Dr. Pfluegl Life Sciences LS2: Cells, Tissues & Organs, Winter 2007- Syllabus Life Sciences 2 Cells, Tissues, and Organs (lecture 2), 5 credits Course Outline Winter 2007 This course is designed for students interested in the life sciences and is part of a four-course sequence (LS1-LS4). This course has three hours of lecture per week, a three hour laboratory component alternating with an 1 ½ hour discussion section each week. INSTRUCTOR & Gaston M. U. Pfluegl, PhD Lab Director: E-mail: [email protected] Phone : 310-794-4113 Office Hours: Tuesday 1pm – 2pm, Slichter Hall 2875 Thursday 3pm – 4pm, Slichter Hall 2875 LECTURE: T, R 11:00am – 12:15pm La Kretz 110 CLASS WEB SITE: http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/classes/winter07/ LAB WEB SITE: http://lslab.lscore.ucla.edu/ STUDY GUIDE: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/ LSCORE POLICIES: http://www.lscore.ucla.edu/policies/ TEACHING Ann Chan [email protected] Deepthi Sudhakar [email protected] Diana Shy [email protected] May Chen [email protected] Michael Wygant [email protected] Sara Chalifoux [email protected] Shenche Hshieh [email protected] COURSE Lily Yanez, [email protected] ADMINISTRATOR: 2305 Life Sciences 310-825-6614 REQUIRED TEXTS: 1. Textbook may be purchased at the ASCULA Bookstore. Purves, Sadava, Orians and Heller, Life, The Science of Biology, 7th edition, 2004. Sinauer Associates, Inc.: Sunderland, Freeman and Co.: Gordonsville, VA. ISBN #0-7167-9856-5. 2. LS 2 Laboratory Manual may be purchased at the ASCULA Bookstore. Pfluegl, Life Sciences 2, Cells, Tissues and Organs, 6th edition, 2006-2007. Hayden-McNeil Publishing, Inc.: Plymouth, MI. ISBN #978-0-7380-2129-4. 3. A set of ScientificAmerican articles can be downloaded from the UCLA library (see page 5). 4. Chemistry CD comes with the laboratory manual. Cooper, LS2, Cells-Organs-Tissues: The Nature & Properties of Biologically Important Molecules, edition 2.1, 2006. The Regents of UCLA. RESERVE MATERIALS: Textbooks are on reserve in Powell Library.Dr. Pfluegl Life Sciences LS2: Cells, Tissues & Organs, Winter 2007- Syllabus EXAMS: The exams will be given in the evening and cover material from the Textbook, the Study Guide, the Lectures, the Scientific American readings and Discussion Sections. Midterm I: Thursday, Feb 01 5:00P-6:50P TBA Midterm II: Thursday, Feb 22 5:00P-6:50P TBA Final Exam: Wednesday, March 21 6:30P-9:30P TBA There are NO make-up exams. If you cannot take an exam because of an emergency, you must contact the Life Sciences Core Curriculum office (LS 2305; 825-6614) before the exam with written verification of the emergency. Exams will not be re-graded for content except in the case of a clerical error. Finals will not be returned to the students and are available for viewing at the LS-Core office (see http://www.lscore.ucla.edu/policies.html for details). Grading: Your grade will be based on total points. There are 500 possible points for the course: Midterm Exams........................200 pts 2 @ 100pts each Final Exam................................170 pts Comprehensive, including 20pts from lab questions. Discussion…………………...….50 pts Three worksheets on Scientific American articles @ 10pts each plus 5 participation points @ 4pts each. Lab Reports................................80 pts Scientific Methods: group lab report/Proposal 15 pts Photosynthesis: quiz and group lab report 19 pts Metabolism: quiz and individual lab report 22 pts Rat dissection: in class assignment 8 pts Histology lab: in class assignment 16 pts The Midterm exams will include both multiple-choice type questions (30 @ 2pts each) as well as short-answer questions (several worth a total of 40 pts). The Final exam will be comprehensive but emphasize material covered after the second midterm exam and will also include questions from the laboratory. The Final exam will be comprised of multiple-choice type questions (75 @ 2pts each, 10 lab @ 2pts each). Any score below 250 points receives a failing garde (letter grade F). Effort: Like most other universities, the University of California expects three hours of work each week/credit, or 15 hours each week for a five credit course. For this class, that means five hours in class and ten hours outside of class. If you cannot devote this amount of time (or more!), consider taking fewer courses, working fewer hours on your job, or dropping the course! To understand the material and enjoy the course you should skim the textbook before lecture, attend lecture and reread the text carefully after lecture. Then, answer the conceptual questions in the Study Guide CD. If you are confused, get help right away. Do not delay!Dr. Pfluegl Life Sciences LS2: Cells, Tissues & Organs, Winter 2007- Syllabus IMPORTANT NOTICES: Academic Integrity Students are expected to be aware of the University policy on academic integrity in the UCLA Student Conduct Code (www.deanofstudents.ucla.edu). Please note sections on (1) plagiarism, (2) cheating and (3) unauthorized study aids. Evidence of plagiarism or cheating during examinations will be referred to the Dean of Students. Please do not cheat. The penalities can be very harsh. Do not believe it if you hear that “everyone does it.” You generally do not hear about the punishments because they are kept confidential. If you are caught cheating either helping someone else or being helped, you will be reported to the Dean of Students, who will be encouraged to take strong action. If you are found guilty, action will be taken by the Dean’s office. Past examples of penalties also include loss of an entire term of credit and suspension for several terms. If you plan to apply to graduate or professional school, such a blemish on your record may be a major obstacle to admission. Enrollment If you are not enrolled but want to, you should keep trying URSA in case someone drops the course. If you have other enrollment concerns, please go to the Life Sciences Core Office, Life Sciences Building, room 2305, where you can contact Lily. Neither the professor nor the LS Core office has PTEs to distribute. College Honors Life Sciences 2 Honors section Lifesci 89 will be offered. Exploration of research topics in greater depth. Areas of focus is Neuroscience and Memory.