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11 - 12:20 T-H, SUPP 116 Visit this page frequently for schedule updates! The textbook is "Molecular Biology of the Cell", 5th edition, Alberts et al.The companion Problems Book is required - students will need this for the laboratory portion of the course. You are strongly encouraged to read the whole lecture text book, especially Chapter 1 and the first part of Chapter 2 as review before the first class. |
| Dates Note - all dates, except exam dates, are approximate. |
Lecture Topics (Lecture begins Jan. 20). Copies of the lecture illustrations are available as PDF files in the TRACS resources folder for this course. Many students find it useful to print these and bring them to lecture for note-taking. Don't print these all at once, as new material may be added during the course. | Lecture Text References Read C1 before class begins. |
Laboratory See below for the lab syllabus. |
| Jan. 19 | 1. Catalysis and Energy ( including lipid metabolism, heart disease) |
C2, C3 p157-166,C14 | Labs begin Monday, Jan. 25 - SUPP 435 |
| 2. Proteins | C3 | Jan. 25. Enzyme Kinetics | |
| Feb. 16 | Exam 1 | ||
| Feb. 18 | 3. DNA, Chromosomes, Genomes | C4 | Protein Analysis by SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting |
| 4. DNA replication in Chromosomes | C5 | Microscopy | |
| Mar. 7 - 14 | Spring Break | BONUS for those actually reading the syllabus - there will be a "pop" quiz on Thursday before spring break (March 4). 10 points for showing up and answering a simple question | |
| March 16 | 5. Gene Expression and Regulation | C6, C7 | Cell Culture and Immunocytochemistry |
| 6. Transport, Electrical Properties of Cellular Membranes. | C10, C11 | ||
| March 23 | Exam 2 | ||
| March - 25 | 7. Organelles, Vesicles, Protein Sorting | C12, C13 | Genomics and Bioinformatics |
| March | last day to drop - see CATS | ||
| April - May | 8. Chemical Cell Signaling | C15 | |
| 9. Cytoskeleton, Junctions, Extracellular Matrix | C16, C19 | ||
| April 22 | Exam 3 | ||
| April 25 - May 4 | 10. Cell Cycle, Cell Division, Apoptosis, Cancer | C17, C18, C20 | |
| 11. Meiosis, Gametogenesis | C21, 22, 23 | ||
| 12. , Fertilization, Early Development | |||
| Final Exam Thursday, May 6 | 11 - 1:30 | 116 SUPP |
Professor: Dr. Joseph R. Koke - Instructional Assistants: Mary Dobson, Katherine Cummings, and Lorena Rangel. They will provide office hour information at the first lab meeting.
Office hours: Dr. Koke: 9 - 10:30, TTh, room 440, Supple Science Building.
Electronic Access. Make sure you have an Texas State Internet Account and use it for all correspondence related to this course. Important course material and messages may be distributed by e-mail and/or TRACS. You must use your Texas State account as proof of identity to participate, and e-mail messages regarding this course originating from non-Texas State accounts will be ignored. Be sure to use a salutation (like "Dear Dr. Koke") and "sign" your message with your real name and Texas State ID#. Grade information will only be available through TRACS. Exams and Grading (READ THIS CAREFULLY) Three exams will be given over lecture material during the semester as shown in the above schedule. The final exam WILL be comprehensive. Grades in this course are based on the percentage of points you earn from the 1000 possible, where 90% = A, 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D, < 60 = F. Incomplete ("I") can only be given with prior arrangement on the basis of a physical problem that prevents completion of the course. "W" grades are awarded to students who drop on or before the automatic "W" date. Please note that the automatic "W" date and the last day you can drop are the same day! Distribution of credit is as follows: Seminar Credit - click here Labs - begin Feb. 1. See above for schedule. The laboratory portion of this course accounts for 40% of the total credit. Last year's lab exercises are currently posted in the TRACS resource folder for this course. Do NOT print these at this time, as they will likely be modified or replaced before lab starts. NOTE - lab attendance is required, and you cannot earn credit for a lab report on an experiment for which you were not physically present. The following is a draft lab syllabus; the IAs will meet in January to prepare a new one for this coming semester. It will be posted on TRACS when available. Cell Physiology Lab Syllabus - see TRACS.
Class participation and Preparation: Please come prepared to lab with the lab instructions printed. Students arriving at lab without the exercise may be counted absent. Quizzes will be given at the beginning of every lab that will cover the previous lab, current lab and lecture material. Please also keep in mind that participation will be considered when determining your lab write up grade, this will include contributing to your group, clean-up and overall effort. The purpose of this lab is to inspire creative and collaborative scientific thought, so your participation is greatly encouraged. Attendance: Attendance in lab is mandatory. Students who need to miss lab and know ahead of time, should make arrangements with their instructor to reschedule for a different time that same week. Missed labs cannot be made up at any later date. Academic Dishonesty: Group discussions and collaborative thinking are encouraged to accomplish many aspects of this lab, especially the word problems. Plagiarism, however, is not. Please review the university’s policies regarding academic dishonesty. Click here to read The Texas State Honor Code and here Academic dishonesty. This page last updated
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