2 BILD MULTICELLULAR LIFE
Tu-Thu 3:30 - 4:50 pm, Ledden Auditorium
Fall, 2011
INSTRUCTOR:
P. A. George Fortes
[e-mail]
TEXT: Campbell 8th ed, 2009 or 9th ed, 2011 Either text will do. On Reserve at the Geisel Library.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week:
Topic:
Reading:
1
Homeostasis, Animal Structure: Tissues, Organs, Systems,
Chapter 40
Diffusion, Osmosis, Passive and Active Transport.
Chapters 36, 48
1, 2
Neurons: Excitability and Synaptic Transmission
Chapter 48
2,3
Central Nervous System
Chapter 49
3,4
Sensory & Motor Mechanisms
Chapter 50
4,5
Endocrine System
Chapter 45
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
MIDTERM EXAM
3:30 - 4:50 pm
6,7
Cardiovascular System
Chapter 42
7
Respiration & Gas exchange
Chapter 42
7, 8
Kidney Physiology
Chapter 44
8
Digestive System & Nutrition
Chapter 41
9
Reproduction
Chapter 46
9,10 Plant Physiology
Chapters 35, 36, 37
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5
FINAL EXAM
3 6 pm
EXAMS AND GRADES:
The grade for the course will be computed from the midterm exam (40%) and the comprehensive final
exam (60%). The exams will cover material from lectures. The exam formats will consist of short
answer questions, or multiple choice questions, or both. No rescheduling of the Midterm or Final
Exams will be allowed. There are no make-up course exams.
WEBSITE:
A website is available on TED.ucsd.edu. The site will contain course and section info,
additional info and links, TA review notes, old exams for you to practice, etc. Use your UCSD e-mail
and password to login. Check it frequently.
SECTIONS:
Discussion sections will review and extend the material covered in lecture and discuss possible exam
questions and problems. They are designed to assist you in understanding and learning the material for
your edification and enjoyment, and to help you prepare for exams. Attendance is voluntary. Sections
will begin the second week of the quarter. Teaching assistant assignments to sections and their office
hours will be announced in class and posted in the course website.
OFFICE HOURS:
Dr. Fortes will meet with students individually or in small groups immediately after class, tuesdays
and thursdays at 4:50 pm inside or outside Ledden auditorium, or by appointment.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY.
Cheating will not be tolerated. If you obtain or provide information in an exam or submit an altered
exam for regrading you will be reported to the Office of Academic Integrity and given a grade of F in
the course if you are found guilty, which may affect negatively your academic future.