Bio 309D Spring 2011
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8-9:30am in PAI 4.42
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Prof: Dr. Stuart Reichler |
TA: Jenny Travieso |
TA: Angela Edwards |
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Phone: 471-1074 |
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E-mail: sreichler@mail.utexas.edu |
jennytravieso@gmail.com |
Edwards.ad@hotmail.com |
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Office hours:
Anytime, |
by appt |
by appt. |
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Bio 309D Syllabus (pdf)
As part of class I want you to design, collect data,
and analyze the data for a simple experiment. See
this pdf for guidelines:
The proposal is due in class on Th
2/10
A mid-semester report is due in class on Th 3/24
The
written report is due in class on Th 4/21
Office Hours: You are welcome to contact me
anytime for an appointment, and I am sure that we can find a time
suitable for both of us. During times of especially high
demand, typically before exams and after exams have been returned, I
will have set office hours, and I will send an email with those
specific times.
Information presented in class:
Strong Inference: The Article
Presentations and scientific articles used in class; plus future class info
Keys to this semester's exams:
In-class
Exam 1
Take-home
Exam 2
Improving your exam
scores means realizing what you are doing well versus what you are
doing less well and focusing on changing your study habits to be able
to correct the errors that you are making. This Exam Error
Review Sheet (as MS Word - as
PDF) can help you identify
areas for improvement.
Supplemental information and test preparation material:
Old Exams from a
related class, BIO 301L:
Exam
1, Exam
2, Exam
3
This is some on-line information (including some movies) that may help you understand some basic biology: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/ahp/SDPS/SD.PS.Depts.html
A link to information about natural sources of radioactivity: http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/natural.htm .
These are two links about cells and their organelles. These sites have some movies, photos of cells from a microscope, and explanatory drawings: http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm or http://www.cellsalive.com
This website has some excellent and detailed videos for cellular processes and gene expression: http://www.johnkyrk.com/index.html
Page last updated on 14 April 2011