BSC-2011-03 Syllabus

BSC 2011 - Section 03 - Honors Biological Science II - Spring 2001

MWF 11:15 - 12:05, 222 Conradi

 

Instructor: Alice A. Winn
Office: 201 Conradi
Phone: 644-9833
Email: winn@bio.fsu.edu
Office Hours: M 12:30-1:30; TH 2:30-3:30

Tutor: Cecilia Gallup
Hours: Wed 12:15 - 4:00 Fri. 1:15 - 3:15

Textbook: Biology, 5th edition by Campbell, Reece, and Mitchell

Grading: Your grade will be based on 600 possible points distributed as follows:
Exam #1 (lectures 1 - 10)
Exam #2 (lectures 11 - 19)
Exam #3 (lectures 20 - 30)
Final Exam
   (lectures 31 - 40)
   Comprehensive
Four quizzes (20 points each)
Mendelian genetics problems
Population genetics lab

 

100 points
100 points
100 points

100 points
100 points
 80 points
 10 points
 10 points

 

Final grades may be curved, with distribution reflecting the performance and effort of the class. Plus/minus grades will be assigned at the division lines, where appropriate. A grade of 90% (540 points) is a guaranteed A-; 80% (480 points) is a guaranteed B-; 70% (420 points) is a guaranteed C-; 60% (360 points) is a guaranteed D-.

 

Exams:

The four unit examinations and the scheduled final examination must be taken at the scheduled date and time. No exams will be available in advance of the scheduled date and time. Make-up examinations may be offered for an excused absence approved in advance, or for verifiable personal emergency or incapacitating illness. If a make-up is not offered, you will be assigned a grade for that examination equal to the average of the other four examinations in the course. Students who miss a scheduled examination without prior approval or verifiable emergency will be assigned a grade of zero.

 

Quizzes:

Students who miss a scheduled quiz with prior approval or verifiable emergency will be assigned a grade based on the average of the other three quizzes; there will be no make-up quizzes. Students who miss a scheduled quiz with no prior approval or verifiable emergency will be assigned a grade of zero for that quiz.

 
Tutoring: Will be available in the Biology Study Center, 232 Conradi, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:00 am to 3:30 pm on Friday.
Lect.       Assigned
# Date Topic Quiz Reading
 
Unit I: Cellular Reproduction, Gene Regulation, and Animal Development

 
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  3
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29
30
31
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Jan   8 (M)
Jan 10 (W)
Jan 12 (F)
Jan 15 (M)
Jan 17 (W)
Jan 19 (F)
Jan 22 (M)
Jan 24 (W)
Jan 26 (F)
Jan 29 (F)


Jan 31 (W)





Feb   2(F)
Feb   5 (M)
Feb   7 (W)
Feb   9 (F)
Feb 12 (M)
Feb 14 (W)
Feb 16 (F)
Feb 19 (M)
Feb 21 (W)


Feb 23 (F)





Feb 26 (M)
Feb 28 (W)
Mar 2 (F)
Mar 5 (M)
Mar 7 (W)
Mar 9 (F)
Mar 12-16
Mar 19 (M)
Mar 21 (W)
Mar 23 (F)
Mar 26 (M)


Mar 28 (W)





Mar 30 (F)
Apr 2 (M)
Apr 4 (W)
Apr 6 (F)
Apr 9 (M)
Apr 11 (W)
Apr 13 (F)
Apr 16 (M)
Apr 18 (W)
Apr 20 (F)

 Intro: Gene Expression
Gene Regulation - Prokaryotes
Gene Regulation - Eukaryotes
No Class - MLK Holiday
Fertilization and Early Development
Morphogenesis and Organogenesis
Comparatve Embryology
Determination and Induction
The Cell Cycle
Mitosis and Cytokinesis


EXAM I



UNIT II : Mendelian Inheritance

Meiosis
Mendel's Laws
Probability and Genetics
Dominance
Multilocus Inheritance
Sex Determination and Sex Linkage
Linkage and Crossover
Gene Expression and Gene Interaction
Mutation


EXAM II



Unit III: Evolution

Darwin and Evidence for Evolution
Population Genetics I
Population Genetics II
Natural Selection and Adaptation
Sources of Variation
Co-evolution: Plants and Pollinators
No Classes - Spring Break
Species Concept
Reproductive Isolation
Speciation
Origins of Life


EXAM III


UNIT IV: Populations, Ecology, & the Biosphere


Populations and Population Dynamics
Population Regulation
Life History Strategies
Predation
Competition
Community Structure
Community Dynamics
Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling
Climate and Biomes
Conservation Biology





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Q4
 Ch 17
pp. 337-341
Ch 19

Ch 47
Ch 47
Ch 47
Ch 12
Ch 12
Ch 12








Ch 13
Ch 14
Ch 14
Ch 14
Ch 14
Ch 15
Ch 15
Ch 15
Ch 15
Ch 15







Ch 22
Ch 23
Ch 23
Ch 23
Ch 23


Ch 24
Ch 24
Ch 24
Ch 26








Ch 52
Ch 52
Ch 52
Ch 52
Ch 53
Ch 53
Ch 53
Ch 54
Ch 50
Ch 55

FINAL EXAMINATION-APR 26 (THURSDAY) 10:00 am-12:00 noon 222 CON
Students are expected to understand and to uphold the Academic Honor Code published in the Florida State University General Bulletin and in the Student Handbook. The academic honor system of Florida State University is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility:

1. To uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student's own work.

2. To refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the University community.

3. To foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the

University community.

NOTE: A student violating the Honor Code in any assignment, quiz, or examination in BSC 2011 will receive a minimum penalty of a zero (0) for that exam, quiz or assignment, and may receive a grade of "F" for the course at the discretion of the instructor.

 

This document and all others produced for this course are available upon request in alternate formats for individuals with print-related disabilities. Contact Dr. Winn at 644-9833 for more information.