As lecture notes are posted to the Web site, they will be accessible from this page. Where a lecture topic appears in blue underline, clicking on that link will open the lecture notes for that lecture. Biology 1102, Fall 2010
Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments
Date Topic Reading in textbook M 30 Aug Unifying Concepts in Biology Chapter 1 W 1 Sept The Concept of Evolution Chapter 9 F 3 Sept Class cancelled due to power outage Chapter 2 M 6 Sept Labor Day -- No class
W 8 Sept Cells-The Basic Unit of Life Chapter 2 F 10 Sept Energy Transformations in Living Organisms Chapter 2 M 13 Sept Chemistry of Cells Chapter 3 W 15 Sept How Cells Make ATP Chapter 3 F 17 Sept No handout Chapter 3 M 20 Sept Homeostasis in Multi-celled Organisms Chapter 14 W 22 Sept Circulation Chapter 15 F 24 Sept Respiration Chapter 15 M 27 Sept Exercise Physiology Chapter 20 W 29 Sept No handout F 1 Oct Exam #1 M 4 Oct Nutrition and Digestion Chapter 17 W 6 Oct No handout F 8 Oct Water balance and Regulation of Body Temperature Chapter 14 M 11 Oct Hormones and the Endocrine system Chapter 18 W 13 Oct No handout F 15 Oct How Nerves Work Chapter 19 M 18 Oct No handout W 20 Oct Patterns of Inheritance Chapter 5 F 22 Oct No handout Chapter 5 M 25 Oct No handout Chapters 5 W 27 Oct Cell Division and Life Cycles Chapter 4 F 29 Oct No handout Chapter 4 M 1 Nov Reproduction Chapter 8 W 3 Nov No handout Chapter 8 F 5 Nov Exam #2
M 8 Nov DNA, Genes, and Proteins Chapter 6 W 10 Nov No handout Chapter 6 F 12 Nov Biotechnology Chapter 7 M 15 Nov No handout Chapter 7 W 17 Nov How Evolution Works Chapter 9 F 19 Nov No handout Chapter 9 22-26 Nov Thanksgiving Recess--No class M 29 Nov Diversity of Living Things Chapter 10 and 13 W 1 Dec Population Dynamics Chapter 24 F 3 Dec Ecological Communities Chapter 24 M 6 Dec No handout Chapter 24 W 8 Dec Ecosystems Chapter 25 F 10 Dec No handout Chapter 25