The laboratory exercises for
this course are the handouts found on the list below. There is no laboratory manual for the course.
Each laboratory handout is a PDF file.
You should print each laboratory handout and bring it with you to the laboratory period. During the laboratory period you and your lab partners perform that day's laboratory exercise by following the procedure steps in the handout. As you perform the experiment you should fill in the results tables and all other parts of the handout. When your lab group has finished the experiment please bring the completed handout to my desk so that I can review your results.
Week 1 (Aug 26 - 30):
Biology 1 course introduction lecture (no lab handout)
Week 2 (Sept 2 - 6):
Week 3 (Sept 9 - 13):
Thursday = Midterm 1 during lab period. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day
Week 4 (Sept 16 - 20):
Week 5 (Sept 23 - 27):
Week 6 (Sept 30 - Oct 4):
Thursday = Midterm 2 during lab period. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day
Week 7 (Oct 7 - 11):
Week 8 (Oct 14 - 18):
Hardy-Weinberg genetics (population genetics) lab
Week 9 (Oct 21 - 25):
Week 10 (Oct 28 - Nov 1):
Tuesday = Midterm 3 during lab period. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day.
Week 11 (Nov 4 - 8):
Week 12 (Nov 11 - 15):
PCR (part 2; same handout as part 1)
Thursday = Midterm 4 during lab period. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day.
Week 13 (Nov 18 - 22):
Week 14 (Nov 25 - 29):
Tuesday = Midterm 5 during lab period. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day.
No classes on Thursday due to holiday.
Week 15 (Dec 2 - 6):
Restriction digestions and analysis of digestions (part 1)
Restriction digestions and analysis of digestions (part 2; same handout as part 1)
Week 16 (Dec 9 - 13):
Restriction digestions and analysis of digestions (part 3; same handout as parts 1 and 2)
Thursday = Final exam during lab period. There is no lab exercise on final exam day.