IMPORTANT: You will need Adobe Reader (free; download here) installed on your computer in order to read PDF files.
Textbooks for Fall 2009:
- Biology Concepts & Connections - 2nd Custom Edition for Palomar College (2009), by Campbell, Reece, Taylor, Simon and Dickey
- General Biology Laboratory Manual; Biology 100/101 (2008), by Sourbeer, Thompson, Gilardi and Pearson
Fall 2009 schedule of weekly activities (IMPORTANT CHANGES):
Tuesday, November 17
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture: more arthropods; fungi, lower plants
- bring L23 to class
- download L24 and S24; print and bring to class
11:45 - 2:35PM lab
- plants 1/2
- quiz 6 review and lab quiz
Thursday, November 19
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture: higher plants
- download L25; print and bring to class
11:45 - 2:35PM lab
- plants 1/2
Tuesday, November 24
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture: exam 2 (L10-21; study guide)
11:45 - 2:35PM lab: no lab
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Tuesday, December 1
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture: mammals/organ systems
- download L26; print and bring to class
11:45 - 2:35PM lab
- plants 2/2
Thursday, December 3
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture: fish
- download L27 and S27; print and bring to class
11:45 - 2:35PM lab
- plants 2/2
3:15 - 4:30PM OPTIONAL field trip to Carlsbad tidepools
Friday, December 4
3:15 - 4:30PM OPTIONAL field trip to Carlsbad tidepools
Tuesday, December 8
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture: frogs, reptiles and birds
- download L28; print and bring to class
- homework H22-26 due
- quiz 7: mollusks (L22) - mammals/organ systems (L26)
11:45 - 2:35PM lab
- animals
- quiz 7 review and lab quiz
Thursday, December 10
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture: population dynamics and conservation biology
- download L29 and S29; print and bring to class
11:45 - 2:35PM lab
- animals
- quiz 7 review and lab quiz
"Click" to download PDF files of lecture slides (L), supplementary text (S) and homework assignments (H); links are also included to other relevant websites and videos:
01: Course overview; biology - past and present
02: Chemistry
03: Chemistry
04: Biochemistry
07: Thermodynamics, enzymes and membranes
08: Cell metabolism and respiration
09: Photosynthesis
10: Mitosis (mitosis, meiosis videos)
11: Meiosis; Mendelian genetics
12: Mendelian genetics
13: Gene replication, transcription and translation (the DNA helix)
14: Regulation of gene expression; signal transduction
15: Cell signaling, disease and biotechnology (RNAi video)
16: Tissues, stem cells and blood
17: Immunity, viruses and virus-like particles (HIV video)
18: Evolution and ecology (L18, S18)
19: Prokaryotes and protists (L19, S19)
20: Primitive invertebrates and coral reefs (L20, S20)
21: Worms (L21)
22: Mollusks (L22, S22, Search for Giant Squid video)
24: Fungi, mosses and ferns (L24, S24)
25: Seed-bearing vascular plants (L25)
26: Mammals and mammalian organ systems (L26)
27: Pre- and primitive chordates; fish (L27, S27; Leopard Sharks video)
28: Amphibians, reptiles and birds (L28)
29: Population dynamics and conservation biology (L29, S29; Invaders of AHL video)