TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
2:30pm-5:30pm
Th
1462 Clifton Rd 117
Kathleen Campbell. 21189 TBA.

January 13, 2010- April 26, 2010

Catalog Description: Credit, two hours. Prerequisites: Biology 142 and 370 (or co-requisite). Introduction to basic laboratory techniques in microbiology. Experiments dealing with the physiology, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology of microbes will be included.

Semester Details:

This 2-credit hour course will introduce students to some of the basic techniques used in the study of physiology, biochemistry, and genetics of microorganisms.  Students will isolate a soil microorganism at the beginning of the term and study its properties in subsequent periods.  The organisms will also be examined for the presence of plasmids and for their susceptibility to bacterial viruses.  This course, taken together with Biology 370, meets the upper level laboratory requirement for the Biology major.

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. None.

Grading

Assignment/ExamDetails% of Total Grade
GradingStudents will be graded on the basis of their performance in the lab, on several quizzes that will be administered throughout the term, and on a major report of their analysis of the organisms they isolate that will be due at the end of the term.

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