Introductory Biology Syllabus PDF

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Syllabus for the introductory biology class....

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7.012 Introductory Biology Fall, 2011 This handout includes: • • • • • • • •

Course staff listing Course Policies Recitation Sections Schedule Problem Sets schedule Exams Schedule Lectures Schedule Syllabus Reading list

Web Site: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/7/fa11/7.012/index.html Course Staff: Faculty: Prof. Robert Weinberg

258-5159

weinberg at wi.mit.edu

Prof. Eric Lander

252-1906

lander at wi.mit.edu

Instructors: Michelle Mischke

68-120d

253-1734

mischke at mit.edu

Diviya (Sinha) Ray

68-120c

452-2557

dsinha at mit.edu

Teaching Assistants: Kalen Berry

kpberry at mit.edu

Lynn Chantranupong

chantran at mit.edu

Anthony Chiu

achiu at mit.edu

Brian Hua

brianhua at mit.edu

Daniel Karl

dkarl at mit.edu

Chandrani Mondal

cmondal at mit.edu

Florencia Rago

frago at mit.edu

Benjamin Steele

bcsteele at mit.edu

Amaris Torres- Delgado

amaris at mit.edu

Tim Wang

timwang at mit.edu

Course Policies: Lectures: Regular attendance is expected, MWF at 10:00 AM in 26-100. All students enrolled in 7.012 should be able to attend lecture, as lecture videos may not be available. If the enrollment in the course exceeds the seating capacity of 26-100, then the lectures will be broadcast in real time via MIT cable. Lectures will not be taped and made available to the students. Please note that if and when the course enrollment drops below the seating capacity of 26-100, lectures will not be broadcast.

Recitation Sections: There are two required recitations per week. Recitation sections start Monday, September 12th. Please go to the recitation section assigned to you by the registrar. If that recitation does not fit in your schedule, you may change your section through the course home site: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/7/fa11/7.012/index.html. If you attempt to register for a section but cannot do so, then that section is already full. No additional students will be allowed in that section, so you must then choose another section. Section R01 R02 R03 R04 R05 R06 R07 R08 R09 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22

Time MW12 MW12 MW1 MW1 MW2 MW2 MW3 TR9 TR10 TR10 TR10 TR11 TR11 TR11 TR12 TR12 TR1 TR1 TR2 TR2 TR3 TR4

Room 26-302 26-204 26-210 26-204 26-204 26-210 26-210 26-204 26-204 26-210 12-122 26-204 26-210 12-122 26-204 26-210 26-204 26-210 26-204 26-210 26-210 26-210

TA Diviya Sinha Anthony Chiu Florencia Rago Anthony Chiu Florencia Rago Tim Wang Tim Wang Brian Hua Brian Hua Rini Mondal Daniel Karl Benjamin Steele Rini Mondal Daniel Karl Benjamin Steele Evgeny Kiner Kalen Berry Amaris Torres-Delgado Kalen Berry Amaris Torres-Delgado Lynn Chantranupong Lynn Chantranupong

Grades: Your overall course grade will depend on the following components: Term Exams: Final: Problems sets:

3 X 100 pts = 300 points 1 X 200 pts = 200 points 5 X 20 pts = 100 points

Exams: There will be three exams worth 100 points each given during the term from 10:05 AM to 10:55 AM and a comprehensive final worth 200 points given during finals week. The Final Exam will be a 3 hour, cumulative exam, covering the entire course. No Make-up exams will be offered.

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Course Policies continued: Problem Sets: There will be 6 graded problem sets, but only your 5 highest problem set scores will be used in determining your grade. If you fail to turn in one of the six problem sets on time, then the late problem set will be assigned 0 points, but will count as your lowest problem set score, and will be dropped. If you fail to turn in two of the six problem sets on time, then a 0 will be assigned for the second late problem set, and this will impact your overall problem set grade. Problem sets will be available from the course web site one week prior to the due date. The solutions to the problem sets will be posted after the problem set due date. Completed problem sets must be turned in to the cart outside room 68-120 before 2:00 PM on the due date. Slide your solutions into the appropriate TA's box.

ALL LATE PROBLEM SETS WILL BE SCORED AS A ZERO Academic Honesty: Since problem sets will be graded, copying of problem set answers constitutes cheating and is forbidden. While general discussions and collaboration on the problem sets is appropriate, detailed discussion of specific solutions or sharing of answers is a violation of the trust placed in all students in the class, each of whom is expected to produce their own unique set of answers. Students who copy problem sets or allow their answers to be copied will be assigned a 0 for that problem set, and may be assigned a 0 for all the Problem Sets. Any student that commits an act of academic dishonesty regarding an exam, such as copying another student’s work or altering an exam prior to a request for a regrade, may be assigned an F for the course.

Regrades of Exams: Please note that some exams are photocopied before they are returned to the students. If you feel that your answer was graded incorrectly, please email a course instructor to make an appointment to review your exam. All emails regarding exam regrades must be sent within 7 days of the administration of the exam. Any exams or problem sets that are not picked up by the first day of the Spring 2012 term will be disposed of.

