Introductory Biology - Bisc 207 
Instructor: William Cain

Office: 215 McKinly Laboratory

Phone: 831-8098
E mail: will@udel.edu



Text:: Campbell and Reece ,  Biology, 6th Edition


Syllabus
W 9/4
 Introduction
F 9/6
M 9/9
 Small molecules and water
 2 & 3
 W 9/11
F 9/13
M9/16
 Chemistry of carbon and the macromolecules
 4 & 5
 W 9/18
F 9/20
Metabolism
 6
 M 9/23
Catch up and review
W 9/25
TEST 1
  F 9/27
M 9/30
W10/2
Cells and membranes
7 & 8 
F10/4
M 10/7
Glycolysis and respiration
W 10/9
F 10/11
 Photosynthesis
 10
M 10/14
W 10/16
Cell communication
11
 F 10/18
 Catch up and review
M 10/21
 TEST 2
 W 10/23
F 10/25
M 10/28
 The cell cycle and cell division
 12 & 13
 W 10/30
F 11/1
Mendelian genetics
14 
M 11/4
W 11/6
Chromosomal basis of inheritance
15 
F 11/8
M 11/11
Molecular basis of inheritance
16
W 11/13
Catch up and review
F 11/15
TEST 3
 M 11/18
W 11/20
From gene to protein
17 
  F 11/22
Control of gene expression
18 & 19 (pp.337-346,351-354)
M 11/25
W 11/27
Darwin and evolution
22
Thanksgiving
M 12/2
W 12/4
Evolution and populations
23
 F 12/6
Speciation 
 24
 M 12/9
 Catch up and review
 W 12/11
TEST 4

Grading:
    Tests - 50% ( only the best 3 scores will be used)
    Final - 25%
    Laboratory - 25%
Tests:
    All tests and the final exam are multiple choice exams.