COURSE SCHEDULE--FALL 2006

WK			DATE		TOPIC	TEXT READING		LAB
1	M	Aug		28	Course introduction; chemistry of life	Chapters 1 - 3		CELLS AND TISSUES
	W			30	Functional groups and polymers; lipids	Ch. 4, Overview-5.1
	F	Sept		1	Biological molecules: carbohydrates and nucleic acids	5.2, 5.5
2	M			4	LABOR DAY &endash; NO CLASS	--		NO LAB
	W			6	Q1 Biological molecules: proteins	5.4
	F			8	Membranes: Keeping it all together!	Ch. 6, Overview-7.1
3	M			11	Membrane permeability and transport	7.2-7.5		MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
	W			13	Q2 Applied membrane transport: Water acquisition and transport in plants	36.2-36.4
	F			15	RACE and PEDAGOGY 8:30-9:45	---
4	M			18	Applied membrane transport: sugar movement in plants	36.5		TRANSPIRATION I
	W			20	Q3 Energetics of reactions	Overview-8.3
	F			22	Enzymes
5	M			25	RedOx and energy carriers	Overview-9.1		ENZYME ACTIVITY
	W			27	EXAM 1 (through Enzymes)	---
	F			29	Glycolysis and Krebs cycle	9.2 & 9.3		Transpiration proposal due
6	M	Oct		2	Writing workshop	Knisely, Ch. 2&3		CELLULAR RESPIRATION
	W			4	Q4 Electron transport, chemiosmosis, fermentation	9.44-9.6		Enzyme graphs due in lab
	F			6	Photosynthesis-capture of light energy	Overview-10.2
7	M			9	Photosynthesis-glucose formation	10.3 & 10.4		TRANSPIRATION II
	W			11	Q5 DNA: The genetic material	Overview & 16.1;Overview & 19.1
	F			13	DNA replication	16.2
8	M			16	FALL BREAK &emdash; NO CLASS			NO LAB
	W			18	Q6 DNA replication applied: PCR	391-392
	F			20	Cell cycle: chromosomes, mitosis & cytokinesis	Ch. 12
9	M			23	Applied cell cycle: what goes wrong in cancer	12.3, 19.3		MITOSIS AND HUMAN GENETICS I
	W			25	EXAM 2 (through cancer)
	F			277	Sexual reproduction and meiosis	Ch. 13

10	M		30	Patterns of inheritance	Ch. 14	MITOSIS AND HUMAN GENETICS II
	W	Nov	1	Q7 Chromosomal basis of inheritance	Ch. 15	& Writing Workshop
	F		3	Genetics applied: DNA technology	Overview-20.2
11	M		6	From gene to protein - transcription	Overview-17.3	GENOTYPE TO PHENOTPE I
	W		8	Q8 From gene to protein - translation	17.4-17.7	Transpiration report due in lab
	F		10	From gene to protein, cont.
12	M		13	Viral genetics	Overview-18.2	GENOTPE TO PHENOTYPE II
	W		15	Q9 Bacterial genetics	18.3
	F		17	Regulation of expression in prokaryotes	18.4
13	M		20	EXAM 3 (through Bacterial genetics)		NO LAB
	W		22	TRAVEL DAY - NO CLASS
	F		24	THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
14	M		27	Regulation of expression in eukaryotes	19.2	BIOETHICS
	W		29	Q10 Cell communication	Ch. 11
	F	Dec	1	Cell communication, cont.
15	M		4	Applied gene exp/cell communication: hormones	Overview-45.4	NO LAB
	W		6	Q11 Review for final exam
	W	Dec	13	FINAL EXAM 8-10 AM (comprehensive)