Date

Topic

Learning objectives

Jan17

Introduction and life

1-1

Jan19

Science, homeostasis, nervous system

1-9; 37-7; 39-1

Jan 22

Neurons, neural signaling

37-5; 39-3; 40-1,3,5

Jan 24

Internal transport and homeostasis

42-9,8,6,4

Jan 26

Internal transport and cell homeostasis

42-1; 4-1,2

Jan 29

Cells and cell membranes

4-4,5; 5-1,2,3,4

Jan 30

Lipid and protein structures

3-6,7,8,9

Feb 2

Finish and Review

Feb 5

EXAM 1

Feb 7

Neuron membrane function, action potential, and membrane transport

39-4,5,6; 5-5; 5-7

Feb 9

Feb 12

Synaptic terminal and bulk transport

39-8,9,10; 5-8

Feb 14

Muscle structure and energy metabolism, whole muscle functions

37-4; 38-8,9,10; 6-1,3;
6-5,6,7; 38-11,12

Feb 16

Feb 19

Cell signaling and the endocrine system

5-9,10; 47-1,2,3,4

Feb 21

Finish and Review

Feb 23

Feb 26

ATP production, mitochondria, structure of sugars

 4-10; 6-8,9,10; 7-1,3,5,6,8; 3-5

Feb 28

March 2

Chloroplasts, plant cells, photo and redox rxns

4-10; 8-2,4,5,7,8; 2-8

March 5

March 7

Nucleus, DNA structure, covalent versus hydrogen bonding

4-6; 3-10; 11-1,2,3,4; 2-7

March 9

March 12

DNA replication, and mitosis

11-6,7; 9-1,2,3,4,5

March 14

SPRING BREAK MARCH 16 - 23

March 26

Meiosis, and when things go wrong

9,6,7,8,9; 15-4,5

March 28

Gene expression, ER and ribosomes

 4-7; 12-1 thru 12-9

March 30

EXAM 3 (thru March 26)

April 2

April 4

Mutations and human genetics

12-12; 15-6

April 6

Regulation of gene expression, and lac operon

13-3,4,6,7,8,9,10

April 9

April 11

Genes and development

16-1,2,6

April 13

DNA technologies and the Human genome
     project

14-1,4,6; 15-2,7,9

April 16

April 18

EXAM 4

April 20

Cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, lysosomes

4-11,12,9

April 23

Water, osmosis and osmoregulation

2-9,11,12; 5-5;
46-1,2,3,6,7,8;

April 25

April 27

Internal Defense

43-1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

April 30

May 2

Functional groups and tie up the loose ends

2-1,5; 3-3,4,11

May 5

FINAL EXAM, comprehensive 2:00 PM