BCOR 1400 Exploring Biology Fall 2023 Section D

Course schedule and links to lecture slides

Date	Day	Topic	Reading	Lab activity
28-Aug	M	Syllabus & introduction	Chpt. 1	no labs this week
30-Aug	W	The Chemical Context of Life	Chpt. 2
1-Sep	F	Water and Life	Chpt. 3
4-Sep	M	Labor Day - no class		no labs this week
6-Sep	W	Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life	Chpt. 4
8-Sep	F	Macromolecules 1: carbohydrates & lipids	Chpt. 5.1-5.3
11-Sep	M	Macromolecules 2: proteins and nucleic acids	Chpt. 5.4-5.6	Lab skills
13-Sep	W	A Tour of the Cell	Chpt. 6
15-Sep	F	Test 1, chapters 2, 3, 4, 5
18-Sep	M	DNA structure and replication	Chpt. 16	Protein structure
20-Sep	W	Gene Expression: Transcription	Chpt. 17.1-17.3
22-Sep	F	Gene Expression: Translation	Chpt. 17.4-17.5
25-Sep	M	Finish Translation; start Membsranes	Chpt. 7	Enzyme purification
27-Sep	W	Membrane transport	Chpt. 7
29-Sep	F	Energy and Enzymes	Chpt. 8
2-Oct	M	Enzyme regulation	Chpt. 8	Enzyme activity
4-Oct	W	Cellular Respiration, Part I	Chpt. 9.1-9.2
6-Oct	F	Test 2, chapters 6, 7, 8, 16, 17
9-Oct	M	Cellular Respiration, Part II	Chpt. 9.3-9.4	no labs this week
11-Oct	W	Cellular Respiration and Fermentation, Part III	Chpt. 9.5-9.6
13-Oct	F	Fall Recess- no class
16-Oct	M	Photosynthesis, Part I	Chpt. 10.1-10.3	Protein concentration
18-Oct	W	Photosynthesis, part II	Chpt. 10.4-10.6
20-Oct	F	Cell – cell communication	Chpt. 11
23-Oct	M	Cell – cell communication	Chpt. 11	Protein size (SDS PAGE)
25-Oct	W	Mitosis and cell cycle	Chpt. 12
27-Oct	F	Plant structure and function	Chpt. 35.1-35.3
30-Oct	M	Test 3, Chapters 9, 10, 11,12		Bioinformatics and PCR
1-Nov	W	Plant structure (secondary growth)	Chpt. 35.3-35.4
3-Nov	F	Plant transport in the xylem	Chpt. 36
6-Nov	M	Plant transport in the phloem	Chpt. 36	Writing workshop
8-Nov	W	Plant Hormones	Chpt. 39
10-Nov	F	Plant response to light	Chpt. 39
13-Nov	M	Animal Structure and Function, Part I	Chpt. 40	Microscopy
15-Nov	W	Test 4 Plants (35, 36, 39)
17-Nov	F	Animal Structure and Function, Part II	Chpt. 40
20-Nov	M	Thanksgiving Holiday – no class.		no labs this week
22-Nov	W	Thanksgiving Holiday – no class.
24-Nov	F	Thanksgiving Holiday – no class.
27-Nov	M	Neuron structure and function, Part I	Chpt. 48	C elegans chemosensation
29-Nov	W	Neuron structure and function, Part II	Chpt. 48
1-Dec	F	Sensory Organs and Processes, Part I	Chpt. 50
4-Dec	M	Senses & Hormones	Chpt. 50	Lab practical
6-Dec	W	Hormones 2	Chpt. 45
8-Dec	F	Finish Hormones; Review	Chpt. 45
12-Dec	Tu 1:30	Test 5, Chapters 40, 45,48, 50