Life Science 15Life: Concepts and IssuesCourse Information, Winter 2005Professor: Marc Kubasak, PhDOffice: To be AnnouncedPhone: To be AnnouncedEmail: [email protected] hours: Tuesday 3:15-4:15, Friday 11-12Course web address: www.lsic.ucla.edu/Teaching assistants:Mike M Morandia [email protected] Anne Deere [email protected] LS 5214Wes Chun [email protected] LS 1330Lecture meets: Tuesday and Thursday 2-3:15, CS 76TEXTBOOKNone. Lecture Notes and Scientific American Articles to be supplied.COURSE REQUIREMENTS200 Midterm Exams (100 points)75 Section Scientific American Summaries/Quizzes: 30 pointsPresentation: 25 pointsParticipation: 20 points150 Final Exam (comprehensive)__________________________________________________________________425 TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLEEXAMSThe midterms in this class are given on the Tuesdays of week 4 and week 7 inclass. They will cover the material from lectures, the readings, and the discussionsections. The exams will contain multiple choice and short answer questions.The final exam is comprehensive and will also include questions based ondiscussion sections.Make-up exams are NOT given. If you are unable to take an examination or havean illness or other emergency, you are responsible for contacting the LifeSciences Core Office (LS Building, Room 2305, 825-6614) BEFORE theexamination. You are required to have written verification regarding the illnessor emergency. If you feel that a clerical error was made in grading your exam,submit your exam with a typed explanation of the issue to your teaching assistantor the Life Science Core Office by the Friday of the week following the examsreturn. Exams will not be regraded for content. Late regrades will not beaccepted.THE LIFE SCIENCE CORE OFFICEFor any administrative problems relating to this course, see Tammy Johnson orMark Gray in the Life Sci Core Office in Life Sci 2305, 825-6614. They will beable to assist you with copies of lecture handouts, scheduling difficulties, or otherLS Core class matters.Discussion Section• Discussion sections will include debates on controversial scientific issues, review of classmaterial, TA instruction, and class presentations. Participation points will be awarded soattendance is in your best interest.• Scientific American articles will be supplied as supplemental material for the debates.Papers summarizing the material or quizzes on the material will due in class on the day of thedebates.• Papers will be no less than 1 and no more than 2-pages in length and are worth 10 points.You will receive more specific instructions on each writing assignment. You must turnin these papers in person during the section they are due or you will lose two points.Also, for each additional day they are late you will lose another point. Your TA will notbe allowed to make any exceptions to these rules.• Quizzes will be worth 10 points and will begin promptly 5 minutes after the beginning ofthe discussion section. These points can not be made up if the discussion section ismissed.• Presentations are worth 25 points. 15 points will be awarded for the written report, 10 pointsfor the oral presentation. You will receive more specific instructions on the presentationsthroughout the quarter.Week Assignment1 Introduction/Receive First Debate Topic2 Debate #13 Review4 Discussion #15 Debate #26 Review7 Discussion8 Presentations9 Debate #310 ReviewLECTURE SCHEDULE FOR LS2 Week Lecture topic0 1. Introduction1 2. Small Molecules3. Macromolecules2 4. Harvesting and using Energy5. Genetics / Genes and Traits3 6. Cloning, DNA testing, Forensics7. Catch-up4 8. MIDTERM 19. Development / Reproduction5 10. Nervous system and hormones11. Muscles and sensory systems6 12. Cardiovascular system13. Respiration7 14. MIDTERM II15. Catch-up8 16. CSI 10117. Pathology and Toxicology9 18. Students Choice19. Students Choice10 20. Presentations21. REVIEWFinal Exam (FINAL COVERS ALL