Biological Instrumentation

Biology 502

Fall 1997, 3:30 TR Room 203/118 TCNW
Instructor: Dr. Claire A. Rinehart
Office: 213 TCNW Lab: 118 TCNW Phone: 745-6006

Date Topic
Aug. 21
26
28
Sept. 2
4
9
11
16
18
23
25
30
Oct. 2
7
14
16
21
23
28
30
Nov. 4
6
11
13
18
20
25
Dec. 2
4
9
Introduction, Computers: Introduction & Tour. (Rinehart)
Computers: Word processing. (Rinehart)
Computers: Spreadsheets. (Rinehart)
Computers: Graphics. (Rinehart)
Computers: Presentation Software. (Rinehart)
Solution preparation, weighing & pH/ion measuring devices. (Rinehart)
Light Microscopy. (Balak)
Electron Microscopy. (Rhoads)
Microbiology Resources. (Doerner)
Immunotechniques & Affinity Chromatography. (Davis)
EXAM 1
UV/Visible Spectrophotometry. (Rinehart)
Atomic Absorption, ICP. NMR, IR, and Mass Spectrometry. (Rinehart)
Differential & Gradient Centrifugation (SoftPC) (Rinehart)
Adsorption and Partition Chromatography (Rinehart)
Animal and Field Techniques. (Stokes) (dress appropriate to go outside)
Ion Exchange & Steric Exclusion Chromatography (Rinehart)
Agarose and Paper Electrophoresis. (Rinehart)
IEF & Discontinuous SDS Polyacrylamide Electrophoresis. (Rinehart)
HPLC & Capillary Electrophoresis. (Dahl)
EXAM 2
Radioisotopes. (Rinehart)
Liquid Scintillation Counting and Autoradiography. (Rinehart)
PCR & Sequencing. (Murrell)
Morphometrics. (McElroy)
Cell Culture. (Crawford)
Plant Resources. (Murrell)
Aquatic Techniques. (Jack)
Animal/Insect Resources. (Ferrell
The Biological Instrumentation course has three purposes:
1. To provide an introduction to modern instrumentation and theory.
2. To expose students to techniques and instrumentation useful in solving specific biological problems.
3. To provide, where possible, hands on experience with equipment and techniques.
Grading
There will be two midterms given worth 100 points each and a
comprehensive final worth 150 points. Class assignments will be worth 10 points each (260 points total).

A = 90 - 100% C = 70 - 79% F = Below 60%
B = 80 - 89% D = 60 - 69%