Class Schedule

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Day Lecture Topics
T Aug
27
1.
Basics
Definition, Characteristics and Hierarchy of Life

Ecosystems and Populations

The Scientific Method

Classification and Naming

Th Aug 30 2.
The Origin and Evolution of Life
Evolution

The Origin of Life

The Geological Time Scale

Cellular History

Kingdoms and Domains

T Sep 04 3. Inorganic

Chemistry I

Definition, Classification and Properties of Matter

Energy

Chemical Reactions: Exergonic & Endergonic

Activation Energy

Atomic Structure

Oxidation and Reduction

The Periodic Table of Elements

Isotopes

Electrons and Energy

Th Sep 06 4. Inorganic Chemistry II

Elements, Compounds, Molecules and Mixtures Bonds: Weak and Strong

T Sep 11 5. Water and pH

Properties of H2O

Acids, Bases, pH, Buffers

Th Sep 13 6. Organic Chemistry

Importance of Carbon

Organic vs. Inorganic Compounds

The Hydrocarbons

Functional Groups

Isomers

T Sep 18 No Class
Th Sep 20 7. Macromolecules I

Monomers and Polymers

Dehydration Synthesis and Hydrolysis

Carbohydrates

Lipids

T Sep 25 No Class
Th Sep 27 Examination I (Lectures 1-6

inclusive)

T Oct 02 8. Macromolecules II

Proteins

Enzymes and Metabolic Pathways

Nucleic Acids

ATP

Th Oct 04 9. Cells

The Cell Theory

Methods of Studying Cells

Cellular Size Limitations

Cell Composition

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Cellular Evolution: Anaerobic/Aerobic, Endosymbiosis

Viruses, Bacteria and Archaea

T Oct 09 10. The Eukaryotic Cell

Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function

Th Oct 11 11. Membranes and Transport

Membrane Structure and Function

Passive Transport Processes

Active Transport Processes

Cell Surface Modifications

T Oct 16 12. Energy

Cells and the Flow of Energy

Metabolic Reactions and Energy Transformations

Metabolic Pathways

Organelles and the Flow of Energy

Th Oct 18 Examination II (Lectures 7-11

inclusive)

T Oct 23 13. Cellular Respiration I

Anaerobic Respiration

Glycolysis: Outside the Mitochondria

Fermentation

T Nov 06 14. Cellular Respiration II

Aerobic Respiration

The Preparatory (Hub) Reaction

The Citric Acid Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Metabolic Pool

Th Nov08 15. Photosynthesis I

Photosynthetic Organisms

The Light Reactions

T Nov 13 16. Photosynthesis II

The Dark Reactions: Calvin Cycle

C3 and C4 plants

Th Nov 15 17. Asexual Reproduction

Prokaryotic Division

The Cell Cycle and Control

Mitosis and Cytokinesis

The Cell Cycle and Cancer

T Nov 20 18. Sexual Reproduction

Haploid, Diploid, Fertilization

Genetic Variation

Meiosis

Th Nov 22 Thanksgiving
T Nov 27 Examination III (Lectures 12-18

inclusive)

Th Nov 29 19. Genetics I

Gregor Mendel

Mendel’s Laws

Human Genetic Disorders

T Dec 04 20. Genetics II

Extending Mendelian Genetics

Multiple Allelic Traits

Incomplete Dominance, Pleiotropy, Polygenic, X-linked

Th Dec
06
21. Chromosomes
T Dec 11 22. DNA

The genetic Material

DNA Structure

DNA Replication

Prokaryotic versus Eukaryotic Replication

Th Dec 13 23. Gene Function

Genetic Code

Transcription

Translation

T Dec 18 24. Genetic Regulation

Prokaryotic: Operons

Eukaryotic

Regulation Through Mutation

Th Dec 20 Examination IV (19-24 inclusive)