Biology001CellularandMolecularBiologyFall2014

Coursedirector:BradDavidson(bdavids1@swarthmore.edu , x5718)
Laboratorycoordinator:JocelyneNoveral(jnovera1@swarthmore.edu ,x5760)
MWF10:3011:20am,SC101

TEXTS:
Lecture:
Albertsetal.,2013.EssentialofCellBiology4thedition.GarlandScience,NY.
Laboratory: Pechenik,J.2007.AShortGuidetoWritingAboutBiology,6thed.PearsonEducation,Inc.,NY
Date
Sept1

Lecturer
Alllecturers

Sept3

Amy

Sept5

Amy

Moleculesoflife

Chapter1throughpage26therest
ofthechapterisaniceoverviewfor
thelab
Chapter2

Sept8

Amy

Macromoleculesoflife

Chapter2

Sept10

Amy

Proteinsstructure

Chapter4throughpage140

Sept12

Amy

Chapter4pages141157

Sept15

Amy

QuizI(halfperiod)
Proteinfunction
Enzymesthecellschemists

Sept17

Chris

DNAstructure

Sept19

Chris

FromDNAtoRNA

Chapter5pages171181+
AshlynBlockerNYTArticle
Chapter7pages223238

Sept22

Chris

FromRNAtoProtein

Chapter7pages238259

Sept24

Chris

Membranes&MembraneTransport

Sept26

Chris

Restingmembranepotential

Chapter11pages359382
Chapter12pages383389
Chapter12pages389403

Sept29

Chris

NeuralsignalingactionpotentialI

Chapter12pages403409

Oct1

Chris

Oct3

Chris

NeuralsignalingactionpotentialIIand
synapticsignaling
Braincellsforfaceperception

Chapter12pages409418+
Chapter15pages503507
NoReadings

Oct6

Lecturetitle
CourseLogistics
InstructorIntroductionsWhyarewe
here?
Introtometacognition
Introtocells,thebasicunitoflife

Readingassignment(
NoReadings

Chapter3throughpage101

ExamII

Oct8

Amy

Oct10

Amy

ATPcentralcurrencyofthecell
Cellularenergetics
Catabolism

Chapter3pages103toend
Chapter13page438
Chapter13throughpage435
Chapter14pages447469

Laboratorytitle
BookendLabI
PreCourseSurvey
LabLogistics

Laboratoryassignment
Notes

Antibiotics I

Prelabflowchart

Antibiotics II

Figure/Tableandalegend
Prelabflowchart

EnzymeActivity1

Prelabflowchart
Textchapter9094,100101

EnzymeActivity2
ArticleDiscussion
ReviewWAprotocol
andPlagiarism

Prelabquestions
Textchapter102,104106

EnzymeActivity3

Prelabflowchart/
ExperimentalProtocol

Oct1017

FallBreak

Oct20

Nick

PhotosynthesisI

Chapter14pages469475,479482

Oct22

Nick

PhotosynthesisII

Oct24

Nick

Biofuels

Oct27

Nick

DNAreplicationandcelldivision

Oct29

Nick

Oct31
Nov3

Nick

Nov5

Nick

TransmissionGeneticsMendeland
Meiosis
ExamIII
Geneticsasauniversaltoolsetfor
Biologists
TheABCsofflowering

Chapter14pages476479
RavenChapter10pages202203
SomervilleTheargumentfor
biofuels(video)
Chapter6pages197210
Ch.18603607,621623,630633
Chapter10pages335338
Chapter19pages645667

Nov7

Nick

Biotechnology: Golden rice

Nov10

Brad

IntroductiontoDevelopmentPart1

Nov12

Brad

IntroductiontoDevelopmentPart2

Nov14

Brad

DifferentialGeneExpressionPart1

Nov17

Brad

DifferentialGeneExpressionPart2

Nov19

Brad

DifferentialGeneExpressionPart3

Nov21

Brad

IntroductiontoCellSignaling

Nov24
Nov26

Brad

ExamIV
CellSignalinginDevelopment

Chapter8pages261263
ReviewMitosis(619620,621623)
PreclassAssignment#2
Chapter8pages263269
PreclassAssignment#3
Chapter8pages270280
PreclassAssignment#4
PreclassAssignment#5

WAIdraft:
Prelabflowchart

Pea lab II

Prelabflowchart

Pea lab III

Article Discussion

WAIfinalmanuscript
Prelabflowchart

Requiredconsultations
inplaceoflab

ChickDevelopment

WAIIdraft
PrelabAssignment

Ch.16525531,534538,551558
PreclassAssignment#6
NoLaboratory
PreclassAssignment#7

ThanksgivingBreak

Nov28
Dec1
Dec3
Dec5

Brad
JohnJenkins
JodiSchottenfeld

DevelopmentandEvolution
TBA
TBA

Dec8

AmyVollmer
EricJensen

"Astrobiology:thesearchforlife
elsewhere"
Finalexam9am12pm,SC101

Dec12

Chapter19pages667678
SmithChapter2pages7475
SmithChapter5pages353358
Coen2001
Chapter10pages325332,350354
Paineetal.2005
PreclassAssignment#1

Pea lab I

PreclassAssignment#8

BookendLabII
CourseEvaluations

Prelabflowchart
WAIIfinalmanuscript