Bio 113 Introduction

- Introduction

BIO 113 BRIEF OVERVIEW - for a more extensive course description click here.

1. One of the most important things to do in this class. Read the "This week" page every single week - It describes all assignments and due dates. The second most important thing is to carefully read, every word on the website. Courses with Online material require careful reading of instructions and materials for the course. Thirdly, turn material in on tine, no kidding. If its late, no credit. Each online assignment will provide a receipt stating when and what you have turned in. Save (on a disk) or print, then save your receipts. You will never have a problem receiving credit for an assignment if you save your receipts. If you have a problem, email Dr. Wyatt.

2. Keep up with the material in this class. - Some students believe that OnLine Class means " don't have to do anything class". This is a surefire plan for Failure. I will give you a rough indicator of where you should be in your readings by adding a "red dot" to each topic as it is covered. (see the image to the left.)

3. Audio lectures - If you like to listen to Professors lecture, I have recorded several live lectures and they are available using the Real Player plug-in. Click on the red dot (again, see on the left) to hear the lectures.

4. Animations - There are several animations, videos, and sound recordings in this web site. Many of them are marked by a "red star". Click on the red star to access the material.

5. Material - In this course we focus on aspects of Biology that are important to our everyday lives. We will examine scientific literature, the news, and scientific data. We will discuss how what we find affects our daily lives. The course is divided into Five sections, each section is followed by an Exam covering the material from that section.

6. Topics. (move your mouse over the images to view text; click to expand the left menu).

	The first section of Bio 113 is concerned with Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Don't immediately get bummed out. A little knowledge in these two areas goes a long way towards explaining how most most metabolic processes, nutrition, and drugs work.
	The second section of BIO 113 is an examination of the inheritance of physical and behavioral traits. How does that affect how we look and what we do? We will discuss Cell division, Cancer, Human Genetics, Genetic disorders, and why others might be interested in your genes.
	During the third part of BIO 113, We examine organisms. The focus will be on the many different types of organisms. We will study viruses like HIV and Ebola. We will also take a quick look at Evolution. Hey, we will look at the evidence. You decide what it means.
	The fourth section of Bio 113 takes a look at human physiology, the Brain, Immune, Digestive, Skeletal, and Circulatory systems. We will briefly look at these tissues, organs, and systems to get an idea what makes us "tick".
Back	The BIO 113 finale is composed of several special topics. Biotechnology, World Population, Clinical trials for drugs, Organ Transplants, and any other Biological topics that catch our fancy.