The readings below are for the 5th edition of Purves and the 3rd edition of Becker. For a schedule listing the pages in the 4th (older) edition of Purves & same (3rd) edition of Becker , click here. To return to the latest version of the schedule (5th ed. Purves, 4th ed. Becker) click here.
| # | Date | Subject of Lecture | Recommended Reading in Becker (B) or Purves (P) 5th edition |
| 1 | Mon. 5/22 | Introduction. If your background in biology is weak, you should read all of Chapter 4 in one of the texts | B: Ch 1 & Ch 4, p. 80-88, P.
104-106 P: Ch 1 & Ch 4, p. 64-71 |
| 2 | Tues. 5/23 | What's in a Cell? Classes of Biomolecules |
B: Ch 2 to p.32 & Ch. 3 p.61 to
end P: Ch 2 & Ch 3 to p. 51 |
| 3 | Wed. 5/24 | Amino Acids & Peptides | B: Ch 3 p. 45-48 P: Ch 3 p. 51-54 |
| 4 | Thur. 5/25 | 3D Protein Structure & how it is determined | B: Ch 2 p. 32 - end & Ch 3 p.
48-56 P: Ch 3 p. 54-58 |
| Mon. 5/29 | No class -- Memorial Day | ||
| 5 | Tues. 5/30 |
Enzyme Function | B: Ch 6 to p. 155 P: Ch 6 to p. 134 |
| 6 | Wed. 5/31 | Pathways & Enzyme Regulation | B: Ch 6 p. 155 - end P: Ch 6 p. 134 - end |
| 7 | Thur. 6/1 | Principles of energy transfer: the importance of ATP & free energy | B: Ch 5 & Ch 11 to p. 300 P: Ch 7 p. to p. 147 |
| 8 | Fri. 6/2 |
Glycolysis & fermentation; the Krebs (TCA) cycle QUIZ #1 on LECTURES 1-5 |
B: Ch 11 p. 300 - end & Ch 12 p.
334-345 P: Ch 7 p. 147-152 |
| 9 | Mon. 6/5 | Electron Transport, Oxidative phosphorylation & the mitochondrion | B: Ch 12 -- the rest P: Ch 7 p. 152 - end |
| 10 | Tues. 6/6 | DNA as hereditary material; nucleic
acid structure & DNA hybridization |
B: Ch 3 p. 56-63 & Ch 14 p.
408-421 P: Ch 3 p. 58-61; Ch 11 p. 243-250 & p. 309-310 |
| 11 | Wed. 6/7 | DNA synthesis & PCR |
B: Ch 15 p. 455-472 P: Ch 11 p. 250-258 & p. 363-364 |
| 12 | Thur. 6/8 | Transcription & the central
dogma QUIZ #2 on LECTURES 6-9 |
B: Ch 17 p. 535-550 & p. 565 P: Ch 12 to p. 267 |
| 13 | Mon. 6/12 | Translation & genetic code | B: Ch 17 p. 535-537, 547-550, 565
& Ch 18 p. 569-581 P: Ch 12 p. 267-274 |
| 14 | Tues. 6/13 | Wrap up of translation, Mutation Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Prokaryotes |
B: Ch 18 p. 582 & Box 18B p. 584 P: Ch 12 p. 274 - end B: Ch 19 p. 599-610 P: Ch 13 p. 298-end |
| 15 | Wed. 6/14 | Cell Division I: Mitosis & The Cell Cycle | B: Ch 15 p. 453-455 & 472-483 P: Ch 9 p. 193-204 |
| 16 | Thur. 6/15 | Cell Div. II: Meiosis, Sex
determination, Nondisjunction & Life Cycles; QUIZ #3 on LECTURES 10-13 ( & wrap up of translation) |
B: Ch 16 p. 495-508 P: Ch 9 p. 204-end |
| 17 | Mon. 6/19 | Eukaryotic Genetics I: One gene at a time | B: Ch 16 p. 508-513 P: Ch 10 p. 216-228 (skip dihybrid crosses) & 233-238 Ch 17 p. 373-378 |
| 18 | Tues. 6/20 | Euk. Genetics II: More than one gene at a time; linkage & crossing over | B: Ch 16 p. 513-516 P: Ch 10 - rest |
| 19 | Wed. 6/21 | Bacterial & Viral Genetics | B: Ch 16 p. 516-520 & Box 14A p.
413 P: Ch 13 p. to p. 298 |
| 20 | Thur. 6/22 |
Recombinant DNA I: Restriction
Enzymes, blots & RLFP's QUIZ #4 on LECTURES 14-17 |
B: Ch 14 p. 421-431 & Box 14C p.
446 P: Ch 16 p. 351-354 & 369-end & Ch 17 p. 379-386 |
| 21 | Friday, 6/23 |
Recombinant DNA II: Cloning, Libraries, etc | B: Ch 16 p. 520-end P: Ch 16-rest & Ch. 17 p. 391-end |
| 22 | Mon. 6/26 | Eukaryotic Gene Structure & RNA
processing
|
B: Ch 17 p. 556-end P: Ch 14 p.313- 318 & Fig.14.14
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| 23 | Tues. 6/27 | Molecular Evolution | P: Ch 23 |
| 24 | Wed. 6/28 | Study Day - Review Session | |
| 25 | Thurs. 6/29 |
FINAL EXAM! Covers everything, but will stress lectures 18-23 |