First Half Syllabus

Video recordings of all lectures available through Blackboard web site for course.
DATE
TOPICS, Use the student Resources on the Purves web site!
Sadava*
Web resources
Other*
21-Jan
VIDEO 01

1
Introduction; Differential Gene Expression; Differentiation;
PDF of lecture 01
19
Becker Ch. 23
GREAT ESSAY
on Science and
Democracy
23-Jan
VIDEO 02
2
Gastrulation; Organizer PDF of lecture 2
43
26-Jan
VIDEO 03
3
Organ formation; Pattern Formation; Segmentation; Placenta;
PDF of lecture 3
43, 19

28-Jan
VIDEO 04
4
Homeostasis; Temperature; Heat exchange; Mammalian Body temperature
PDF of lecture 4
40
30 Jan
5
Animal Hormones; Immuno Assays; Insect metamorphosis
PDF of lecture 05
41

Becker A8-9
Becker Ch. 14
2-Feb
6
Ecdysone and Juvenile Hormone; Pituitary; Thyroid gland
PDF of lecture 06
41
4-Feb
7
Gas Exchange: Fick's Law; Respiratory Organs; Blood Gas Transport
PDF of lecture 07
48
Use the student Resources on the Purves web site!
6-Feb
8
Circulatory Systems; Non-mammalian Hearts
PDF of lecture 08
49
9-Feb
9
Mammalian Heart; Blood Vessels; Marine Mammal Diving
PDF of lecture 09
49
11-Feb
10
Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
PDF of lecture 10
50
Becker Ch. 6
11-Feb
EXAM 1 (lectures 1-9), 7-9PM. PREVIOUS YEAR'S EXAM

PREVIOUS YEAR'S EXAM KEY
(do not look until you have done the problems yourself!)

EXAM I KEY
includes grade distribution
13-Feb
11
Salt; Water; Nitrogenous Waste; Kidney
PDF of lecture 11
51
Becker, Ch. 8
16-Feb
12

Neurons; Glia; Membrane Potential
PDF of lecture 12

44
Becker, Ch. 7
18-Feb
13
Action Potential; Synapses; Neuromuscular Junction
PDF of lecture 13 (my notes)
44
20-Feb
14
Sensory Systems: General principles; Chemical
PDF of lecture 14
45
23-Feb
15
Sensory Systems: Mechanical and Electromagnetic
PDF of lecture 15
45
25-Feb
16
Central Processing: Mammalian visual system
PDF of lecture 16 (notes)
46
27-Feb
17
Effectors: Muscle biology. Contraction, Fiber type
PDF of lecture 17
47
Becker Ch. 16
2-Mar
18
Skeleton; Other effectors
PDF of lecture 18
47
Becker Ch. 16
4-Mar
EXAM 2 (lectures 10-18), 7-9PM PRACTISE EXAM

Practise Exam KEY
(do not look until you have done the problems yourself!)

EXAM II KEY
includes grade distribution
4-Mar
19
Behavioral Biology
PDF of lecture 19
53
6-Mar
20
Behavioral Biology
53
Spring Break!!!

*Sadava: Our texbook: Sadava, Heller, Orians, Purves, and Hillis (2008). Life. 8th Ed.
*Becker: Your MB&B/Biol 181 textbook: Becker, Kleinsmith, and Hardin (2009). The world of the cell, 7th ed. The Becker readings are all from MB&B/BIOL 181, I have listed the chapters to guide you towards the appropriate chapters to refresh what was covered in 181.

You do not have to read the entire chapter for most classes, simply read the material that covers the topics listed.

Course Web Page URL: http://sdevoto.web.wesleyan.edu/182/