. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIFE SCIENCES 2CELLS, TISSUES, AND ORGANSÉCOURSE INFORMATION, WINTER 2006instructor: Jay Phelan, PhDoffice: Slichter Hall 2867phone: 825.0149email: [email protected] hours: Tuesday 1 - 2pm, Thursdays 3 - 4pmcourse web address: www.lsic.ucla.edu/teaching assistants:Mikhail Faybyshev [email protected] Khankan [email protected] Morony [email protected] Paranjpe [email protected] Quinones [email protected] Shy [email protected] Soliman [email protected] Villalta [email protected] meets: Tuesday and Thursday, 11am - 12:15pm, LaKretz 110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TEXTBOOKPurves, Orians, Heller, and Sadava. 2004. Life, The Science of Biology, 7th Edition.LS2 Laboratory Manual.LS2 Section 2 Course Reader. A set of Scientific American articles are on sale at CourseReader Materials, 1141 Westwood Blvd., telephone: 443-3303.COURSE REQUIREMENTS200 • Midterm Exams (2 @ 100 pts each)50 • Section Four two-page papers on Sci. Amer. articles @ 10 pts eachParticipation: 10 pts80 • LabScientific method write-up: 5 ptsPhotosynthesis quiz and lab group write-up: 29 ptsMetabolism lab individual write-up: 22 ptsRat dissection in-class assignment: 8 ptsHistology lab identification of unknown slides: 16 pts175 • Final Exam (comprehensive))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))505 • Total Points PossibleEXAMSThe midterms in this class—two of them—are given in the evening. They are from 5PM to6:30PM (rather than 5-7pm as listed in the Schedule of Classes) on Wednesday evening ofthe 4th and 8th weeks of the quarter. They will cover material from the lectures, the readings,and the discussion sections. Approximately half of the exam will be multiple choice questionsand half will be short answer questions. The final exam is comprehensive and will alsoinclude questions based on the lab exercises.Makeup exams are NOT given. If you are unable to take an examination or have an illness orother emergency, you are responsible for contacting the Life Sciences Core Office (LSBuilding, Room 2305, 825-6614) before the examination. You are required to have writtenverification regarding the illness or emergency. If you feel that a clerical error was made inthe grading of your exam, submit your exam with a typed explanation of the issue to yourteaching assistant or the Life Sciences Core Office by Friday of the week following the examand your entire exam will be regraded. Late regrades will not be accepted.THE LIFE SCIENCES CORE OFFICEFor any administrative problems relating to this course, see Lily Yanez or Armita Parvizi inthe Life Sci Core Office in Life Sci 2305, 825-6614. They will be able to assist you withcopies of lecture handouts, scheduling difficulties, or other LS Core class matters.DISCUSSION SECTION AND LAB• Discussion sections will alternate with a set of laboratory experiments according to theschedule below. Labs will be held in the second floor labs of Young Hall South. • In the non-lab weeks you will meet in your regular section room (listed in the schedule ofclasses) for discussion of lecture and lab material and the Scientific American articlesfrom the course reader.• During weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8, you will turn in a 2-page paper, worth 10 points, on theScientific American article that is assigned for that week. You will receive morespecific instructions on each writing assignment on the course website. You mustturn in these papers in person during the section they are due or you will lose onepoint. Also, for each additional day they are late you will lose an another point. YourTA will not be allowed to make any exceptions to these rules.• Your written reports for labs 1, 2, and 3 must be turned in during your discussion sectionmeeting of the following week. The same scoring penalties for late assignments applyas with the Scientific American papers.WEEK DATE ASSIGNMENT1 Jan. 9-13 Lab 1: Intro to the Scientific Method (meet in lab)2 Jan. 16-20 Article 1: The benefits and ethics of animal research3 Jan. 23-27 Lab 2: The Pigments of Photosynthesis4 Jan. 30 - Feb. 3 Article 2: Telomeres, telomerase and cancer5 Feb. 6-10 Lab 3: Metabolism6 Feb. 13-17 Article 3: Mind and brain7 Feb. 20-24 Lab 4: Rat Dissection8 Feb. 27 - Mar. 3 Article 4: Caloric restriction and aging9 Mar. 6 - 10 Review10 Mar. 13-17 Lab 5: Histology and MicroscopyLECTURE SCHEDULE FOR LS2WK DATE LECTURE TOPIC READING (CHAPTER). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Jan. 10 Tu 1. Introduction to Biological Molecules 1-2Jan. 12 Th 2. Biological Macromolecules 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Jan. 17 Tu 3. Cellular Organelles 4Jan. 19 Th 4. Cellular Membranes 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Jan. 24 Tu 5. Enzymes and Energetics 6Jan. 26 Th 6. Mitochondria and Cellular Respiration 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Jan. 31 Tu 7. Chloroplasts and Photosynthesis 8Feb. 1 W Exam 1. 5-6:30pm. (Lectures 1 - 7, Article 1)Feb. 2 Th 8. Photosynthesis II 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Feb. 7 Tu 9. Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis 9Feb. 9 Th 10. Reproduction 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Feb. 14 Tu 11. Animal Development 43Feb. 16 Th 12. Endocrine System 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …