Room 405 Science

Tuesdays 1:30-4:30, Thursdays 1:30-2:30
 

Dates                                                             Subject                                                                     Exercises

Week 1: Jan 19 and 21                             Intro, simple stains, microscopes                         1,2,3, 4,5,6, 8
                                                                    Gram stain, endospores, phase

Week 2: Jan 26 and 28                             Bacterial and fungal diversity,                             32, 33, 34, 35
                                                                    Media prep, Introduction to projects

Week 3: Feb 2 and 4                                 Enzymes and metabolic pathways                       9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,

BREAK

Week 5: Feb. 23 and 25                         Soil enrichments                                                       23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,

Week 6: March 2 and 4                         Transformation                                                         38

Week 7: March 9 and 11                       Project proposals due  (changed to March 18)
                                                                 Transformation/ DNA extraction

Week 8: March 16 and 18                     (Quiz), Transformation, gel electrophoresis
                                                                 Project proposals due (March 18)
BREAK

Week 9: Mar. 30 and  Apr. 1                 Water microbiology                                                 30

Week 10: April 6 and 8                           Projects

Week 11: April 13 and 15                       Projects

Week 12: April 20 and 22                       Projects

Week 13: April 27 and 29                       Poster session/ oral reports
 
 

Grading                                         Points

Quiz 1                                                 25

Quiz 2                                                 25

project proposal                               100

final oral presentation/poster         100

participation/attitude                        50

Total                                                  300