BIOLOGY 1A (Lecture): Syllabus PDF
Announcements
12/12/07:
Midterm Exams and Keys: PDF files of the two midterms and their keys are available on the Bio 1A F07 bSpace site in the Resources section.12/7/07:
Final Exam Handout: Scheduled for Friday Decemeber 14th at 8:00 AM. See the handout to find the location where you will take the exam.10/25/07:
Midterm Exam 2 Handout: Scheduled for Monday November 5th at 8:00 AM. See the hanodut to find out where your discussion section will take the exam. Larger format room maps are provided below.100 GPB
4 LeConte
145 Dwinelle
155 Dwinelle
1 Pimentel
105 Stanley9/24/07:
Midterm Exam 1 Handout: Scheduled for Monday October 1st at 8:00 AM. See the hanodut to find out where your discussion section will take the exam. Larger format room maps are provided below.100 GPB
4 LeConte
145 Dwinelle
155 Dwinelle
1 Pimentel
105 Stanley
Study Resources
BIOLOGY 1AL (Lab): Syllabus PDF
Bio 1AL HHMI Course Development 2007-2011
Announcements
11/26/07:
Lab Exam 2 Handout: Scheduled for the week of 12/4-7 during your normal lab section period. See the hanodut to find out what time your lab section will take the exam. Plan to arrive early and meet on the first floor at the feet of the T-rex skeleton.11/7/07:
Lab Exam 1 Short Answer Grading Rubric: You may download the grading rubric to check if there was a mistake in the way the short answer questions on your exam were graded. If you find an error in grading, download the Regrade Request Form and follow the instructions to submit for a regrade. Regrade requests must be submitted by 5:00 PM Tuesday November 20th.10/29/07:
Lab Exam 1 Return: Graded lab exams will be handed back at the end of your lab section this week.You can check your answers against the Lab Exam 1 Key.
The grading schemes for the short answer section will be posted in the glass cases outside the labs later in the week. They may also be posted on the website. Check back later to see if they are here.
If you find an error in the point addition, please bring your exam to 2098 VLSB and show it to one of the Staff. If you believe that your short answer section has been graded incorrectly, you can download the Regrade Request Form and follow the instructions to submit for a regrade. Regrade requests must be submitted by 5:00 PM Tuesday November 20th.
10/18/07:
Lab Exam 1 Handout: Scheduled for Friday October 19th at 6:30 PM. See the hanodut to find out where your lab section will take the exam. Don't be late!
Study Resources
Practice Genetics Problems
Lab Exam 1 Study ResourcesFollowing are links to Reviews (2 parts) given by Mike Meighan for the 1st Lab Exam. They were recorded Fall 2004, but they are fully relevant to this Semester's exam. Click the links to get the RealOne Media File to start the stream.
You must have Real One Player installed to view the webcast. You can download the player for your type of computer and operating system here.
If you have trouble opening the stream by clicking on the ".rm" file, your system may not be set to open the RealOne Player program automatically. Try starting the program and opening the file from within RealOne Player.
1st Lab Exam Review - Part 1 Covering Labs 1 - part of 4 (1hr 52 min)
1st Lab Exam Review - Part 2 Covering Labs 4 - 6 (2hr)
Lab Exam 2 Study Resources
Here are a number of resources to help you study for the Lab Practical Exam.
Mike Meighan held 2 review session in Fall 2004 that can be viewed by webcast here.
The slides that were used for the 2 reviews can be seen in better detail here.
Lab Review Slides - Part 1 - the Animal Phylum Chart can be found here.
Labeled Lab Review Photos can be donwloaded here in PDF. They are organized in sets by lab week. The unlabeled photos can be found in the lab Review Slides Parts 1 & 2 above.
UGSI Margaret Weitzman prepared a collection of unlabeled illustrations from the lab manual for you to use to test your knowledge. The important structures/features are indicated by yellow boxes. You can download the PDF here.
Practice Practical Exam - this practice exam was prepared by one of the previous UGSIs.
Practice Practical Exam AnswersPDF