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    This document outlines the syllabus for Biology 220, a fall 2014 course taught by Professors Dave Sherwood and Meng Chen. It provides information on class meetings, instructors, teaching assistants, required texts, grading breakdown, and course schedule. The class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:45 AM in Gross Hall room 103. Grades will be determined by two in-class exams, a final exam, and optional extra credit from weekly problem sets. Topics will include cells, microscopy, organelles, membranes, transport, energy, cytoskeleton, signaling, development, and plant biology.

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    This document outlines the syllabus for Biology 220, a fall 2014 course taught by Professors Dave Sherwood and Meng Chen. It provides information on class meetings, instructors, teaching assistants, required texts, grading breakdown, and course schedule. The class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:45 AM in Gross Hall room 103. Grades will be determined by two in-class exams, a final exam, and optional extra credit from weekly problem sets. Topics will include cells, microscopy, organelles, membranes, transport, energy, cytoskeleton, signaling, development, and plant biology.

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    This document outlines the syllabus for Biology 220, a fall 2014 course taught by Professors Dave Sherwood and Meng Chen. It provides information on class meetings, instructors, teaching assistants, required texts, grading breakdown, and course schedule. The class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:45 AM in Gross Hall room 103. Grades will be determined by two in-class exams, a final exam, and optional extra credit from weekly problem sets. Topics will include cells, microscopy, organelles, membranes, transport, energy, cytoskeleton, signaling, development, and plant biology.

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    BIOL 220 Syllabus

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    The key takeaways are that this document outlines the syllabus for a biology course covering topics in cell biology and developmental biology. It details the instructors, textbooks, grading breakdown, lecture and discussion topics and schedule.

    The course covers topics in cell biology including microscopy, organelles, membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton, and signal transduction. It also covers developmental biology topics such as embryonic development, stem cells, and plant development.

    The assessment components are two in-class exams worth 25% each, a final exam worth 50%, and optional extra credit from weekly problem sets worth up to 15 points. The grading curve will be based on exam scores.

    Biology 220, Fall 2014 (Changes in future iterations of this syllabus will appear in Red)

    When and Where? Gross Hall, Room 103, 8:30 AM to 9:45 AM


    Instructors: Dave Sherwood, Professor of Biology, 4216 FFSC, 613 8192, [email protected]
    Meng Chen, Professor of Biology, 3103 FFSC, 684-8442, [email protected]
    TAs: Melissa Keenan (Tu 12:00-12:50 p.m. (Bio Sci 144) & 1:40-2:30 p.m. (Bio Sci 144)
    Emily (Jie-Ning) Yang (W 1:40-2:30p.m. (Bio Sci 063))
    Emily (Jie-Ning) Yang (M 12:00-12:50 p.m. (LSRC D243)