Adding the course after the first day of class: If you add the course after registration day, you are responsible for all the work that you have missed. See the course instructor to find out what you must make up.

Tutors: Tutors are available for all students who wish extra help either on a one-time or a regular basis. The tutoring services are offered free of charge to all enrolled in 7.012. A list of tutors is given at the course website. Feel free to contact the tutors by e-mail to arrange meetings; please be sure to notify the tutors in advance if you will be unable to make a prearranged meeting.

Text Book: The required textbook is: Biology, by Campbell and Reece, 9th edition*. The required workbook is: A Problems Approach to Biology, by White, et. al. Both are available at the MIT Coop. Reading and problem assignments are posted on the course website. *Please note: To keep your cost down, we will be using a customized version of the text that contains selected chapters. The remaining chapters of the full textbook can be accessed on line using the e-book packaged with your copy of the text.

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7.012 Fall 2011 Lecture Schedule Date

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Topic

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7-Sep 9-Sep 12-Sep 14-Sep 16-Sep 19-Sep 21-Sep 23-Sep 26-Sep 28-Sep 30-Sep 3-Oct 5-Oct 7-Oct 10-Oct

ESL ESL ESL ESL TJ RAW RAW RAW RAW RAW

4 (M/T) 5 (W/R)

W F M W F M

12-Oct 14-Oct 17-Oct 19-Oct 21-Oct 24-Oct

Introduction Genetics 1 Genetics 2 Genetics 3 Genetics 4 Biochemistry 1 STUDENT HOLIDAY Biochemistry 2 Biochemistry 3 Biochemistry 4 Biochemistry 5 EXAM 1 (Lectures 1-10) Molecular Biology 1 Molecular Biology 2 COLUMBUS DAY Molecular Biology 3

1 (M/T) 2 (W/R)

M W F M W F M W F M

1 2 3 4 5 6

W F M

26-Oct 28-Oct 31-Oct

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W F M W Th

2-Nov 4-Nov 7-Nov 9-Nov 10-Nov

21

Molecular Biology 4 Protein Localization Gene Regulation Recombinant DNA 1 Recombinant DNA 2 Recombinant DNA 3 Genomics EXAM 2 (Lectures 11-20) Receptors and Signaling

RAW

12 (W/R)

22 23 24

Viruses and cancer viruses Cancer Molecular Medicine (Gleevec)

RAW RAW RAW

13 (M/T) 14 (W/R)

F M W F M W F M W F M W F M W

11-Nov 14-Nov 16-Nov 18-Nov 21-Nov 23-Nov 25-Nov 28-Nov 30-Nov 2-Dec 5-Dec 7-Dec 9-Dec 12-Dec 14-Dec

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Lecturer

Section

PS Due

PS1 3 (M/T)

PS2

Reading from textbook Chapter 1 pp 1-14, Chapter 6 pp 98-101 Chapter 14 pp 262-272, Chapter 13 Chapter 13, Chapter 15 Chapter 14 pp 275-281 Chapter 14 p 273, Chapter 17 pp 326-328 Chapters 2 & 4, Chapter 5 pp 68-77 Chapter 7 pp125-130, Chapter 5 pp 77-85 Chapter 5 pp 85-89, Chapter 8 pp 142-150 Chapter 8 pp 150-160 Chapter 9

ESL ESL

6 (W/R)

Chapter 6 pp 305 - 310 Chapter 16 pp 310-322, Chapter 17 pp 328-336

ESL

7 (W/R)

Chapter 17 pp 336-341, 344-348 Chapter 18 pp 362-370 Chapter 17 pp341-343

8 (M/T) 9 (W/R) PS3

Chapter 18 pp 351-362 Chapter 20

PS4

Chapter 21

10 (M/T) 11 (W/R)

Chapter 7 pp 129-130, Chapter 11 pp 206-222 Chapter 19 pp 381-394, Chapter 18 p 377 Chapter 18 pp 373 - 377 Chapter 15 pp 300

PS5 VETERANS DAY 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Neurobiology 1 Neurobiology 2 Stem Cells Stem Cells and cloning Stem Cells and cloning THANKSGIVING Immunology 1 Exam 3 (Lectures 21-28) Immunology 2 Immunology 3 Molecular Medicine (FH) Molecular Evolution TBD TBD

ESL ESL HS RAW RAW

15 (M/T) 16 (W/R)

Chapter 48 Chapter 49 pp 1062 - 1066 Chapter 20 pp 415- 446

17 (M/T)

Chapter 20 pp 417, Chapter 42 pp 912

RAW

18 (M/T)

PS6*

RAW RAW ESL RAW ESL ESL

Chapter 43 Chapter 43

20 (M/T) 21 (W/R)

Chapter 7 pp138, Chapter 42 pp 913-914

PS7 22 (M/T)

* PS6 will not be graded.

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