BioS 101 Fall 2010 Syllabus Lecture in 250 SES at 10 AM Laboratory in 3084 SEL You must be registered for the lecture (#13602) and one of the LABD that goes with this lecture. Lecture Text: Freeman 2010 Biological Sciences, Fourth Edition ISBN-10: 0-32159-796-6 Lab Manual: Molumby 2010, Adventures in Populations and Communities, Fifth Edition Lecture Text: Freeman 2009 Biological Science, Fourth Edition Laboratory Text: Murray and Molumby 2010 Adventures in Populations and Communities, Fifth Edition Name: Dr. Alan Molumby Office: 3092 SEL (Just behind 3084SEL, the lab room) Phone: 312-996-2994 Office Hours: M F 9, Wed 11, or by appointment e-mail: [email protected] Visit our webpage: //www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios101/molumbia.htm where you will find grading policies, a list of teaching assistants and other information pertinent to our course. Date Topic Reading (Freeman) Laboratory Aug 23 What is Life? 1, 55 What is Life? 25 What is Out There? 27 The nature of Science 50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 30 An Introduction to Ecology How to Read a Scientific Paper Sept 1 Population Ecology 52 3 Population Growth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sept 6 NO CLASS Cemetery Exercise 8 Life Histories, Demography 10 Interspecific Interactions 53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sept 13 Community Ecology Taxonomy 15 Ecological Succession PS 1 Due 17 Ecosystems Ecology 54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sept 20 Nutrient Cycling Ecology-Interspecific Interactions Demography Report Due 22 Global Ecology24 Exam 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27 Genetics: Genomes 13 Medieval Science I Sept 29 Nature of a Gene Oct 1 Basis of Segregation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 4 Variation Medieval Science II 6 Assortment, Dominance 8 Epistasis, Pleotropy Oct 11 Sex Linkage and PolygenicInheritance Human Genetic and Environmental Variation 13 Pleotropy, other GeneticPhenomena Medieval Science Report Due 15 Genetics Review Oct 18 The Evidence for Evolution 24-27 Adaptation and Experimental Design 20 Evolution, Continued 25 22 Microevolution-Population Genetics PS 2 Due Oct 25 Population Genetics-Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium. Population Genetics, Drift, and Allele Flow 27 Review 29 Exam 2 Nov 1 Microevolution: Mutation 25 Evolution-Natural Selection 3 Mutation, Genetic Drift 5 Neutral Theory 8 Drift and Allele Flow Human Mate Choice 10 Natural Selection 12 Kin Selection 15 Mating Systems 51 Beer Bottle Systematics 17 Sexual Selection 19 Macroevolution: IsolationMechanisms 26 22 Speciation Garfield Park Conservatory Trip 24 Phylogeny and Systematics 27 Interspecific InteractionsLab Report Due 26 Thanksgiving-No Lecture Problem Set 3 Due Nov 29 Extinction Grade Conference Dec 1 Ethics and Biodiversity Chapter 55 3 EXAM 3 Fri Dec 10 Optional Final Exam (10:30-12:30 in 250 SES)COURSE GRADING The total points which can be earned in this course is 405. This total includes 260 points that can be earned on Examinations and 145 points associated with the Discussion and Laboratory. The point minima listed below are guaranteed to result in the following letter grades: A 405 - 350 B 349 - 305 C 304 - 230 D 229 - 205 E <=204 EXAMINATIONS: Each exam is worth 80 points and will consist of 40 multiple choice questions drawn from Lecture, Discussion, Laboratory and assigned readings, as well as short answer questions. The 3 EXAMS (60 minutes each) will be given during the scheduled lecture on the following dates: Sept 24 Oct 29 Dec 3 There are NO specially prepared make-up exams. If you miss an exam, provide a written explanation to your teaching assistant and get a copy of the missed exam. Use it, along with your other exams, to study for the Optional Final. Your score on the Optional Final will be your score for the missing exam. During the 8th week you will have a conference that will enable you to determine your PROJECTED GRADE once you learn your score of the 3rd scheduled exam. Some students will be able to improve their Letter Grade by doing well on the Optional Final, but for others it will be impossible to improve their Letter Grade by taking the Optional Final. Additional details on this procedure will be forthcoming. In addition, there will be twenty points worth of clicker questions given during lecture (a half a point for participation, a half a point for getting it right, there will actually be more than 20 questions, so you can afford to miss quite a few and still get full credit). There is no make-up for these, if you are not there, you miss the points. No excuses, medical, family, or otherwise will be accepted for missing these. In the event that a lecture is missed because of jury duty or military service, special arrangements will be made. The OPTIONAL FINAL EXAM will be given during the scheduled final exam time: 9:00-10:00 AM, Friday, AUG 7. The room will be announced. The Optional Final will be comprehensive and the score on this exam can replace your lowest exam score. DISCUSSION & LABORATORY: A total of 145 points may be earned. Before each Discussion students will answer the Discussion questions/problems. This answer will be submitted at the beginning of the assigned Discussion period. Each Discussion is worth a maximum of 1 points for a total of 15 points. Three 10 point problem sets will be posted on the website