Course text: Sylvia S. Mader, Human Biology, 6th Edition (1999: McGraw-Hill) and accompanying CD-ROM.
Grading plan:
There will be an opportunity for each of you to participate in a group oral presentation. Each presentation will involve four presenters and will last twenty minutes, and must be on a topic of relevance to the course. Your grade for the oral will substitute for your second-lowest quiz score if it is better than the quiz score, so you can't lose. A sign-up sheet will be available beginning soon The presentations will be made during class time either to the entire class or to a sub-group.
Examination dates:
| Date | type of evaluation | time |
| 1 February 2000 | quiz | 25 minutes |
| 15 February 2000 | quiz | 25 minutes |
| 29 February 2000 | quiz | 25 minutes |
| 21 March 2000 | midterm | 75 minutes |
| 4 April 2000 | quiz | 25 minutes |
| 18 April 2000 | quiz | 25 minutes |
| 2 May 2000 | quiz | 25 minutes |
| 7-13 May 2000 | final | 120 minutes |
Each quiz will be given at the beginning of the designated class period. One problem on every quiz will be derived directly from the homework problems in Mader, so it would be a good idea to work on the homework even though I do not require you to turn it in.
Lecture topics:
| Week | Tuesday | Subject | Thursday | Subject |
| One | 18 January | Chemical Biology | 20 January | Cells: structure and function |
| Two | 25 January | Human organization | 27 January | Digestive system; Quiz preparation |
| Three | 2 February | First quiz; Circulatory system | 4 February | Lymphatic system |
| Four | 8 February | Quiz Review; Respiratory system | 10 February | Urinary system and excretion; Quiz preparation |
| Five | 15 February | Second quiz; Skeletal System | 17 February | Muscles |
| Six | 22 February | Quiz Review; Nervous System I | 24 February | Nervous System II |
| Seven | 29 February | Third quiz; Senses | 2 March | Endocrine System |
| Eight | 7 March | Quiz Review; Reproduction | 9 March | Midterm Preparation |
| Nine | 14 March | Spring break | 16 March | Spring break |
| Ten | 21 March | Midterm | 23 March | STD's, including AIDS |
| Eleven | 28 March | Midterm Review; Development and Aging | 30 March | Genetics I |
| Twelve | 4 April | Fourth Quiz; Genetics II | 6 April | Genetics III |
| Thirteen | 11 April | Quiz Review; Biotechnology | 13 April | Cancer |
| Fourteen | 18 April | Fifth Quiz; Ecology I | 20 April | Ecology II; Student Presentations I* |
| Fifteen | 25 April | Quiz Review; Ecology III; Student Presentations II* | 27 April | Evolution |
| Sixteen | 2 May | Sixth Quiz; Student Presentations III* | 4 May | Sixth Quiz Review; Student Presentations IV; Final Preparation* |
| Seventeen | 9 May | 10:30-12:30: Final Exam |
* Roll will be taken at these classes.
The key for the final examination is here.