Tentative Lecture Schedule

Tentative Lecture Schedule
(If needed, the schedule will be revised. Please use Bb Learn for updates)
Week Date

Topic

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Sept 1

Labor Day (University closed)

Sept 3

What are the major components of the cell?
Cells & organelles; organelle dynamics.
What happens to a cell when an organelle malfunctions?
Students who have not completed ALL of the assignments will be administratively dropped from the course
Describe the structure of the plasma membrane. How does its structure relate to its function?
Explore diffusion as a method of cell transport.
What are the factors affecting cell diffusion?
Osmosis and what it means for the life of a cell
Case study – group work
What is facilitated diffusion? Describe the impact of cell size on cell transportation. Administrative drop deadline is September 17
EXAM 1

2-

3-

Sept 8

3

Sept10

4-

Sept 15

Reading Due

Assignment Due

2:22-29
2:30-39

All Tutorials are open.
Chemistry test due at 11:59pm
Reading Quiz 2 opens
Reading Quiz 3 opens

3:48-55
3:55-66

Reading Quiz 4 opens

Tutorials 1-3 are due when class starts What is active transport? What is its significance to cell function?
Cell cycle and cell cycle control
What happens if the cell cycle loses its ability to control the cell cycle?
Mitosis: What is the significance of the cell cycle process?

Reading Quiz 5 opens
4:71-75; 81-87
4:75-81

How does mitosis in plants and animals differ?

Reading Quiz 6 opens

What is the structure and function of DNA?

5:89-96

How does DNA replication?

6:104-121

Finish DNA
Transcription: How do genes work?

Reading Quiz 7 opens
7:124-133

Transcription: Group activity “Strip sequence on gene expression”
Translation: How do genes work?

8:137-144

Reading Quiz 8 opens

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8:144-153
9:157-192

What is the role of enzymes?

10:182-190

How do frameshift mutations result in a protein defect?

Oct 20

Translation cont’d;