BIOL 101

 BIOL 101: GENERAL BIOLOGY
Jo Wen Wu, Ph.D.

FALL 2008 COURSE CALENDAR

Updated Nov 2008

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Fullerton
College

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Dates

Lecture Topic (Chapter)

Wu's Labs

NOTES

1
Aug 18

Introduction (1)
Chemistry of Life (2)

Aug 23: Restoration at Newport Bay

2
Aug 25

Macromolecules of Life (3)
Tour of the Cell (4)

 

3
Sep 1

Sep 1 = No School
The Working Cell (5)

Sep 1 = No School
Wed = no lab

Sep 6: Drop without "W"
 Sep 6: Public Bolsa Chica Tour

4
Sep 8

Exam 1
 Digestion (22)

Cell Processes

Sep 13: Public Newport Bay Tour
Sep 14: Restoration at Newport Bay

5
Sep 15

Cellular Respiration (6)
Photosynthesis (7)

Digestion

Sep 20: Coastal Cleanup Day

6
Sep 22

Mitosis and Cancer (8)
Meiosis (8)

Mitosis / Chromosomes

Sep 27: Restoration at Newport Bay

7
Sep 29

Exam 2

Meiosis

Oct 4: Public Bolsa Chica Tour

8
Oct 6

Patterns of Inheritance (9)

Lab Exam 1 / Create Kid

Oct 11: Public Newport Bay Tour
Oct 12: Restoration at Newport Bay 

9
Oct 13

Genetics Problems (lab manual)
Self FT: CSUF Arboretum

  

10
Oct 20

Molecular Biology (10)
Plant Reproduction (28)

 Oct 25: Restoration at Newport Bay

11
Oct 27

DNA Technology (11, 12)
DNA Gel & Fingerprinting

Nov 1: Public Bolsa Chica Tour 

12
Nov 3

Animal Reproduction & Development (26)
Exam 3

Coastal Wetlands FT
(Newport Bay)

Nov 8: Public Newport Bay Tour 
Nov 9: Restoration at Newport Bay 

13
Nov 10

Nov 10 = No School
Biomes, Ecosystems, Community Ecology  (19)

Nov 10 = No School
Predator Prey

 

14
Nov 17

Population Ecology (18)
Conservation Biology (20)

Coastal Sage Scrub FT
(Oak Canyon Nat Ctr)

Nov 22: Last Day to Drop

15
Nov 24

Evolution (13)
Nov 27-28 = No School

Natural Selection

16
Dec 1

Evolution (14)
Inmune System (22)

Lab Exam 2

 

17
Dec 8

Exam 4

Dec 9: Last day of classes

 
Dec 15

7 am: Cumulative Final Exam (optional)

 

Dec 10: Final Exams begin

You need to attend 3 field trips or equivalent (these are usually done with your lab class). You can do one community service or extra field trip for extra credit. Choose from: