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Lecture/Discussion Session |
Lab Session |
Assignments Due |
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LIFE: AN OVERVIEW |
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M, 4 Sept. |
Science and Life |
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W, 6 Sept. |
The Nature of Life |
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F, 8 Sept. |
Spatial patterns: Scale and Diversity I |
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Forum |
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M, 11 Sept |
Spatial Patterns: Scale and Diversity II |
Observation/Diversity |
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W, 13 Sept |
Temporal Patterns: Scale and Evolution I |
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F, 15 Sept |
Temporal Patterns: Scale and Evolution II |
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SUBCELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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M, 18 Sept |
Atoms and Molecules I |
Observation/Diversity II |
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W, 20 Sept |
Atoms and Molecules II |
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F, 22 Sept |
Biological Macromolecules I |
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Forum |
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M, 25 Sept |
Biological Macromolecules II |
Microscopy/Scale |
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W, 27 Sept |
Improbability, energy, information, change I |
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F, 29 Sept |
Improbability, energy, information, change II |
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M, 2 Oct |
Improbability, energy, information, change III |
Motion at Small Scales |
First Web Paper |
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CELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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W, 4 Oct |
Cell structure |
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F, 6 Oct. |
Boundedness and its regulation |
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Forum |
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M, 9 Oct |
Interaction of cellular components - matter |
Molecules, Reactions |
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W, 11 Oct |
Interaction of cellular components - information |
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F, 13 Oct |
Cellular integration |
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Forum |
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W, 16 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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M, 18 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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F, 20 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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M, 23 Oct |
Energy collection - photosynthesis, chemosynthesis |
Human Physiology I |
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W, 25 Oct |
Energy usage - cellular respiration and metabolism |
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F, 27 Oct |
Reproduction and variation |
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MULTICELLULAR ORGANIZATION |
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M, 30 Oct |
Problems and patterns of multicellular organization |
Human Physiology II |
First Lab Report |
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W, 1 Nov |
Reproduction, inheritance, and variation I |
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F, 3 Nov |
Reproduction, inheritance, and variation II |
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Forum |
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M, 6 Nov |
From one cell to multicellular organization |
Human Physiology III |
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W, 8 Nov |
Mechanisms of cell specialization and morphogenesis |
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F, 10 Nov |
Movement |
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Forum |
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M, 13 Nov |
Distribution of matter and energy |
Genetics |
Second Web Paper |
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W, 15 Nov |
Integration - nervous and endocrine systems I |
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F, 17 Nov |
Integration - nervous and endocrine systems I |
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M, 20 Nov |
Homeostasis |
Cells/Tissues/Organs |
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W, 22 Nov |
Autonomy |
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F, 24 Nov |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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M, 27 Nov |
Integrity and Defense I1 |
Ecology |
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W, 29 Nov |
Integrity and Defense II |
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F, 1 Dec |
Organismal integration |
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MULTIORGANISMAL ORGANIZATION |
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M, 4 Dec |
Communities |
Evolution |
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W, 6 Dec |
Population Structure and Regulation |
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F, 8 Dec |
Human Impact |
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Forum |
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M, 11 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons from the past I |
No lab |
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W, 13 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons from the past II |
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F, 15 Dec |
Evolution - Lessons for the future |
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By 22 Dec: Third Web Paper Second Lab Report Book Commentary
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