First-Year Courses in Biology This page was created at 6:49 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. Winter Academic Term, 2002 (January 7 - April 26) Open courses in Biology (*Not real-time Information. Review the "Data current as of: " statement at the bottom of hyperlinked page) Wolverine Access Subject listing for BIOLOGY Winter Academic Term '02 Time Schedule for Biology. BIOLOGY 102. Practical Botany. Section 001. Instructor(s): George Estabrook (gfred@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits elected in introductory biology. (4). (NS). (BS). Laboratory fee ($50) required. Credits: (4). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Biology 102 is an introductory course about plants and how they are used by people. Each week there are two one-hour lectures, one afternoon two-and-a-half hour lab at the Botanical Gardens, and one one-hour discussion on main campus. Lecture topics include: what plants look like; how plants work; how they make their living in nature; using this knowledge to landscape your house, caring for your house plants, and growing your gardens; medicinal plants; plant breeding; agriculture and food; environmental and psychological importance of plants. In the lab, each student has his/her own personal space in a greenhouse to grow plants that can be taken home during the term. Lab activities may include: looking at plants; planting seeds; growing plants; rooting cuttings; making medicinal salve; testing soil; preserving garden produce; making hanging baskets; using plant dyes; making bonsai; grafting plants; making wine; and forcing bulbs to flower. The text, An Illustrated Guide to Gardening, will be useful throughout your life. The only prerequisite is your interest in plants. You MUST attend the first lecture and first lab for which you are registered to retain your place; your attendance throughout the term determines part of your grade. Textbook: New Illustrated Guide to Gardening. Calkins et al. Editors Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 1 Waitlist Code: 5 Place your name on the wait list posted on the door of 2039 Nat. Sci. BIOLOGY 108. Introduction to Animal Diversity. Section 001. Instructor(s): Philip Myers (pmyers@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits elected in introductory biology. (4). (NS). (BS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The goal of this course is to describe the diversity of animals. Students will learn about the diversity of animal life, accumulate information and experience that will enhance their appreciation of the natural world, and gain background to enable them to understand better current issues concerning biodiversity and conservation. Lectures will be presented by faculty who work with the animals being considered. Topics for each group of animals studied will include a description of diversity, evolutionary background, natural history, and issues concerning conservation or biodiversity. Students will attend three lectures and one discussion section per week. Grades for the course will be based on two midterms, a paper, participation in discussion section activities, and a final exam. Textbooks: Animal Diversity, 2nd. edition, by Hickman, Roberts, and Larson. Diversity of Life, College Edition, by E.L. Wilson. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 1 BIOLOGY 118. AIDS and Other Health Crises. Section 001. Instructor(s): Robert A Bender (rbender@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits elected in introductory biology. (4). (NS). (BS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/courses/bio118/index.htm This course is designed for non-concentrators with a minimal background in the sciences. The course focuses on the concepts of health and disease and their impact on society. It also focuses on the impacts of the structures and attitudes of society on health and disease. We will examine a number of health crises, especially AIDS, from the multiple viewpoints of science, medicine, public health, law, social prejudices, mass media, high culture, and the historical effects of health and disease. Specific topics will include extensive discussions of "Mad Cow Disease," Syphilis from 1880 to the present, and the tragic story of Mary Mallon ("Typhoid Mary") as well as some discussion of cholera, tuberculosis, influenza, and the black death. About half of the course will be devoted to AIDS. The course consists of two 90-minute lectures per week and a 1-hour discussion led by a graduate student instructor. Grades are based on five in-class exams and an optional final exam. Required Reading: Deadly Feasts by Richard Rhodes; And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts Recommended: AIDS Update 2001 by G. J. Stine. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 1 Waitlist Code: 1 BIOLOGY 120. First Year Seminar in Biology. Section 001 – Evolution of Life. Instructor(s): David G Shappirio (dshap@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits elected in introductory biology. (3). (NS). (BS). First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This seminar focuses on major questions in Biology, with ideas and evidence coming from Biology and from other sciences. What are the kinds of organisms? When did they arise? How are they interrelated? How have they become different? What insight comes from Biology, and what from other sciences? What can we predict about the future? Students are expected to read, to participate in discussions based on readings, and to write one or more brief papers. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 1 Waitlist Code: 1 BIOLOGY 120. First Year Seminar in Biology. Section 002 – Emerging And Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases. Instructor(s): Alice G Reinarz (areinarz@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits elected in introductory biology. (3). (NS). (BS). First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. During the age of discovery of antibiotics, medical scientists often expressed confidence in winning the "War on Disease." Microbes have prevailed, however, and recent news is filled with accounts of recurring and previously unknown threats. This seminar will examine clinical victories and failures to contain infectious diseases. Models will include polio, influenza, HIV infections, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, and Ebola. This course is limited to 20 first-year students. The course will be primarily discussion format and will include oral presentations by students. The grade will be based on class discussion, group presentation, and written assignments. Textbooks used: The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett (1995) Penguin Books, New York, and The Hot Zone by Richard Preston (1994), Anchor Books (Doubleday), New York. