BIOL 110 – Contemporary
General Biology – Fall 2005
Instructor: Erik
P. Scully Office: Smith Hall 261 (via 247)
Phone: 410-704-3012
E-mail: escully@towson.edu Office hours: MWF 9-10
Text: Krogh, D. 2005.
Biology: a guide to the natural world, third edition.
Upper Saddle River NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
Textbook website:
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_krogh_biology_3
Lab
Manual:
Hull, J. (Ed.). Contemporary General Biology Laboratory Manual. Towson MD: Towson University.
BIOL 110 – Contemporary General Biology
Introduction: BIOL
110
is designed to fulfill the expectations of section II.A.1 (Scientific
Inquiry)
of the General Education requirements.
Specifically, this means that the course is meant to be an
introduction
to the practice and principles of Biology as a science.
Although, I must follow an approved
syllabus (see previous page), I want to make the approach flexible and
responsive to your interests. Please
feel free to ask about any topics that may be related to course
material.
Course Requirements and Grading: The distribution of
requirements and grades are as follows:
Examination
Policy: If you are going to be absent
for an
exam, you need to give prior notification to the instructor and
provide documentation. If there is an
emergency situation that causes you to miss an exam, you need to notify
the
instructor within 24 hours of missing the exam. All make up exams require
written documentation. If these procedures are not
followed, no
make up exam will be given. IF A SCHEDULED
MAKE UP EXAM IS MISSED, THERE WILL NOT BE AN ADDITIONAL MAKE UP
SCHEDULED.
Other Policies: Incompletes: Only a chronic illness or severe personal trauma are grounds for receiving an “I” Academic Integrity: You are expected to adhere to the University’s policies on cheating and plagiarism
Tentative Lab Schedule
|
Week
of |
Topic
|
Week of
|
Topic
|
|
8/30 |
No
Lab |
10/25 |
Genetics |
|
9/6 |
No
Lab
|
11/1
|
Karyokinesis |
|
9/13 |
The
Scientific Method |
11/8 |
Human
Inheritance |
|
9/27 |
Molecular
Movement |
11/22 |
No
Lab |
|
10/4 |
Properties
of Enzymes |
11/29 |
TBA |
|
10/11 |
Photosynthesis |
12/6 |
Review |
|
10/18 |
Respiration & Fermentation |