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Textbooks for Fall 2008:
- Biology Concepts & Connections - 2nd Custom Edition for Palomar College (2009), by Campbell, Reece, Taylor, Simon and Dickey
- Biology 100/101 Laboratory Manual (2006), by Sourbeer, Thompson, Gilardi and Pearson-Lowe
Fall 2008 schedule of weekly activities:
Brown Pelican (endangered)
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Tuesday, Sep 9
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture
- print and bring to class lecture slide files L04 and L05
- turn in completed homework assignment H1-3
- read textbook chapter 3 (the molecules of cells)
- quiz #1 (L01 - L03)
- bring scantron card and #2 pencil
11:45AM - 2:35PM lab
- bring your lab book to class (natural selection)
- quiz 1 review and lab quiz
Thursday, Sep 11
10:15 - 11:35AM lecture
- print and bring to class lecture slide files L05 and L06
- print supplementary text file S06
- read textbook chapter 4 (the tour of the cell)
11:45AM - 2:35PM lab
- bring your lab book to class (natural selection)
- quiz 1 review and lab quiz
Field trip choices (tentative): 2 required, 1 optional (extra credit)
- Tuesday Nov 11: Daley Ranch hike (7:30 - 9:30AM)
- Thursday Nov 13: Wild Animal Park (all students welcome)
- Tuesday Nov 25: Life Cycle of Plants Lab (11:45AM - 2:35PM)
- Friday Nov 28: Agua Hedionda Lagoon hike (7:00 - 9:00AM)
- To Be Arranged: Agua Hedionda Lagoon hike (7:00 - 9:00AM)
- To Be Arranged: Daley Ranch hike (7:30 - 9:30AM)
- Friday Dec 12: Carlsbad tidepools (2:00 - 4:00PM)
"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 (L1)
03: Chemistry (L3, H1-3, quiz 1 study topics)
05: Biochemistry (L5; U of AZ)
06: Cell biology (L6, S6, H4-6; U of TX)
07: Thermodynamics, enzymes and membranes (L7, S7)
08: Cell metabolism and respiration (L8, S8)
09: Photosynthesis (L9, S9, H7-9)
10: Mitosis (L10, S10; mitosis, meiosis videos)
11: Meiosis; Mendelian genetics (L11)
12: Molecular genetics (L12, S12, H10-12)
13: Gene replication, transcription and translation (L13, S13, the DNA helix)
14: Regulation of gene expression; signal transduction (L14; Nobel Prize 2008)
15: Cell signaling and disease; biotechnology (L15, S15, H13-15; RNAi "Watch the Segment" video)
16: Tissues, stem cells and blood (L16)
17: Immunity, viruses and virus-like particles (L17, S17)
18: Evolution of living things; ecology (L18, S18)
19: Prokaryotes and protists (L19, H16-19)
20: Fungi, mosses and ferns (L20, S20)
21: Seed-bearing plants; Southern CA endangered and invasive species (L21, S21, Invaders of AHL video)
22: Primitive invertebrates and coral reefs (L22, H20-22)
23: Worms and mollusks (L23, S23, H20-23, Search for Giant Squid video)
24: Arthropods (L24, S24)
25: Marine biology; pre- and primitive chordates; fish (L25, S25; Leopard Sharks video)
26: Excretory,muscular, nervous and reproductive systems (L26, H24-26)
27: Amphibians and reptiles (L27, S27)
28: Birds and mammals; population dynamics (L28, S28)
29: Conservation biology (L29, S29, H27-29)