WELCOME TO BIOLOGY 101

FALL 2012

BIOLOGY 101• Introductions:

• My Background

• Contact Information:– Reagan Lake– Rm 454 (BS Bldg)– Email: lake1@umbc.edu

• Office Hours: Mondays, Noon – 1PM – Unless otherwise specified

BIOLOGY 101• BIOL101 is a course designed for pre-allied health

students (pre-pharmacy, pre-nursing for ex.) who need a rigorous introductory course in biology

• BIOL 101 is a prerequisite for:– Microbiology

– Human Anatomy & Physiology

• BIOL101 may also serve as a general education science course for non-science majors but….

BIOLOGY 101• BIOL101 will NOT meet MAJOR

requirements for the following majors:– Biological Sciences– Biochemistry & Molecular Biology– Bioinformatics & Computational Biology– Chemistry and Chemistry Education– Physics– Psychology (B.S.)– Computer science– Engineering – Environmental Science

BIOLOGY 101

• This course is NOT the same as Biology 100 and taking this course will not replace your previous grade in BIOL100!

BIOLOGY 101• If you need a MAJORs course in

biology, you should register for:

»BIOL 141/142

• There is NO lab associated with BIOL 101 so it does NOT meet the general education requirement for a lab based science course

BIOLOGY 101

– Rules & Regulations– Attendance in lecture is not mandatory but…

– Eating/drinking/smoking

– Arriving late/leaving early

– Turn cell phones OFF

– Talking/Reading the paper

• Administrative Issues:

BIOLOGY 101

• What You’ll Need:

– The Textbook• Campbell Essential Biology, 4th Edition

» Use as supplement to lecture

» Don’t need to bring to lecture

BIOLOGY 101• What You’ll Need:

– Turning Point Response Pad • Purchase at bookstore

• Register online via Blackboard» See instructions on course web site

• Bring to lecture EVERYDAY!» Use for in-class activities…» First in-class exercise will take place NEXT week

BIOLOGY 101• What You’ll Need:

– The Syllabus:• Outlines lecture topics

– Dates are tentative

• Recommends readings

• Exam dates– NOT subject to change!

– NOTE: Final Exam is Thurs. Dec 13th 1-3pm!

BIOLOGY 101• What You’ll Need:

– Course Web Site: www.umbc.edu/bioclass/biol100a

• We’ll use BLACKBOARD to post grades (ONLY)– If you are not yet registered for BIOL101and add the class, you’ll

need to register YOURSELF

• A Course Management Tool:– Announcements

– Practice Exams, Exam Keys, Problem Sets

– Power Point Lecture Notes

BIOLOGY 101• What You’ll Need:

– Power Point Lecture Notes:• Posted night before lecture

• Download in either of 2 formats:» Html » Power point

• Serves as OUTLINE only» Not a substitute for being present IN CLASS!

BIOLOGY 101• Your Grade is Determined by Performance on Exams:

» 2 Highest Exam Scores 200 pts

» 1 Final Exam 100 pts

» TOTAL POINTS 300 pts

*NOTE: NO EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS IN THIS COURSE!*

BIOLOGY 101• Lecture Exams:

– Hourly Examinations:– Total of 3

– Lowest exam dropped

– NO MAKEUPS» Miss an exam = dropped exam!

– Final Exam:– Cannot be dropped!

– NO MAKEUP» Miss the final = zero

BIOLOGY 101• Clickers

– Your participation in clicker activities will be recorded over the course of the semester

– You will NOT receive points for clicker activities

– But participation will be used to determine your FINAL grade if you fall between two letter grades

BIOLOGY 101• Academic Misconduct:

• Not tolerated at any time!• Includes:

– Exams– In class exercises (clickers)

• For university policy see:– Course syllabus or UMBC web site

HINTS FOR SUCCESS Print Out Lecture Notes

Attend Every Class

Take Notes

Ask Questions

Read Assigned Chapters

Don’t Fall Behind

Don’t Memorize Facts

Form A Study Group

Get Help (Tutoring)

CLICKER REGISTRATION• Hints on Clicker Registration:

– Serial # is the 6 digit code below bar code

– The serial # only includes numbers 0 – 9 and letters A – F

– You only need to register your pad ONCE, no matter how many classes you are using it in

– There is no additional fee to register your pad for each additional class

– For questions, see: www.turningtechnologies.com/responsesystemsupport/downloads/