Biology 112 Syllabus 2009

corrected 01/05/09

GENERAL BIOLOGY—II (Biol 112) – Winter 2009 INSTRUCTOR: L.R. McCloskey, PhD ([email protected]) Price Science Complex (PSC) office 204; phone 951-785-2108 Biology Department, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA TEXT: Biology, 8th edition, by Campbell & Reece [ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-6844-4]. The e-text may be accessed at www.masteringbio.com by joining the BIOL 112 course there.

D2L: Desire2Learn (D2L) may be found at https://elearning.lasierra.edu/, where you can log in with your LSU username and password. All important announcements for this class will be made on D2L. You are responsible for every such announcement whether it's mentioned in class or not, so check D2L every day. Additionally, the PowerPoint lecture notes will be available on D2L as PDF files (which can be accessed by Adobe Acrobat Reader—a free download program).

ATTENDANCE: If you attend every day, you will hear the material; go over the material the second time when you do the online e-homework, and then review for the third time when you study for Friday quizzes. By exam time, begin going over the material the fourth time. That will greatly help you to master the material.

HELP: Every Friday afternoon, I will be available for study help sessions for you in PSC 230, starting at 1:00 pm. Your success is very important to me, and I enjoy helping students!

HOMEWORK: The e-homework assignments will be announced on D2L. You should do the ehomework by the due date in order to obtain full credit.

QUIZZES: A quiz will be given at the beginning of each Friday class. No make-up quizzes will be given, but the lowest quiz score will be dropped.

EXAMS: Four exams are scheduled. Exams are not comprehensive, covering primarily the material assigned since the previous exam.

GRADING: >93% = A; >89% = A–; >85% = B+; >80% = B; >75% = B–; >70% = C+; >60% = C; >50% = D; <50% = F. The gradebook is maintained on D2L, so you should frequently check on your progress in the course by looking at your grade to date.

HONESTY: The La Sierra University Academic Integrity Policy, described in the Bulletin and in the Student Handbook, will be rigorously enforced. It is my responsibility to protect the honest students who study hard and do not cheat, so students who do cheat will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the university’s policy.

DISABILITIES: If you have documented disabilities you should obtain the appropriate forms from the director of the Learning Support Center in La Sierra Hall, suite 100. When I receive this documentation, I will cooperate with the Learning Support Center to provide the necessary accommodation.

PREREQUISITES: You must have completed Biol 111 with a C- or better grade to be allowed in Biol 112. Additionally, a course in chemistry is a prerequisite.

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POTENTIALLY CONTROVERSIAL MATERIAL: Biol 112 deals with three primary topics: 1) how species change and adapt through natural selection—“evolution,” 2) the diversity of invertebrates and vertebrates, and 3) animal form and function. All of these are broad topics, and we will only highlight aspects of each—hopefully enough to give you a good feeling about and arouse your curiosity for these three areas of modern biology. It is vitally important for you to realize that this course—as a science course—is describing evidence from mainstream science, and is not dealing with beliefs. Some will decide they cannot “believe” the scientific evidence, and your right to decide that is encouraged and supported. If you expect to be competitive in any modern science-based profession, and hope to perform well on standardized or preprofessional qualifying exams, you simply must know what the scientific evidence is, whether or not you “believe” it.

Winter Quarter 2009 Schedule of Lectures and Exams (Tentative): Date

Topic

Text chapters

Jan 5 (M) Jan 6 (T) Jan 8 (R) Jan 9 (F) Jan 12 (M) Jan 13 (T) Jan 15 (R) Jan 16 (F) Jan 19 (M) Jan 20 (T) Jan 22 (R) Jan 23 (F) Jan 26 (M) Jan 27 (T) Jan 29 (R) Jan 30 (F) Feb 2 (M) Feb 3 (T) Feb 5 (R) Feb 6 (F) Feb 9 (M) Feb 10 (T) Feb 12 (R) Feb 13 (F) Feb 16 (M) Feb 17 (T) Feb 19 (R) Feb 20 (F) Feb 23 (M) Feb 24 (T) Feb 26 (R)

The evolution of “Darwinism”; what were they thinking? The nature of the evidence for evolution-I The nature of the evidence for evolution-II Natural Selection and how it works-I Natural Selection and how it works-II Population genetics and the Hardy-Weinberg theorem What is a “species” and how is it formed-I What is a “species” and how is it formed-II MLK Holiday What can we learn from the record in the rocks-I? What can we learn from the record in the rocks-II? Exam 1—over material covered through Jan 22: chs. 22-25 Animal diversity—basic plans & principles—I Animal diversity—basic plans & principles—II Invertebrates—I Invertebrates—II Vertebrates—I Vertebrates—II Animal Form & Function—I Exam 2—over material since Exam 1: chs. 32-34 Animal Form & Function—II Animal Nutrition—I Animal Nutrition—II Circulation & Gas Exchange—I Presidents Day holiday Circulation & Gas Exchange—II Immune System Osmoregulation & Excretion—I Osmoregulation & Excretion—II Hormones & Endocrine System—I Exam 3—over material since Exam 2: chs. 40-44

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Feb 27 (F) Mar 2 (M) Mar 3 (T) Mar 5 (R) Mar 6 (F) Mar 9 (M) Mar 10 (T) Mar 12 (R) Mar 13 (F) Mar 16 (M)

Hormones & Endocrine System—II Animal Reproduction—I Animal Reproduction—II Animal Development—I Animal Development—II Nervous Systems—I Nervous Systems—II Sensory & Motor Mechanisms—I Sensory & Motor Mechanisms—II Final Exam @ 8:00 a.m.—over material since Exam 3: chs. 45-50

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