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The system that we use is the iClicker, which is available through the campus store and a rebate is available for students who purchase new textbooks. Because each clicker carries a unique identification code, each student will need to use his/her own unit in order to receive credit for in-class quiz questions. The iClicker will also be used in Chemistry 2070 this year. Thus, students need purchase only one clicker and need to register it only ONCE every semester.
BIOG1101 Fall 2009
Important handouts: Syllabus, Success in Biology, General Information, Quiz schedule
LECTURE
BioG 1101-1102 is designed both for students who intend to specialize in biological sciences and for those who want to obtain a thorough knowledge of biology as part of their general education. The fall semester covers the chemical and cellular basis of life, energy transformations, physiology, neurobiology, and behavior. The spring semester covers genetics, development, evolution, and ecology. Each topic is considered in terms of modern evolutionary theory, and discussions of plant and animal systems are integrated.
Cole Gilbert (BioG1101) and Robert Turgeon (BioG1102)
LAB
BioG 1103-1104 is designed to provide laboratory experience with major biological phenomena to support an understanding of the important concepts, principles, and theories of modern biology. A second objective of the laboratory course is to help students gain expertise in the methods used by biologists to construct new knowledge. Students are exposed to basic concepts, research methods, including laboratory and data transformation techniques, and instrumentation in the major areas of biology. First-semester topics include biochemistry, physiology, plant biology, and behavior. In the second semester, laboratory experience is provided in the areas of genetics, biotechnology, invertebrate diversity, plant and animal development, and ecology. For those students who object to animal dissection, alternative materials are available for study. However, testing will involve identification of important structures in real organisms.
Kuei-Chiu Chen and Laurel Hester (1103-1104)
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