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 1 Waitlist Code: No Data Given. BIOLOGY 130. Animal Behavior. Section 001. Instructor(s): Robert B Payne (rbpayne@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits elected in introductory biology. (3). (NS). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The course is an introduction to the behavior of animals in their natural environment. Social behavior of birds, mammals, and insects is emphasized. Topics include: the environment as animals perceive it; natural selection and adaptations; development of behavior, communication, sexual cooperation and mate choice; social behavior of animals in groups; the importance of family relationships; and the evolution of traditions. The course objectives are to gain a background in the natural behavior of animals and to explain the evolution of behavior. By the end of the course you should be able to: evaluate the evidence that behavior is shaped by natural selection; recognize the interaction between environmental modification and genetic determination; and explain sexual behavior, aggressive behavior, and social interactions in terms of evolution. The course consists of lectures, readings, slides, and movies. Grades are based on two midterms and a final exam; exams are multiple choice. Texts: The Selfish Gene (rev. ed., R. Dawkins) and Animal Behavior, an Evolutionary Approach (7th ed., J. Alcock). Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 1 BIOLOGY 162. Introductory Biology. EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN FEB 4, MAR 4, AND MAR 25, 6-8 PM. Instructor(s): Laura J Olsen (ljo@umich.edu) , Brian A Hazlett (bhazlett@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Prior or concurrent enrollment in Chemistry 130. Biology 162 is not open to students who have completed Biol. 152, 154 or 195. Credit is granted for a combined total of 12 credits elected in introductory biology. (5). (NS). (BS). Laboratory fee ($68) required. Credits: (5). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($68) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. A one-term introductory course intended for concentrators in biology, other science programs, or preprofessional studies. Other suitably prepared students wishing detailed coverage of biology are also welcome. The aims of Biology 162 are: to provide factual and conceptual knowledge; to give an integrated overview of the central tenets of modern biology; to afford experience in obtaining and interpreting biological hypotheses; and to develop thinking and writing skills. Topics in Biology 162 are divided among four areas: cellular and molecular biology; genetics; evolution; and ecology. Students MUST: attend 3 lectures, 1 one-and-a-half hour discussion, and 1 three hour lab section each week; ATTEND THEIR ASSIGNED DISCUSSION AND LAB MEETINGS EACH WEEK STARTING WITH THEIR LAB AND DISCUSSIONS IN THE FIRST FULL WEEK OR THEIR SPACE MAY BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE ON THE WAITING LIST; and RESERVE the times and dates for the midterm and final exams (as specified in the Time Schedule) before enrolling. Students usually purchase a textbook, lab manual, and course pack consisting of a syllabus and lecture notes. No other study guides or supplementary materials need be bought. For Honors credit, register for one of the Honors discussion/lab sections. For further information contact the Introductory Biology office, 1039 Chemistry Building (734) 764-1430. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: Call 764-1430 or go to 1039 Chemistry for wait list information. BIOLOGY 255. Plant Diversity. Section 001. Instructor(s): Michael J Wynne (mwynne@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (5). (NS). (BS). Satisfies a Biology laboratory requirement. Laboratory fee ($60) required. Credits: (5). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($60) required. Course Homepage: http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/courses/bio255/bio255.html An introductory botany course covering a broad spectrum of topics including principles of plant systematics, evolution, growth, and development. The lectures and laboratories concentrate on a group-by-group treatment of plant diversity, ranging from algae and fungi through primitive vascular plants and culminating in flowering plants. The approach is an evolutionary perspective, treating plants as organisms and emphasizing the innovations and structural adaptations of the various plant groups as well as life history strategies. Such topics as pollination biology, plant speciation, and vegetational biomes are included. The course also includes plant growth and structure. Two field trips are scheduled. Two one-hour lectures and two three-hour labs per week. A total of three lecture tests and three laboratory tests will be scheduled. Text: Raven et al., Biology of Plants, 6th edition. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 3 Go to 2031 Nat. Sci. for wait list information. BIOLOGY 262 / UC 262 / PSYCH 232. Evolutionary Biology and Human Disease. Section 001. Instructor(s): Randolph M Nesse (nesse@umich.edu) , David Mindell (mindell@umich.edu) , Alan Weder (aweder@umich.edu) , Cooper Vaughn (vcooper@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (NS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. See University Courses 262.001. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 1 This page was created at 6:49 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | First-Year Handbook | First-Year Information | Parent Handbook | LS&A Bulletin This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2001 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.