Tentative Lecture Schedule

Biology 315 3(3-0).... Human Genetics....Fall, 2008

Instructor: Dr. Charles E. Novitski

Lecture: 201 Brooks Hall, M W F, 11:00 am - 11:50 am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Lecture Notes: (these are ".pdf files that can be read by Adobe Acrobat Reader)

DAY DATE
LECTURE
TOPIC

NOTES IN .PDF
READING
HOMEWORK
WEB
Mon Aug 25
1
 Introduction PDFHG0      
Wed Aug 27
2
 Overview of Genetics PDFHG1 L, Ch 1 Ch1: App.Qu. #1,#2, #3, #4, #5,#10,#11 Ch1: MCQuiz
Fri Aug 29
3
 Overview of Genetics 2 see above L, Ch 2    
Mon Sept 1   Labor Day Holiday        
Wed

Sept 3
4
 Cells PDFHG2  

Ch 2: App. Qu #1, #7, #11

 Ch 2: MCQuiz
Fri Sept 5
5
 Cells 2 see above L, Ch 3    
Mon Sept 8
6
 Development PDFHG3  

Ch 3: App. Qu #4, #6

 Ch 3: MCQuiz
Wed Sept 10
7
 Development 2 see above L, Ch 4    
Fri Sept 12
8
 see above see above      
Mon Sept 15
9
 Development 3 see above   Paper idea proposal due (1/2 page)  
Wed Sept 17
10
 Mendel PDFHG4      
Fri Sept 19
11
 Mendel 2 see above L, Ch 5 Ch 4: App. Qu #1,#6, #8, #9, #10,#12,#14 Ch4: MCQuiz
Mon Sept 22
12
 Extensions to Mendel PDFHG5   Announced Monday Quiz  
Wed Sept 24
13
 see above see above      
Fri Sept 26
14

see above

& Study Session

 see above      
Mon Sept 29
Exam #1 in class SGEX1

Quizzes

 Exam 1 includes chapters 1-4.    
Wed Oct 1
15
 see above see above   Ch 5: App. Qu #1,#4,#5 Ch5: MCQuiz
Fri Oct 3
16
 see above see above L, Ch 6    
Mon Oct 6
17
 Sex Determination PDFHG6   Ch 6: App. Qu #3,#9 Ch6: MCQuiz
Wed Oct 8
18
 see above see above      
Fri Oct. 10
19
 see above see above L. Ch 7    
Mon Oct 13
20
 Multifactorial Traits PDFHG7     Ch7: MCQuiz
Wed Oct 15
21
 Genetics of Behavior PDFHG8 L. Ch 8   Ch8: MCQuiz
Fri Oct 17
22
 DNA PDFHG9 L. Ch 9, 171-184    
Mon Oct 20
23
 see above see above     Ch9: MCQuiz
Wed Oct 22
24
 Gene Expression PDFHG10 L. Ch 10 Ch 9: App. Qu #4,#7 Ch10: MCQuiz
Fri Oct 24
25

see above

& Discussion/ Study Session

 see above   Ch 10: App. Qu #1,#2,#5.  
Mon Oct 27
Exam #2 in class SGEX2

SampleEx2

 Exam 2 includes chapters 5-8.    
Wed Oct 29
26
 see above see above   Paper update due (1 page)  
Fri Oct 31
27
 see above see above      
Mon Nov 3
28
 Gene Expression 2 PDFHG12 L. Ch 11 CCh 11: App. Qu #2,#4,#5,#10. Ch11: MCQuiz
Wed Nov 5
29
 see above see above      
Fri

Nov 7
30
 Chromosomes PDFHG13 L. Ch 12 Ch 12: App. Qu #1,#2,#3,#15 Ch12: MCQuiz
Mon Nov 10
31
 see above see above      
Wed Nov 12
32
 Allele Frequencies PDFHG14 L. Ch 13 Ch 13: App. Qu #1,#6. Ch13: MCQuiz
Fri Nov 14   see above see above      
Mon Nov 17
Exam #3 in class SGEX3

SampleEx3

 Exam 3 includes chapters 9-13.    
Wed Nov 19
33
 DNA Fingerprinting PDFHG15 L. Ch 14 Ch 14: App. Qu #7,#10,#11. Ch14: MCQuiz
Fri Nov 21
34
 The Human Genome Project PDFHG99      
Mon Nov 24
35
 Discusson        
Wed Nov 26
36
 see above see above      
Fri Nov 28
Thanksgiving Holiday        
Mon Dec 1
37
 see above see above      
Wed Dec 3
38
 see above see above      
Fri Dec 5
39
 Lecture/Study Session see above   Extra Credit Paper Due  
Wed

Dec 10

10 am-

11:50 am

Final Exam

BR 201

   SGEX4 Exam 4 includes chapters 14-15 & pdf99.    

 

 

CMU Recess Days:

Labor Day, Monday, September 1

Thanksgiving, Thurs-Friday, November 27-28.

 

Exam Days:

Exam #1 - Mon, Sept 29 (tentative) Brooks 201

Exam #2 - Mon, Oct 27 (tentative) Brooks 201

Exam #3 - Mon, Nov 17 (tentative) Brooks 201

Final Exam - Wednesday, Dec 10, 10:00 am-11:50 am, 201 Brooks Hall.

(check bulletin finals schedule)