Office Hours:Tu 4:00-5:00, W 11:00-12:00, F 2:00-3:00
Phone:8-1480
Teaching Assistant:Ms. Tianyi Wu (tianyi.wu@mu.edu)
Discussion
Sections:4001Tu
10:00 TW121
4002Tu1:00TW121
General Biology 2
BIOL 002 is the second semester introductory biology course for biology majors.This course (in addition to BIOL 001) is also recommended for preprofessional students pursuing careers in biological related disciplines (e.g. medicine, biomedical sciences).Several degree programs at Marquette University require this course for completion of major.BIOL 001 and 002 are prerequisites for the upper level biology courses.
This course can be considered a "building block" for your later studies.We will cover a range of topics that will introduce you to molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics.Upper level biology courses are taught assuming that you have a working knowledge of these topics.It is therefore in your best interest to understand the material beyond knowing it for an exam.Ask questions when you have them.Use the resources presented to you, including, but not limited to: your book and its associated website; blackboard; your TA; your instructor.Hopefully you will find this course informative, interesting and at times entertaining.
Text Book
Biology;
Sixth Edition (2002), by Raven and Johnson; McGraw Hill.
Website: http://www.mhhe.com/raven6
Exams will be comprised of material covered in the lectures.Chapters associated with lecture material are listed in the syllabus next to the lecture's topic.Most of the time, the chapters will contain more information than covered in class.While much of this information will be interesting, you will only be responsible for lecture-related material.Please make use of not only your textbook, but also the textbook's website and included CD-ROM to aid you in your understanding of this material.Both of them contain useful features such as quiz questions and animations that should help to clarify basic principles/points.
Blackboard
A site for this course exists on the Marquette University "Blackboard" cluster (http://bb.mu.edu).Information regarding this section of bio002 will be posted on the site along with useful links and tools.To access this site, you will first have to create an account if you have not already done so (you only need to create an account once regardless of how many courses you are "enrolled" in).After you have an account on Blackboard, you may enroll in this course using the password "dna".I will be using enrollment through the Blackboard site to determine the class roll for the registrar.You must enroll through Blackboard by 1/25/05 to be on the official class roll!Please take the time to do this.
Office Hours (see top of page)
I have listed several hours during the week when I should be available in my office.I will try to be available during these times, but situations may arise when I will be unavailable.I will make efforts to inform you of these times during class or as announcements on Blackboard.If these hours do not work for you, feel free to make an appointment with me for some other time.You may stop by without an appointment, but I cannot guarantee that I will be free to help at that time.
Contact
The best way to get a hold of me is through email.An account has been set up specifically for this class (biol002.schlappi@mu.edu).I check my accounts regularly, and will try to get back to you within 24 hours. The phone number listed above is my office phone and has voicemail on it.
Academic Dishonesty
The academic dishonesty policy followed in this course is in accordance with Marquette University's undergraduate bulletin.Basically stated, do your own work.You will get out of this class what you put into it, so don't cheat.This course is laying a foundation for you to build upon, and anything not understood/learned now will more than likely come back to haunt you later.
Exams
Exams will be worth 100 points
each.The format will be multiple
choice with the occasional true/false question.Your
exams will be scored by computer, so it is important to have multiple
#2 pencils and a good
eraser with you on exam day.
There will be a total of 6 exams this semester.Four of these will be held during the semester and will cover new material presented since the last exam (with the exception of the 1st exam, which will cover material presented since the start of class).The final exam will consist of two separate exams.Part I will consist of information covered since the last exam and will be required of all students.Part II will be a cumulative exam covering information from the whole semester.This will be an optional exam and can replace your lowest scoring exam.This exam cannot lower your grade.
Exam Dates:Exam ITh 2/32-3pm
Exam IITu 3/12-3pm
Exam IIITu 4/52-3pm
Exam IVTh 4/212-3pm
Final ExamTu 5/108-10am(Part I - required)
(Part II - optional)
Absence from Exams
Missing an exam is strongly discouraged. There will be no make-up exams!You may miss one exam due to legitimate reasons such as incapacitating illness or injury, death in the family, or unavoidable absence from campus due to performance in an official function of the university. You are then required to take the cumulative final exam. You will be excused only with an official excuse form (obtained from your college office). Only one absence can be excused in this way.
Lecture and Exam Schedule
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Date
Topic
Textbook
1 1/18 Introduction; Review of biomolecules Chapter 3