-- Introduction to Molecular & Cellular Biology II /Contemporary Biology IIC2006 /F2402 '09
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, with a grade of C- or better. Undergraduates in CC,
GS & SEAS
should enroll in C2006. All other students must enroll in F2402. Note that there are 2 sections of C2006 so
that you can still enroll if you have a course conflict with the morning
lectures.
LECTURES: The lectures in C2006 and F2402 are identical,
and are given twice a day, morning and evening. Students in
either course may attend either set of lectures. (You may register for one time and
attend the other time if you have a course conflict, oversleep, or just can't
make it.)
Morning lectures: 10:35 - 11:50 am, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 417 IAB
Evening lectures: 5:40 -
6:55 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 309 Havermeyer.
RECITATIONS: The recitations for the two courses are separate. C2006
students may not attend F2402 recitations or vice versa.
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. Recitations start the second week of classes, on 1/26/09. Please sign up for recitation by
9am on 1/26, using the online form that will be provided on the course web page
by the first day of class. Recitation assignments will be posted by 1 pm on
1/26/09.
F2402 is a 3
point course, and recitations are optional. Students registered for F2402 who wish to attend recitation
may go to
any of the F2402 recitations; no sign ups are necessary. (Rooms & times are posted on
the web site, and recitations start 1/27/09.)
EXAMS: There will be three midterm
exams and a final. The lowest midterm grade will be dropped. 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 Naya Sou <naya@biology.columbia.edu>
as soon as possible. Exam days are listed on the
schedule (& on the announcements page); check them now, before making travel plans.
GRADES: The grade for the course
is based on the best 2 midterm exams & the final exam, 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.
A few "extra credit" points may be earned at the SURF
symposium. The symposium is the first week of class -- don't miss the
opportunity! See web site for details.
COURSE WEB SITE: The address of the course web site is:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/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. A few additional items may be posted on Courseworks.
HOW TO CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR:
|
Instructor |
phone |
mailbox* |
e-mail @columbia.edu |
office hours |
|
Dr. Mowshowitz |
854-4497 |
2453 |
dbm2 |
Tues 1-2 & 4-5 pm, Thurs.
1-2,
or by appt. in 744D or 744E in Mudd. |
*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 office
is 744 D 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.
Details on readings are posted on course website.
1. Sadava, Heller, Orians, Purves & Hills, Life, The Science of Biology, 8th ed, Sinauer, 2006. 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, or an earlier edition of Sadava/Purves, you do not need to buy this one.
2. Becker, Kleinsmith & Hardin, The World of the Cell, 7th ed, Benjamin Cummings, 2009. Same text as first term. 6th ed is also okay.
3. Sherwood, Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems; 4th, 5th or 6th edition (2006). Brooks/Cole. This is recommended if you want to go into physiology in more depth. Any other physiology book will do too.
4. Mowshowitz & Gibber, Problems in Cell Biology, Physiology & Development, 7th edition, 2009. The problem book will be available at the Broadway branch of the Village Copier. Please do not pester the Village Copier -- we will tell you when it is ready. (The 6th ed., revised, from '08 is in the bio library now.)