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Revision as of 16:19, 1 February 2010

THIS PAGE IS FOR DR. SCHWENK'S LECTURE MATERIAL ONLY

See the Bio 1102 HuskyCT web page for a link to Dr. Taigen's lecture material


LOOK HERE FOR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, LINKS, ETC.


NOTE: LECTURES 5 AND 6 ARE NOW POSTED—somehow I uploaded the file for Lecture 5 (1/29), but did not create the link for it... THANKS TO THE STUDENT WHO CALLED MY ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM!
Both Lectures 5 and 6 are posted now—CHECK BACK FOR AN UPDATED LECTURE 6 (same info, but prettier and with pictures)

Pdficon small.gifSchwenk, K. (2002) Aristotle’s ghost. Creative Nonfiction No.19:32-40 (Special Issue: “Diversity Dialogues”).

Course Instructors

Kurt Schwenk
Ted Taigen


click on Dr. Schwenk's link to learn about his research and what goes on in his lab

Dr. Kurt Schwenk
Dr. Ted Taigen









Contact Information for Dr. Schwenk

Office: Pharmacy/Biology Building 600
Lab: BioPharm 410, 412
Office phone: (860) 486-0351
Lab phone: 860-486-4158
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu

Office Hours


11:00-12:00 Monday (immediately after lecture)
11:00-12:00 Wednesday (immediately after lecture)

AND

By appointment:
email (kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu)
phone (486-0351)
or
talk to me after class

How to Get to Dr. Schwenk's Office


From the lecture room (154) in Torrey Life Sciences (TLS):

  • from lobby outside lecture hall, go through gate and downstairs to basement floor
  • go through doorway and turn left (east) down hallway
  • at end of hall, turn right and go through double doors into bottom floor of Pharmacy-Biology Bldg.
  • elevator is immediately ahead on left; take it to the 6th floor
  • exit elevator and turn right - office door is right there (name on wall next to door)
  • knock then enter

From Pharmacy-Biology Bldg. main entrance:

  • from main lobby, take elevator to 6th floor
  • exit elevator and turn right (north)
  • keep walking and come to scary, intimidating, closed double doors with sign that says "Alarm Will Sound"
  • ignore scary sign and walk right through doors, head held high (alarm only works at night)
  • keep walking to end of lab hallway, then exit through second set of double doors
  • my office is just ahead on right, next to second (freight) elevator (name on wall next to door)
  • knock then enter

Dr. Schwenk's Lecture Syllabus


FIRST QUARTER:

DATE

Wed 20 Jan
Fri 22 Jan

Mon 25 Jan
Wed 27 Jan
Fri 29 Jan

Mon 1 Feb
Wed 3 Feb
Fri 5 Feb

Mon 8 Feb
Wed 10 Feb
Fri 12 Feb

NUMBER

1
2

3
4
5

6
7
8

9
10
11

LECTURE TITLE

Course mechanics/The nature of life
Evolution as the unifying principle of biology

The chemistry of life
Cells and the chemistry of life
Cells and the chemistry of life

Cells and energy—using it and making it
Cells and energy—using it and making it
Plants and photosynthesis

Multi-celled organisms and homeostasis
Circulation and respiration
EXAM 1

TEXTBOOK READING

Chapter 1
Chapter 1

Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 2

Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3

Chapter 14
Chapter 15

LAB TOPIC

no lab
no lab

Diversity of Cells
Diversity of Cells
Diversity of Cells

Enzymes
Enzymes
Enzymes

Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular System


THIRD QUARTER:

DATE

Fri 19 Mar

Mon 22 Mar
Wed 24 Mar
Fri 26 Mar

Mon 29 Mar
Wed 31 Mar
Fri 2 Apr

Mon 5 Apr
Wed 7 Apr
Fri 9 Apr

NUMBER

12

13
14
15

16
17
18

19
20
21

LECTURE TITLE

Cell division and life cycles

Reproduction
The human life cycle
Evolution—evidence

Evolution—mechanisms
Phylogenetics and organismal diversity
Organismal diversity

Plant diversity
Animal diversity
EXAM 3

TEXTBOOK READING

Chapter 4

Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Chapter 9
Chapters 9, 10
Chapter 10

Chapter 12
Chapter 13

LAB TOPIC

Genetics

DNA Tech and Forensics
DNA Tech and Forensics
DNA Tech and Forensics

Reproduction
Reproduction
Reproduction

Evolution
Evolution
Evolution


Download Lecture Powerpoints Here


NOTE: THE POWERPOINT SLIDES DO NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPLETE NOTES—YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED IN LECTURE WHETHER IT IS WRITTEN DOWN IN A POWERPOINT OR ON THE BOARD, OR NOT...

1/20/10 LECTURES 1 AND 2

1/22/10 (see above)

1/25/10 LECTURE 3

1/27/10 LECTURE 4

1/29/10 LECTURE 5

2/1/10 LECTURE 6