty: Friday, March 7th
March 8-16 Spring Break (no classes)
March 17 / Fungi / Chapter 31
March 24 / Introduction to Animal Diversity
EXAM 2 / Chapter 32
Ch 26, 25.3, 28, and 31
March 31 / Invertebrates / Chapter 33
April 7 / Invertebrates and Chordates
Principles of Animal Form and Function / Chapter 33, 34.5
Chapter 40
April 14 / Principles of Animal Form and Function
Hormones and the Endocrine System / Chapter 40
Chapter 45
April 21 / Hormones and the Endocrine System
EXAM 3 / Chapter 45
Ch 32, 33, 34.1, 40
April 28 / Nervous Systems
Plant anatomy
Plant transport
Keystone Predator / Chapter 48
Chapter 35, 36
Simbio Ecobeaker

FINAL SCHEDULE

T/R 8:25 am class will have their final Thursday, May 8th at 8:00am

MWF 10:00 to 10:50 class will have their final Monday, May 12th at 10:15 am.