United Arab Emirates University

Faculty of Science

Department of Biology

 

Course Name     :   Basic Biology

Course Number :    BIOL 1052

Sections              :    Section 52

Instructor           :    Amr Amin

                                   a.amin@uaeu.ac.ae

                                  http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/~aamin/

Semester            :    Fall 2003-2004

Textbook            :    "Biology” 7th ed. Sylvia S. Mader, Mc Graw Hill. Boston, 2001.

 

 

I. COURSE OUTLINE

 

1.          A view of life (Chapter 1: Pages 1-15)

*      Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 & 1.4

2.          Basic Chemistry (Chapter 2: Pages 17-32)

*      Sections 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3

3.          The Chemistry of Organic Molecules (Chapter 3: Pages 33- 54)

*      Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 & 3.5

4.          Cell Structure & Function (Chapter 4: Pages 55- 78)

*      Sections 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3

5.          Membrane Structure & Function (Chapter 5: Pages 79- 96)

*      Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 & 5.4

6.          Metabolism: Energy & Enzymes (Chapter 6: Page 97- 110)

*      Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 & 6.4         

7.          Photosynthesis (Chapter 7: Pages 111- 126)

*      Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 & 7.4

8.          Cellular Respiration (Chapter 8: Pages 127- 142)

*      Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4,& 8.5

9.          Cellular Reproduction & the Cell Cycle (Chapter 9: Pages 143- 157)

*      Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 & 9.4

10.    Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction (Chapter 10: Pages 159- 172)

*      Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 & 10.5

11.    DNA Structure & Function (Chapter 14: Pages 219- 232)

*      Sections 14.1, 14.2 & 14.3

12.    Gene Activity: How Genes Work (Chapter 15: Pages 233- 246)

*      Sections 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 & 15.4

13.    Genome Organization & Regulation of Gene Activity (Chapter 16: Pages 247- 264)

*      Sections 16.1, 16.2 & 16.3

 

 

II. ASSESSMENT

 

Class activities           10%         

                Quiz 1                       5%           

                Quiz 2                       5%                           

Quiz 3                       5%                                   

Quiz 4                       5%

                Do it You self I           10%                                 

Do it You self II          10%                                 

Mid-term Exam            20%                                 

Final Exam                 30%         

 

 

III. COURSE CALENDAR

 

Week

Date

Remarks

1

30 Aug.

Lectures Start

2

6 Sept.

 

3

13 Sept.

 

4

20 Sept.

Quiz 1

5

27 Sept.

 

6

4 Oct.

 

7

11 Oct.

 

8

18 Oct.

Quiz 2

9

25 Oct.

Mid term exams period

10

1 Nov.

11

8 Nov.

 

12

15 Nov.

 

13

22 Nov.

Quiz 3

14

29 Nov.

 

15

6 Dec.

Handing in Report

16

13 Dec.

Quiz 4 & Reports discussion

17

20 Dec.

Final exams period

18

27 Dec.

19

4 Jan 04

Results Announcement

 

Note: Dates given above indicate the beginning of the week. Quizzes should be held in the first lecture of the week assigned unless otherwise indicated.