-- Introduction to Molecular & Cellular Biology II /Contemporary Biology IIC2006 /F2402 '04
This is a brief overview. Go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/c2006/ for an expanded version with all details.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Biology C2006/F2402 is the
second term of a one year introductory course for science majors, premedical
students and engineering students. Bio C2006/F2402 covers selected topics in cell biology,
developmental biology and physiology. Students in this course should have
completed Bio C2005/F2401 or the equivalent. Undergraduates in CC & SEAS
should enroll in C2006, but may attend the evening lectures. GS
undergraduates may enroll in either C2006 or F2402. Post-baccalaureate students
must enroll in F2402.
LECTURES: The lectures in C2006 and F2402 are identical, and students in
either course may attend either set of lectures.
Morning lectures: 10:35 - 11:50 am, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 417 IAB
Evening lectures: 5:40 - 6:55 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 301
Pupin
RECITATIONS: The recitations for the two courses are separate.
Students registered for C2006 must attend one of the required C2006
recitations. These recitations include a weekly quiz --
that's why C2006 is 4 points. Recitation times and sign up procedures are
on the course web page; please sign up this week. C2006 students may
not attend F2402 recitations. F2402 is only a 3
point course, and recitations are optional. Students registered for F2402 who wish to attend recitation must go to
one of the F2402 recitations, which are geared toward less traditional
students; F2402 students may not attend C2006 recitations.
EXAMS: There will be two midterm exams and a final. The exams for both classes are given at the same time,
at 5:40 in
the evening. C2006 students with conflicting classes may take the exams at
7:30. If you have a time conflict with both exam times, please email Dr.
Mowshowitz as soon as possible. Exam days are listed on the
schedule; check them now, before making travel plans.
GRADES: The grade for the course
is based on the three exams, plus recitation points for C2006 students. All details are on the web site. The
grading scale for both courses is the same (except for the points earned in
recitation) -- it is set by the undergraduate students in C2006 and then the
F2402 grades follow the same scale. Note that the test scores earned by the post
bacs do not affect the "curve"; there is no advantage to be gained (gradewise)
by taking "the other" course.
COURSE WEB SITE: The address of the course web site is: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/c2006/
You can also reach this web site as follows: Columbia home page > Schools
& Departments > Biological Sciences > Courses > C2006. Access to
the web site is required. All details of schedules, reading assignments,
exam dates, announcements made in class, and answers to questions you email us will be posted on
this website.
HOW TO CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR:
|
Instructor |
phone |
mailbox* |
|
office hours |
|
Dr. Mowshowitz |
854-4497 |
2453 |
dbm2@columbia.edu |
Wed. & Thurs. 1-2 or by appointment. Email or call to make an appointment. |
*The mailboxes are the metal ones located on the 7th floor of Fairchild near
the Fairchild elevators. The wooden boxes in Mudd are not active mailboxes. The instructors' offices are in 744 Mudd, which can also be reached
from the connecting doors on the 7th floor of Fairchild.
BOOKS: All books are on reserve in the Biology Library, 6th Floor Fairchild.
Readings are posted on course website.
1. Purves, Orians & Heller, Life, The Science of Biology, 6th ed, Sinauer, 2001. This is the text used in the first term, but you can find the same material in any of the general biology texts on the market. If you already have a different standard bio text, you do not need to buy this one.
2. Becker, Kleinsmith & Hardin, The World of the Cell, 5th ed, Benjamin Cummings, 2003. Same text as first term. 4th ed is also okay.
3. Sherwood, Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems; 5th ed, Brooks/Cole 2004. This is recommended if you want to go into physiology in more depth. The 4th ed. (2000) is good too.
4. Mowshowitz & Gibber, Problems in Cell Biology, Physiology & Development, 4th edition, revised, 2004. This problem book will be available at the Village Copier. It will be similar to the 4th edition of last year. (The version from '03 is in the bio library now.)