All readings are from the required course textbook:
Sadava, D.E., D.M. Hills, H.C. Heller, and M. Berenbaum. Life, the Science of Biology, 10th edition. W. H. Freeman, 2012. ISBN: 9780321558237.
| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction & The Cell | Chapter 1: Sections 1.1–1.3, Chapter 5: Sections 5.1–5.5 |
| 2 | Biochemistry 1 | Chapter 2: Sections 2.1–2.4, Chapter 3: Section 3.1 & 3.3 |
| 3 | Biochemistry 2 | Chapter 4: Section 4.1, Chapter 13: Section 13.2 |
| 4 | Biochemistry 3 | Chapter 3: Section 3.2, Chapter 8: Sections 8.1, 8.3–8.5 |
| 5 | Genetics 1 | Chapter 11: Section 11.1, 11.3–11.5 |
| 6 | Genetics 2 | Chapter 12: Section 12.1 |
| 7 | Genetics 3 | Chapter 12: Sections 12.4 & 12.5 |
| 8 | Genetics 4 | Chapter 12: Section 12.2 |
| 9 | Molecular Biology 1 | Chapter 13: Section 13.3 |
| EXAM I (1–8) | ||
| 10 | Molecular Biology 2 | Chapter 14: Sections 14.1–14.4 |
| 11 | Molecular Biology 3 | Chapter 14: Sections 14.1–14.4 |
| 12 | Molecular Biology 4 | Chapter 14, Section 14.5 |
| 13 | Recombinant DNA 1 | Chapter 18: Sections 18.1–18.3, 18.5 & 18.6 |
| 14 | Recombinant DNA 2 | Chapter 13: Section 13.5, Chapter 17: Section 17.1–17.5 |
| 15 | Recombinant DNA 3 | Chapter 18: Section 18.4, Chapter 17: Section 17.4 |
| 16 | Recombinant DNA 4 | Chapter 15: Section 15.5 |
| 17 | Cell Biology 1 | Chapter 14: Section 14.6 |
| 18 | Cell Biology 2 | Chapter 14: Section 14.6 |
| 19 | Cell Biology 3 | Chapter 7: Sections 7.1–7.5 |
| 20 | Cell Biology 4 | Chapter 11: Sections 11.1–11.3 |
| EXAM II (9–18) | ||
| 21 | Cancer 1 | Chapter 11: Section 11.7 |
| 22 | Cancer 2 | Chapter 11: Section 11.7 |
| 23 | Cancer 3 | Chapter 11: Section 11.7 |
| 24 | Development 1 | Chapter 19: Sections 19.1–19.3 |
| 25 | Development 2 | Chapter 19: Sections 19.4 & 19.5 |
| 26 | Stem Cells | Chapter 11: Section 11.6, Chapter 19: Sections 19.1 & 19.5 |
| 27 | Tissue Repair | [No Readings] |
| 28 | Tissue Engineering | [No Readings] |
| 29 | Immunology 1 | Chapter 42: Sections 42.1–42.3 |
| EXAM III (19–28) | ||
| 30 | Immunology 2 | Chapter 42: Sections 42.4–42.6 |
| 31 | Neurobiology 1 | Chapter 45: Sections 45.1–45.4 |
| 32 | Neurobiology 2 | Chapter 46: Section 46.1 |
| 33 | Neurobiology 3 | Chapter 47: Section 47.3 |
| 34 | Neurobiology 4 | [No Readings] |
| 35 | The Genomic Revolution | [No Readings] |
| 36 | Future of Biology | [No Readings] |