1 BIOLOGY 1A: COURSE SYLLABUS Spring 2000 Faculty: All of the professors are from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. The faculty will hold office hours as follows: MW 9-10, F 2-3 PM BY APPOINTMENT Robert Tjian See below. 2-0884, 161 Koshland, [email protected]. Jasper Rine See below. 2-7047, 401 Barker, [email protected]. Gary Firestone See below. 2-3541, 591A LSA, [email protected] The Monday and Wednesday office hours will be held in 208 Donner right after lecture. The Friday office hour will be held in 2084 VLSB or the Faculty’s office (To be announced). Course Coordinator: Mike Meighan. 2-4110, 2088 VLSB, mailbox in 2084 VLSB, e-mail is {[email protected]}. Scheduled Office hours are M 9-10, W 10-11, Th. 2-3, and by appointment. I am available for advice on study habits, techniques, lecture material and on matters of scheduling, laboratory operations, exams, etc.. As you can tell, you have no valid excuse for not getting in touch with either the Course Coordinator, or the Faculty. Contact us as soon as possible regarding various aspects of the course. Graduate Student Instructors: The GSI’s will instruct the laboratory and discussion sections. A GSI will be available in the GSI office, 2084 VLSB, between 10-2, M-F. Your GSI may hold additional office hours. Messages may be left in your GSI's mailbox in 2084 VLSB. They may also hold lab or lecture reviews. When scheduled, you will be informed. Schedule changes: See room assignments on page 4. TIME TABLE (Biology 1A is an exempt drop class, the drop deadline is Feb. 18th). 1. Lectures begin Wednesday, Jan. 19, 8-9 AM and end May 8th. Lectures are held in 1 Pimentel (video simulcast in 10 Evans). Occasionally, handouts will be given. They will be available at the entrance, and at the front of the room. Please pick up the handout that day. Copies will be available in the GSI office for ONE WEEK after that lecture. They will not be available after this time. No note taking services are authorized. We want you to attend lecture, listen to announcements, and learn note taking skills. 2. ADDING: To add Bio 1A, an "ADDING" form (page 7) must be filled out and turned into the mailbox outside of 2088 VLSB today, by 4:00 PM (Wednesday, Jan. 19th). Your chance of getting the class is much higher, if you select “low demand” times as indicated on the form. A list of students and assigned sections will be posted outside of 2084 VLSB by 10:00 AM on Sunday, Jan. 23. If you want the class, check the case. Some of you will get your third or fourth choice for lab and discussion times, but you will be in the class. 3. CHANGING SECTIONS: If you have an exam that directly interferes with your night lab then I can switch you into another lab the week of your exam--you do not need to request a section change. To change sections, a "SECTION CHANGE" form (page 8) must be filled out and turned into the mailbox outside of 2088 VLSB by 4:00 PM on Friday, Jan. 21. Section assignments will be posted by 10:00 AM on Jan. 23rd. Check the display case over the weekend as you may have been assigned a Monday discussion. Check!! 4. DISCUSSIONS begin Monday, Jan. 24. You must show up to your assigned section or you will be dropped. Check the display case over the weekend if you requested a change. Labs begin Feb. 1. The first laboratory will be Safety and Cells in the Laboratory Manual; which you must read before your lab. Refer to TEXTBOOKS AND LAB MANUAL. If you can not attend, contact Mike Meighan beforehand. 5. Lecture examinations are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 8 AM and Friday, March 24, at 8 AM (Friday before Spring Break). There will be no make-up exams. If you miss an2 exam due to illness, you must present a written, verifiable medical excuse to Mike Meighan, and your grade for that exam will be pro-rated. A handout will be given in lecture concerning each exam. 6. In the case of disruption of an exam (fire alarm, bomb threat, etc.) alternative arrangements have been made. These may include moving the exam to another location, and/or extending the time, and/or arranging an alternative exam date or format (possibly essay). False alarms are a misdemeanor. 7. Lab exams are scheduled as follows: First lab exam, Monday. March 20th, from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Room(s) to be arranged. Your second Lab Exam will be held on your assigned lab day, within your three hour period (May 2-5). There will not be any make-up lab exams, nor may you switch from your assigned section. 8. Final Examination: Friday, May 12th at 8 - 11 AM. Room(s) to be arranged. The final exam will be comprehensive and will cover all lectures. You will receive a handout in lecture regarding specific details about the final (point distribution, weighting, etc.). 9. Attendance: You are required to attend your normally scheduled lab AND discussion. However, if an exam (such as Organic Chemistry) directly conflicts with your lab (such as T and W night labs) it will be possible to reschedule lab during the same week. TO DO THIS you must see Mike Meighan, the Academic Coordinator, the week before your exam (such as Organic Chemistry). You know well in advance when your exams are, therefore, schedule lab changes one week ahead of the conflicting exam. 10. Digital broadcast site for lecture: www.bmrc.berkeley.edu/bibs NOTE WELL. We are not responsible for this site. We recommend that you use it as a study tool to re-enforce lectures that you attend. Do not rely upon it to replace lecture as there will be times when a given lecture is not on the site and when the taping is not very good. TEXTBOOKS AND LAB MANUAL Required textbook: Campbell, Biology, 5th edition ONLY, Benjamin-Cummings 1999. Required Lab Manual: There is a required lab manual available at surrounding bookstores. Recommended Lab Manual: A Guide to Biology Lab., 3rd ed. T. G. Rust. Southwest Education Enterprise. Exam Reader: An exam reader which contains exams from past semesters will be available at Replica Copying starting Feb. 7th. Replica Copying is located at 2140 Oxford, near Ben & Jerry's. GRADING PROCEDURE: Grades will be determined numerically as follows: Midterm Examinations (2 x 100) 200 pt’s. Laboratory & Discussion as follows: Lab Exam 1, March 22 (covering lab material (1-6) 90 pt’s. Lab Exam 2, 5/2-5 (covering lab material (7-11) 75 pt’s.