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GENERAL BIOLOGY—II (Biol 112) – Winter 2009
INSTRUCTOR: L.R. McCloskey, PhD (lmcclosk@lasierra.edu
)Price Science Complex (PSC) office 204; phone 951-785-2108Biology Department, La Sierra University, Riverside, CATEXT:
Biology
, 8
th
edition, by Campbell & Reece [ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-6844-4]. The e-text may beaccessed atwww.masteringbio.comby joining the BIOL 112 course there.
D2L:
Desire2Learn (D2L) may be found athttps://elearning.lasierra.edu/, where you can log in withyour LSU username and password. All important announcements for this class will be made onD2L. You are responsible for every such announcement whether it's mentioned in class or not, socheck D2L every day. Additionally, the PowerPoint lecture notes will be available on D2L asPDF files (which can be accessed by Adobe Acrobat Reader—a free download program).
ATTENDANCE:
If you attend every day, you will hear the material; go over the material the secondtime when you do the online e-homework, and then review for the third time when you study for Friday quizzes. By exam time, begin going over the material the fourth time. That will greatlyhelp you to master the material.
HELP:
Every Friday afternoon, I will be available for study help sessions for you in PSC 230, starting at1:00 pm. Your success is very important to me, and I enjoy helping students!
HOMEWORK:
The e-homework assignments will be announced on D2L. You should do the e-homework by the due date in order to obtain full credit.
QUIZZES:
A quiz will be given at the beginning of each Friday class. No make-up quizzes will begiven, but the lowest quiz score will be dropped.
EXAMS:
Four exams are scheduled. Exams are not comprehensive, covering primarily the materialassigned since the previous exam.
GRADING:
>93% = A; >89% = A–; >85% = B+; >80% = B; >75% = B–; >70% = C+; >60% = C;>50% = D; <50% = F. The gradebook is maintained on D2L, so you should frequently check onyour progress in the course by looking at your grade to date.
HONESTY:
The La Sierra University Academic Integrity Policy, described in the
Bulletin
and in the
Student Handbook
, will be rigorously enforced. It is my responsibility to protect the honeststudents who study hard and do not cheat, so students who do cheat will be dealt with to thefullest extent of the university’s policy.
DISABILITIES:
If you have documented disabilities you should obtain the appropriate forms from thedirector of the Learning Support Center in La Sierra Hall, suite 100. When I receive thisdocumentation, I will cooperate with the Learning Support Center to provide the necessaryaccommodation.
PREREQUISITES:
You must have completed Biol 111 with a C- or better grade to be allowed in Biol112. Additionally, a course in chemistry is a prerequisite.
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POTENTIALLY CONTROVERSIAL MATERIAL:
Biol 112 deals with three primary topics: 1)how species change and adapt through natural selection—“
evolution
,” 2) the diversity of invertebrates and vertebrates, and 3) animal form and function. All of these are broad topics, andwe will only highlight aspects of each—hopefully enough to give you a good feeling about andarouse your curiosity for these three areas of modern biology. It is vitally important for you torealize that this course—as a
science
course—is describing
evidence
from mainstream science,and is not dealing with
beliefs
. Some will decide they cannot “believe” the scientific evidence,and your right to decide that is encouraged and supported. If you expect to be competitive in anymodern science-based profession, and hope to perform well on standardized or preprofessionalqualifying exams, you simply must know what the scientific evidence is, whether or not you“believe” it.
Winter Quarter 2009 Schedule of Lectures and Exams (Tentative):
Date Topic Text chaptersJan 5 (M) The evolution of “Darwinism”; what were they
thinking
? 22Jan 6 (T) The nature of the evidence for evolution-I 22Jan 8 (R) The nature of the evidence for evolution-II 22Jan 9 (F) Natural Selection and how it works-I 23Jan 12 (M) Natural Selection and how it works-II 23Jan 13 (T) Population genetics and the Hardy-Weinberg theorem 23Jan 15 (R) What is a “species” and how is it formed-I 24Jan 16 (F) What is a “species” and how is it formed-II 24Jan 19 (M)
MLK Holiday
Jan 20 (T) What can we learn from the record in the rocks-I? 25Jan 22 (R) What can we learn from the record in the rocks-II? 25Jan 23 (F)
Exam 1
—over material covered through Jan 22: chs. 22-25Jan 26 (M) Animal diversity—basic plans & principles—I 32Jan 27 (T) Animal diversity—basic plans & principles—II 32Jan 29 (R) Invertebrates—I 33Jan 30 (F) Invertebrates—II 33Feb 2 (M) Vertebrates—I 34Feb 3 (T) Vertebrates—II 34Feb 5 (R) Animal Form & Function—I 40Feb 6 (F)
Exam 2—
over material since Exam 1: chs. 32-34Feb 9 (M) Animal Form & Function—II 40Feb 10 (T) Animal Nutrition—I 41Feb 12 (R) Animal Nutrition—II 41Feb 13 (F) Circulation & Gas Exchange—I 42Feb 16 (M)
Presidents Day holiday
Feb 17 (T) Circulation & Gas Exchange—II 42Feb 19 (R) Immune System 43Feb 20 (F) Osmoregulation & Excretion—I 44Feb 23 (M) Osmoregulation & Excretion—II 44Feb 24 (T) Hormones & Endocrine System—I 45Feb 26 (R)
Exam 3
—over material since Exam 2: chs. 40-442
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