DEVRY UNIVERSITY
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
(732)435-4880, X3972
E-Mail:cvargas@nj.devry.edu

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course:Biology with Lab Instructor:Dr. Cecilia Vargas
Course Number:Bios 140 Contact Hrs:5
Required Textbook:
Essential Biology with Physiology, Campbell, Reece, and Simon, Benjamin Cummings, 2004
Course Overview:
This general biology course covers animal and plant cell and organelle structure and function, and also addresses cell growth and division. Additional topics include tissue structure, organ structure and function, and an introduction to genetics and the immune response. Lab exercises are designed to support the topics discussed. In the laboratory, general principles studied during the class sessions will be applied. Exercises cover a broad range of topics presented in a variety of ways, including group projects, simulations, internet searches, lab observations, measurements and analyses of methods used to obtain results.

Course requirements/grading:
Exams:A total of 3 exams will be given. Make-up exams will be not be given.
Labs:Attendance at all laboratory classes and all exams is mandatory. No make-up labs will be given. Lab reports are due one week after the lab is performed, at the beginning of class! Deductions will be made from late lab reports. No reports will be accepted over a week late. The lowest lab grade will be dropped
Presentations:Each student is responsible for finding a current environmental topic from newpapers, magazines, etc. A short (5 to 10 minute) presentation of the topic is required.

GRADING:
Exam #120%
Exam #220%
Exam #320%
Lab exercises and reports25%
Class presentation10%
Class participation5%
A passing grade (60) MUST be attained in both laboratory and lecture sections in order to pass the course!
Lecture Schedule
Week#:TopicChapter
1Introduction: Biology Today1
2Essential Chemistry for Biology2
3The MOlecules of Life3
4A Tour of the Cell4
5EXAM #11,2,3,4
6The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance8
7Patterns of Inheritance9
8Plant Structure and Function28,29
9EXAM #28,9,28,29
10Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function21
11Nutrition and Digestion22
12Circulation and Respiration23
13The Body's Defenses24
14Nervous, Sensory, and Motor Systems27
15EXAM #321 - 24, 27

Lab Schedule
WeekDescription:
1Introduction to laboratory procedures, formation of groups
2Chemistry Lab
3DNA Lab
4Osmosis
5Exam Review
6Meiosis/Mitosis Lab
7Evolution Lab
8Plant Lab
9Exam Review
10Presentations
11Presentations
12Breathing Fitness
13Heart Fitness
14Lab Make-up Day

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