Instructor: Stephanie Mel 4070B York Hall 822-0603 smel@ucsd.edu
Text: Life: The Science of Biology (6th ed) by Purves, Sadava, Orians, & Heller.
Lecture: MWF: 12 noon - 12:50 pm; 101 Center Hall
Office Hours: Monday 1:30 - 3:30 pm 4070 B York Hall
Final Exam is in MANDEVILLE auditorium Wed. March 17 from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
*Stephanie Mel's Finals Week Office Hours: Monday 1:30 - 3:30pm*
Updated Lecture Readings (for midterms 2 and 3)
COURSE SCHEDULE
Date Topic Readings from:
Jan 5 Introduction - Animal and Plant Structure I Ch 34, 40 7 Animal and Plant Structure II Ch 34, 40 9 Nutrition/Digestion I Ch 36, 50
12 Nutrition/Digestion II Ch 36, 50 14 Nutrition/Digestion III Ch 36, 50 16 Transport & Gas Exchange I Ch 35, 48, 49
19 Holiday
21 Transport & Gas Exchange II Ch 35, 48, 49
23 Transport & Gas Exchange III Ch 35, 48, 49
26 Immune System Ch 19
28 Renal Function I Ch 51
30 1st Midterm Exam
Feb 2 Renal Function II Ch 51
4 Neurons and Nervous Systems I Ch 44, 46
6 Neurons and Nervous Systems II Ch 44, 46
9 Neurons and Nervous Systems III Ch 44, 46 11 Sensory Systems I Ch 45 13 Sensory Systems II Ch 45
16 Holiday 18 Motor Systems I Ch 47 20 Motor Systems II Ch 47 23 2nd Midterm Exam 25 Endocrinology I Ch 37, 41 27 Endocrinology II Ch 37, 41
Mar 1 Endocrinology IIII Ch 37, 41 3 Reproduction and Development I Ch 38, 42, 43 5 Reproduction and Development II Ch 38, 42, 43
8 Reproduction and Development III Ch 38, 42, 43 10 Reproduction and Development IV Ch 38, 42, 43 12 Guest Lecture
Comprehensive Final Exam: WED. MARCH 17, 11:30 - 2:30 (room to be announced)
BILD 2: Biology: Multicellular Life Winter Quarter, 2004
Sections: Sections are voluntary and begin the second week. Consult the Winter Schedule of Classes for time and place. You should attend at least one regularly, choosing the one most compatible with your schedule. Feel free to attend more than one per week, if you like. Lecture material will be reviewed, questions answered, problem sets (past exams) discussed.
**A subsequent handout will list the Discussion Sections and T.A.s directing them**
Review Sessions: Conducted by T.A.s (3 hrs) some evening before exams.
Exams & Grading: Two one-hour midterms (each worth a fifth of the course grade) will be given on FRIDAY JAN. 30 & MONDAY FEB. 23. A three-hour comprehensive final (for the remaining three-fifthsof your grade) will be given on Wednesday, March 17 from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (room to be announced). Exams will emphasize lecture material. Exams will have a mixture of short answer questions, figures and diagrams to draw or interpret, fill in the blank and multiple choice questions. Performance in section will influence borderline decisions.
Policy on Missed Exams: Don't miss them. Illness or unavoidable travel will require documentation. There are no make up exams.
Academic Dishonesty: Cheating or any other form of academic dishonesty is NOT TOLERATED. Any student caught cheating on an exam will receive a ZERO for that exam and will be reported to the dean of his/her college for administrative action.
Teaching Assistants: Names, section times, email addresses will be handed
out by the end of the first week of class.