BIOLOGY 1A & 1AL
SPRING SEMESTER 2007
BIOLOGY 1A (Lecture): Syllabus PDF
Dr. Schlissel's Lecture Site (Password required)
Announcements
5/8/07:
Final Exam Sample Questions: This set of questions has not been reviewed by Dr. Firestone or by Mike. GSI Kihoon Kim generated them. If you have questions concerning the sample questions, or want the answers, please email him directly. His email is kihoon_k@berkeley.edu.5/3/07:
Final Exam Handout: This handout contains information about the Final Exam that will be held at 8-11am on Friday 5/11 in 100 Haas Pavillion.5/2/07:
Sample Questions - Firestone: Dr. Firestone has provided this set of sample exam questions. The answer key is on the last page.4/18/07:
Midterm 2 Key4/4/07:
Termintor Technology: Discussed by Dr. Rine in lecture.3/27/07:
Midterm Exam 2 Handout: Information about the 2nd Midterm Exam scheduled for April 4/2 and where you will take the exam. The exam will be given in 7 different rooms with students assigned to the rooms by their discussion section. Exam room maps with seating assignments by section are contained in the handout. More detailed maps can be downloaded here.
Sections 101, 110, 119, 123 (Anna & Amanda) 102, 106, 108, 113, 121, 122 (Alice & Jose) 103, 109 , 118 (Elaine) 104, 105, 124 (Lillian) 107 & 112 (Li) 114 & 117 (Amanda) 115, 116, 120 (Kihoon) 3/27/07:
Sildes from Dr. Jacob Mayfield's lecture on Friday 3/2/07: 1/page, 3/page, 6/page2/20/07:
Midterm Exam 1 Handout: Information about the 1st Midterm Exam scheduled for Friday 2/23 and where you will take the exam. The exam will be given in 7 different rooms with students assigned to the rooms by their discussion section. Exam room maps with seating assignments by section are contained in the handout. More detailed maps can be downloaded here.
Sections 101, 110, 119, 123 (Anna & Amanda) 102, 106, 108, 113, 121, 122 (Alice & Jose) 103, 109 , 118 (Elaine) 104, 105, 124 (Lillian) 107 & 112 (Li) 114 & 117 (Amanda) 115, 116, 120 (Kihoon) 1/21/07:
Add and Section Changes: All Students have been emailed the results of the ADD and Section Change requests.1/20/07:
Add and Section Changes: The add and section change request results will be delayed. They should be posted by noon on Sunday 1/21. They may be available this evening. Please check back later.1/17/07:
Add and Section Change Forms Are now available on the Enrollment Information page.1/15/07:
First week of classes: The first lecture will be on Wednesday 1/17. Discussion sections will not be meeting the first week. Discussions will begin meeting Monday 1/22 and Tuesday 1/23.
Study Resources
BIOLOGY 1AL (Lab): Syllabus PDF
Bio 1AL HHMI Course Development 2007-2011
Announcements
4/20/07:
Lab Exam 2 Handout: Information about the 2nd Lab Exam scheduled during your normal lab time the week of 4/30-5/4 and some information about studying for the exam.4/4/07:
Lab Exam 1 Grading Information: You can download the multiple choice key, short answer grading rubric, and regrade request form.Multiple Choice Key
Short Answer Grading Rubric
Regrade Request Form (due April 24th)3/13/07:
Lab Exam 1 Handout: Information about the 1st Lab Exam scheduled for Wednesday 3/21 6:30 - 8:00 PM and where you will take the exam. The exam will be given in 6 different rooms with students assigned to the rooms by their lab section. Exam room maps with seating assignments by section are contained in the handout. More detailed maps can be downloaded here.
Sections 101, 113, 115, 117, 119, 120 (Melissa & Helen) 102, 103, 105, 114, 118 (Gary & Tabitha) 104 & 121 (Edward) 106 & 122 (Paul) 107, 108, 110, 112, 116 (Jake & Steve) 109 & 111 (Rohini) 1/21/07:
Add and Section Changes: All students have been emailed the results of add and section change requests.1/20/07:
Add and Section Changes: The add and section change request results will be delayed. They should be posted by noon on Sunday 1/21. They may be available this evening. Please check back later.1/17/07:
Add and Section Change Forms Are now available on the Enrollment Information page.1/15/07:
First week of classes: There is no lecture the first week because of the Monday holiday. Lab sections will not meet the first week. The first lecture will be held Monday 1/22. Labs sections will meet at their scheduled times for the first lab exercise Tuesday 1/23 through Friday 1/26.
Study Resources
Practice Genetics Problems
Practice Genetics Problem Answers
Additonal Practice Problems - gone over in 3/12 lecture
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