BIO 0110
FALL 1996

INSTRUCTOR: DR. N. WOFFINDEN
OFFICE: 210 E&S BLDG.
OFFICE HOURS: MWF 2:00-5:00
PHONE: 269-2910
TEXT: BIOLOGY BY NEIL CAMPBELL

UNIT ONE -- THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE


Chapter   1   Introduction
          
          2   Atoms, Molecules, and Chemical Bonds

          3   Water and the Fitness of the Environment

          4   Carbon and Molecular Diversity

          5   Structure and Function of Macromolecules

          6   Introduction to Metabolism


UNIT TWO-- THE CELL


          7   A Tour of the Cell

          8   Traffic Across Membranes

          9   Respiration: How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy

         10   Photosynthesis
      
         11  The Reproduction of Cells

         12   Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

Attendance is expected, make-up exams should be cleared in
advance and may be subject to a penalty.  Students who are
routinely absent will not receive bonus points or benefit of a
semester end curve if given.   

Exams and Quizzes

3 lecture exams @100 pts. each          300 pts.
6 quizzes @ 20 pts. each                100 pts.
   (drop your lowest quiz)         
1 final exam                            100 pts.                           
                                        _________                      
                          Total         500 pts. 

Grading will be                         93-100 =A     73-76.5=C
                                        90-92.5=A-  70-72.5=C-
                                        87-89.5=B+  67-69.5=D+
                                        83-86.5=B     63-66.5=D
                                        80-82.5=B-  60-62.5=D-
                                        77-79.5=C+  < 60   =F