Lecture: (C)hasin (M)owsh.	Date	Subject of Lecture	Recommended reading in Becker 5th ed.(B) or Purves 6th ed. (P)
1 (C)	Tu 9/2/03	Introduction. Living things. Cells. Exponential growth.	B: Ch.1; Ch.2 p.17-31 P: Ch.1; Ch. 4 p.55-62
2 (C)	Th 9/4/03	Water. Strong and weak chemical bonds. Small vs. large molecules. Bio-polymers. Acids and bases. Sugars. Polysaccharides. Lipids. Amino acids. Stereo-isomers	B: Ch.3 p.41-44, 60-71 P: Ch.2 P:Ch.3 p.34-35, 43-46, 49-53
3 (C)	Tu 9/9/03	Protein structure. Peptide bonds. Alpha helix. Beta sheet. 3-D structure. Subunit interaction.	B: Ch.3 p.44-54 + Ch.2 p.31-37 P: Ch.3 p.36-42
4 (C)	Th 9/11/03	Membrane proteins. Catalysis. Enzymes. Protein purification methods.	B: Ch.7 p.175-184 P: Ch.5 p.79-82; Ch.6 p.102-105
5 (C)	Tu 9/16/03	Enzyme kinetics. Enzyme inhibitors. Feedback inhibition.	B: Ch.6 P: Ch.6 p.105-112
6 (C)	Th 9/18/03	Transfer of energy. ATP. Free energy. Introduction to energy metabolism.	B: Ch.5; Ch.13 p.368-372 P: Ch.6 p. 95-102
7(C)	Tu 9/23/03	Glycolysis as a pathway in intermediary metabolism. Anaerobiosis.	B: Ch.13 p.372-386 P: Ch.7 p.113-121
Exam#1	Th 9/25/03	Covers topics actually covered in lectures 1 - 6 inclusive. Note exams are not at morning class times. Optional review session (questions answered) at morning class time in 700 Fairchild.	5:40 - 6:55 PM and 7:30 - 8:45PM * Room(s) TBA
8 (C)	Tu 9/30/03	Krebs (TCA) cycle. Electron transport. Oxidative phosphorylation.	B: Ch. 14 P: Ch.7 p.122-130
9 (C)	Th 10/2/03	Alternative energy sources. Biosynthetic pathways. Regulation of pathways.	B: Ch.6 p.147-151; Ch.13 p.386-392 P: Ch.7: p.130-134
10 (M)	Tu 10/7/03 last day to drop	DNA as hereditary material. Nucleic acid structure. Introduction to DNA replication	B: Ch 3 p.54-60 (+Box3A) + Ch 16 p. 479-491 P: Ch 3 p. 47-49; Ch 11:198-205 +Fig.14.7
11(M)	Th 10/9/03	Details of DNA synthesis and PCR	B: Ch 17 p. 525-538 P: Ch 11 p. 206-end.
12(M)	Tu 10/14/03	Transcription & the central dogma	B: Ch 19 p. 623-640 + p. 654-end P: Ch 12 to p. 223
13(M)	Th 10/16/03	Translation and the genetic code.	B:Ch 20 p. 660-674 P: Ch 12 p. 223-231
14(M)	Tu 10/21/03	Wrap up of translation; Mutation Regulation of protein synthesis in eukaryotes.	B: Ch 20 p. 674-676 P: Ch 12 p. 233 - end B: Ch 21 p. 692-701 P: Ch 13 p. 249-end
Exam #2	Thu 10/23/03	Exam #2. Covers topics of lectures 7 - 12: Free energy through transcription & the central dogma. Optional review session (questions answered) at morning class time.	5:40 - 6:55PM and 7:30 - 8:45PM * Room(s) TBA
15(M)	Tu 10/28/03	Bacterial and viral reproduction.	B: Ch 18 p.598-603 + Box 16A (p. 484-485) P: Ch 13 to p. 249
16(M)	Th 10/30/03	Restriction enzymes & recombinant DNA technology I. Gene cloning & forensics.	B: Ch. 18: p. 606-end; B: Ch. 16: 492--496 & Box 16-C. P: Ch. 17
--	Tu 11/4/03T	Election day - no class
17(M)	Th 11/6/03	Recombinant DNA tech. II. Blots and probes. Discoveries about Eukaryotic gene/genome structure. Introns and exons.	Same as above. Also B: Ch. 19 p.647-653 P: Ch. 14 p. 265-270

18(M)	Tu 11/11/03	Eukaryotic cell division I: Mitosis and the cell cycle (will do details of cell cycle and chromosome structure next term); meiosis	B: Ch. 17 p. 523-525 & 544-554 P: Ch. 9 p. 155-167
19(M)	Th 11/13/03	Eukaryotic cell division II: Consequences of Meiosis -- sex determination, non- disjunction, life cycles & intro to genetics	B: Ch 18 p. 577-590. P: Ch 9 p. 167-end
20(M)	Tu 11/18/03	Eukaryotic genetics I: One gene at a time.	B: Ch 18 p. 590-595 P: Ch 10 p.176-188, 192-196 (skip dihybrid crosses for now)
Exam #3	Th 11/20/03	Exam #3: Covers topics of lectures 13-19. Optional review session (questions answered) at morning class time.	5:40 - 6:55PM and 7:30 - 8:45PM * Room(s) TBA
21(M)	Tu 11/25/03	Eukaryotic genetics II: Genetic diseases, crosses with more than one gene at a time. Crossing over, linkage and mapping	B: Ch 18 p 595-598 P: Ch 10 p 188-193 + Ch 18 p 331-342, 346-end
--	Th 11/27/03	Thanksgiving - no class
22(M)	Tu 12/2/03	Wrap up of crossing over, linkage and mapping Intro to Darwinian evolution & population genetics	same as lec. 21 P: Ch.21
23(M)	Th 12/4/03	Population genetics and molecular evolution (last lecture)	P: Ch. 24
Rev session (M)	Th 12/11 or Tu 12/16/03	Review session (optional)	Times & Rooms TBA
	Th 12/18/03 4:10 - 7 P.M.	Exam #4. EMPHASIZES LECTURES 20 - 23, but can refer back to entire course. 4:10-7 PM. Note that this is NOT the standard final exam time for a TTh 10:35 class; make your travel arrangements accordingly.
		* For students with a class conflict at 5:40 AND 7:30, should contact Dr. Chasin to search for an alternative.