    Text: Hardin, et al. Beckers World of the Cell. Eight Edition
    Gilbert Developmental Biology 10th Edition
    A mature draft (and a fairly reasonable facsimile) of the power point used for the lecture will be posted the day before each class.
    Final Grade:25% Test 1 (in class, 2 sides of an 8.5 x 11 crib sheet allowed, must be hand written and turned in)
    25% Test 2 (in class, 2 sides of an 8.5 x 11 crib sheet allowed, must be hand written and turned in)
    50% Final, 2 sides of an 8.5 x 11 crib sheet allowed, must be hand written and turned in.
    Extra Credit: from problem sets given out at discussion groups
    Make up exams for excused absences will be given at Professor Chen and Sherwoods Discretion.
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    Discussion Groups will be organized around problems sets that are given out each week. Questions that may arise from the lectures will
    also be addressed. There will be a homework problem set each week that will be given out in the discussion section. These will be turned in
    the following week and count for 1.5 points of extra-credit. A reasonable attempt to answer the question will be given full credit. Importantly,
    to receive full credit, you must attend the discussion section to pick up the homework and return it at the following discussion section. There
    will be 10 problem homework sets, so a possible 15 points in extra credit.
    The curve, which typically ranges from D to A+, will be based on the grades for each exam. Thus, you can earn an A+ without doing any of
    the extra credit work. After the curve is determined, extra credit points will be added and can potentially shift students from one grade to a
    higher grade.
    Date Mon. Topic Reading Discussion
    Tues 26 Aug. Introduction, Cells, Model Systems,
    Microscopy (DRS)
    World of the Cell
    Chapter 1
    Chapter 4: 75-81
    Appendix: A1-A15
    No Discussion meeting
    in the frst week
    Thur 28 Aug. Microscopy, Chemical Bonds & membranes
    (DRS)
    World of the Cell
    Chapter 2: 34-35
    Chapter 3: 44-46
    Chapter 7: 156-180
    Tues 2 Sept. Compartments & Nuclear Transport (DRS) World of the Cell
    Chapter 4: 82-99 (overview of cell)
    Problem Set#1 (DRS)
    Page 2 of 6
    Chapter 18: 536-543
    Chapter 11: 298-99
    Appendix: A18-22, A28-29
    Thur 4 Sept. The ER and Protein Delivery (DRS) World of the Cell
    Chapter 12: 324-364
    Chapter 22:695-702
    Tues 9 Sept. Membrane synthesis, fippases and vesicle
    trafcking (DRS)
    World of the Cell
    Chapter 12
    Chapter 3: 65-72
    Problem Set #2 (DRS)
    Thur 11 Sept. ER to Golgi (DRS) Chapter 12
    Tues 16 Sept.
    Exocytosis (DRS)
    Chapter 12 Problem Set #3 (DRS)
    Thur 18 Sept. Endocytosis Chapter 12
    Mon 22 Sept. Whole Class Review Session (DRS)
    Place/Time TBD
    Tues 23 Sept. Mitochondria and electron transport chain (MC)World of the Cell
    Chapter 5
    Chapter 10: 252-257; 267-284
    TA led Exam Review
    Thur 25 Sept. Exam 1
    Tues 30 Sept. Plastid and protein import (MC) World of the Cell
    Chapter 11: 293-308
    Chapter 22: 7-2-703
    Problem Set #4(DRS)
    Homework #4
    Mitochondria (MC)
    Thur 2 Oct. Cytoskeleton I (MC) World of the Cell
    Chapter 15: 422-423;
    Page 3 of 6
    Chapter 16: 433-441; 459-474
    Tues 7 Oct. Cytoskeleton II (MC) World of the Cell
    Chapter 15: 424-433
    Chapter 16: 450-453;
    Chapter 19: 570-579
    Problem Set #5 Energy
    and Cytoskeleton I;
    Homework #5 Plastids
    and Cytoskeleton I
    (MC)
    Homework #6
    Cytoskeleton II and
    Membrane Transport
    Thur 9 Oct Membrane transport pumps and carriers (MC)World of the Cell
    Tues 14 Oct. NO CLASS-Fall Break NO Discussion
    Sections
    Thur 16 Oct. Ion Channels (MC) World of the Cell
    Chapter 8
    Tues 21 Oct. Nerves and electrical conduction (MC) World of the Cell
    Chapter 13: 365-391
    Problem Set #6
    Cytoskeleton II and
    Membrane Transport;
    (MC)
    Homework #7
    Ion Channels and
    Nerves
    Thur 23 Oct. Cell Junctions, adhesion, the extracellular
    matrix and integrins (MC)
    World of the Cell
    Chapter 17: 477-497
    Tues 28 Oct. Stem cells and cell lineage (MC) A: 1131-1204 Problem Set #7
    Electrical conduction
    Page 4 of 6
    and Cell Junctions
    (MC)
    Homework #8
    Cell Junctions and Cell
    Lineage
    Thurs 30 Oct. Whole Class Review Session (MC)
    N.b.! End of Material for 2
    nd
    Exam
    Tues 4 Nov Signal transduction - G proteins (DRS) World of the Cell
    Chapter 14: 392-405, 414-417
    Review for Exam-no
    problem sets
    Thurs 6 Nov. Exam 2
    Tues 11 Nov. Signal transduction RTK, Notch, Hh, Wnt
    (DRS)
    World of the Cell
    Chapter 14: 405-414
    Problem Set #8 (DRS)
    Thurs 13 Nov. AP axis: organization (DRS) Developmental Biology Gilberts:
    Chapter 6: 185-211
    Chapter 9: 309-314
    Tues 18 Nov. Limbs building a three dimensional structure
    (DRS)
    Developmental Biology Gilberts:
    Chapter 14: 489-510
    Problem Set #9 (DRS)
    Thurs 20 Nov. Vertebrate gastrulation & Cell Movement (DRS)Gilberts: TBD
    Tues 25 Nov. Plant development (MC) Gilbert: 627-654 No Discussion
    Sections
    Page 5 of 6
    Thurs 27 Nov. THANKSGIVING-NO CLASS
    Tues 2 Dec. Plant development (MC) Gilbert: 627-654 Problem Set #10 Plant
    Development and
    Signaling (MC)
    Thurs 4 Dec. Plant Signaling (MC) Gilbert: 627-654
    Dec. Whole Class Review Session (MC and DRS) TBD
    Tues 9 Dec. 9 a.m. 12 p.m.
    Page 6 of 6

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