Biosciences I – 1404

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Biosciences I – 1404 – Fall 2014 Sections 0BA – 0BL Tuesday/Thursday 2:30-3:45 p.m. – MB 0.104 Instructor: Dr. Martha Lundell Office Hours: T/TH 4:00-4:30pm. FLN 4.02.52, or by appointment... . Office phone 458-5769 QL Leaders: TBA Text: Campbell Biology in Focus by Urry et al. Several copies of the text and study guide are on 2-hour reserve in the library. i-Clicker student response unit is also required. Course WEB Site: http://learn.utsa.edu Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in STA 1053, MAT 1023, MAT 1033, MAT 1073, or higher. Course Description: This is an introduction to the science of biology. Topics include biochemistry, cell structure and function, photosynthesis, metabolic respiration, Mendelian genetics and molecular genetics. Attendance: Attendance at all classes is strongly advised. Your attendance will be recorded by your i-Clicker responses. This course moves quickly, covers a large amount of material and continually builds on previous concepts. All exams will be based on material covered in lecture. Any changes to the schedule will be announced in class. It is also recommended that students prepare for lecture by reading the assigned chapters in advance. Grading: QL Session 250 A=900 Blackboard Quizzes 100 B=800 Exam I 100 C=700 Exam II 100 D=600 Exam III 100 Exam IV 100 Final Examination 250 1000 Exams: There will be four midterm examinations and one final examination. Each student will need to purchase 5 ParSCORE Test Forms X-101864 (50 questions on each side). Exams must be taken on scheduled dates. There are no make-up examinations. If an exam is missed for any reason, 40% of the final exam score will be used to generate a score for the missed exam. Making up a missed score with the final can only occur once during the semester; you can only miss one exam, a second missed exam will result in a zero score for the exam that is missed. You are strongly encouraged to take all tests and exams during the course. All students must take the final exam to pass the course. This study source was downloaded by 100000834903101 from CourseHero.com on 11-01-2021 07:39:15 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/12030427/Biosciences-I-Syllabus/ This study resource was shared via C [Show More]

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