This laboratory course is a co-requisite for General Chemistry – 1110.
One three hour laboratory meeting per week and a total of 15 meetings per semester.
The BIO1101 laboratory course is an introduction to laboratory techniques and their application to the understanding of general biological concepts. It focuses on the fundamental principles of biology, including taxonomy, structure, reproduction, heredity, development and evolution. The concepts of molecular biology and DNA fingerprinting using representative plants and animals are introduced. The course also includes the use and care of the microscope.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the BIO1101 lab, the students will be able to:
1.To learn to be observant and to develop and sharpen those observational and critical thinking skills through inquiry..
2.To discipline yourself to develop good record-keeping skills, required to be successful in any career you plan to pursue.
3.To learn to think analytically about the observations you have made – to be able to:
a.analyze a problem and focus on a hypothesis to be tested.
b.determine the best way of testing the hypothesis, and using creativity to solve problems, including interpretation of data.
4.To communicate your findings about the processes studied and results obtained in ways appropriate to the biological sciences, both in written and oral formats.
5.To become familiar with the use of computers to gather, discuss and analyze data
6.To work on collaborative projects and also in teams.
An intermediate and advanced algebra course. Topics include quadratic equations, systems of linear equations,
exponential and logarithmic functions; topics from trigonometry, including identities, equations and solutions of
triangles.
African Cultural retentions in the Americas is presented this semester as a reading and writing-intensive course focused on the continuities, transformations, adaptations and re¬inventions of African culture found within the African diaspora in the Americas since the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Some of the research and writing conducted by historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and musicologists pertinent to our subject matter will be studied. Lectures, readings, classroom discussions and writings will explore cultural developments in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the United States. In addition to our readings, a number of documentary films will be shown and reviewed. In the Americas, Africans encountered Native Americans and Europeans; therefore, a major focus of this course is to explore and to understand the new cultural contexts which emerged, and Africa’s contributions to those contexts.
