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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.

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.

Top­ics in­clude lin­ear and qua­dratic func­tions, in­ter­me­di­ate al­ge­bra, plane geom­e­try and trigonom­e­try of the right tri­an­gle.

Topics include linear and quadratic functions, intermediate algebra, plane geometry and trigonometry of the right triangle.