LIFE SCIENCES 2 Section 2 CELLS, TISSUES, & ORGANS COURSE INFORMATION AND SYLLABUS Fall 2004 INSTRUCTORS: PROFESSOR JIM TIDBALL LIFE SCIENCES 5833 [email protected] office hours: Mondays 11:00 a.m. to Noon Wednesdays 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. PROFESSOR RON COOPER LIFE SCIENCES 1812 [email protected] office hours: Mondays 11 am - noon Wednesdays 9.30-10.30 am ACADEMIC CO-ORDINATOR: DR. GASTON PFLUEGL YOUNG HALL SOUTH 2340 [email protected] TEACHING ASSISTANTS: May Chen [email protected] Swapan Mehta [email protected] Ali Naghibi [email protected] Avina Paranjpe [email protected] Chino Rodriguez [email protected] Kaori Shimazaki [email protected] Armando Villalta [email protected] Jimmy Yang [email protected] LECTURES: TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. LOCATION: Fowler A103B MIDTERMS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 (5 TO 6:50 P.M.) includes material from Sept. 30 through Ocl. 21 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (5 TO 6:50 P.M.) includes material from Oct. 26 through Nov. 16 LOCATION: TBA REVIEW SESSIONS: TBA FINAL: TUESDAY, Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:30:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM COURSE WEBSITE: http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/classes/fall04/REQUIRED READING: Purves, W. et al. 2004. Life: the Science of Biology. 7th edition. LS2 Laboratory Manual. EXAMS: The midterm exams will cover material from lectures and readings for the first third or the second third of the course. Exam format will consist of questions requiring short-answers or multiple choice. The final exam will be comprehensive, but will emphasize material from the last third of the course. The final will consist of multiple choice questions only. There will be no make-up exams. No exams will be scheduled at alternative times for any reason. If you are unable to take an examination because of illness or emergency, you are responsible for contacting the Life Science Core Office (Life Science Building, Room 2305; 310-825-6614) prior to the exam. You are required to have written verification of the illness or emergency. Requests for regrades must be made by 11:00 a.m. on the Monday following the date that the graded exams are returned for the first time. When requesting a regrade, the original exam and a typed explanation for the regrade request must be turned in to your teaching assistant or to the Life Science Core office. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: You are reminded of University policy in this regard. All written assignments should reflect the work of the individual student. All evidence of plagiarism, or cheating during examinations or other coursework, will be referred to the Dean of Students. LIFE SCIENCE CORE OFFICE Ms. Tammy Johnson and Mr. Mark Gray are located in Life Science 2305 (310-825-6614) and can assist you with copies of lecture handouts, scheduling questions, inquiries about wait-listing and other LS core class matters. GRADING Total points for each portion of the class are distributed as follows: Midterm 1 100 points Midterm 2 100 points Final Exam 200 points Discussion Section 45 points (three, 2-page papers on assigned readings for 15 pts each) Lab Section 50 points (Lab 1: Scientific method) (Lab 2: Microscopy and Histology) (Lab 3: Photosynthesis) (Lab 4: Metabolism) (Lab 5: Dissection) TOTAL 495 pointsLAB / DISCUSSION SCHEDULE WEEK TOPIC ASSIGNMENT 1 Scientific Method Lab write-up due at beginning of session in Week 2 2 Microscopy and Identify unknown slides in lab. Histology Lab 3 Discussion paper 1 Written assignment due at beginning of session in Week 4. 4 Photosynthesis lab Lab write-up due at beginning of session in Week 5. 5 Metabolism lab Lab write-up due at beginning of session in Week 6. 6 Discussion paper 2 Written assignment due at beginning of session in Week 7. 7 Dissection lab. No lab write-up required 8 No lab or discussion. No assignment 9 Discusson paper 3 Written assignment due at beginning of session in Week 10. 10 Review session. No additional assignment. Discussion paper 1: Scott, J.D. and T. Pawson. Cell Communication: the Inside Story. Scientific American. June 2000. pp. 72-79. http://www.sciamarchive.org/pdfs/1453347.pdf Discussion paper 2: Ezzell, C. Magic bullets fly again. Scientific American October 2001. pp. 34 -41. http://www.sciamarchive.org/pdfs/1477581.pdf. Discussion paper 3: Fred H. Gage: Brain, Repair Yourself, Scientific American, September 2003, pp 46-53 Attendance at lab/discussion sections is required. Two points will be deducted from the score of each assignment for each day the assignment is turned in late. Assignments will be accepted only when submitted in person by the student who wrote the assignment.LECTURE SCHEDULE LECTURE SCHEDULE WEEK DATE TOPIC READING 0 Sept 30 (R) 1. Introduction; Organization Chap. 4 (pp.61-74) of Cells -1 1 Oct 5 (T) 2. Organization of Cells - 2 Chap. 4 (pp. 75-86) Oct 7 (R) 3. Cell membranes Chap. 5 (pp. 87-105) 2 Oct 12 (T) 4. Cell signaling and communication Chap. 15 (pp. 301-315) Oct 14 (R) 5. Energy, enzymes and metabolism Chap. 6 (pp. 106-124) 3 Oct 19 (T) 6. Glycolysis & cellular respiration Chap. 7 (pp. 125-144) Oct 21 (R) 7. Fermentation, feedback & photosynthesis Chap. 8 (pp. 145-156) 4 Oct 26 (T) 8. Immunity Chap. 18 (pp. 364-381) Oct 28 (R) 9. Endocrine system Chap. 42 (pp. 799-819) Midterm Exam 1 (covers lectures 1-7) 5 Nov 2 (T) 10. Homeostasis & Temperature Regulation Chap. 41 Nov 4 (R) 11. Cell Specialization; Neurons – Action Chap 44 Potentials & Synaptic Transmission 6 Nov 9 (T) 12. Organization of the Nervous System Chap. 46 (pp 885-894) Nov 11 (R) VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY 7 Nov 16 (T) 13. Animal Reproduction Chap 43 Nov 18 (R) 14. Animal Development Chap 20 Midterm Exam 2 (covers lectures 8-13) 8 Nov 23 (T) 15. Physiology of Muscle Contraction Chap. 47 (pp 903-914) Nov 25 (R) THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Chap. 51 9 Nov 30 (T) 16. Gas Exchange & the Respiratory System Chap. 48 Dec 2 (R)