Class information
BI101 Biology I
- CRN: 21800
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Remote, TuTuesday, from 6 to 8:50pm
From April 2 through June 11, 2024, Miguel A Estrada - Remote, ThThursday, from 6 to 8:50pm
From April 4 through June 13, 2024, Miguel A Estrada
- Remote, TuTuesday, from 6 to 8:50pm
Details about this class
IMPORTANT... IMPORTANT: Please note the scheduled time and MAKE SURE your personal or professional schedule Does NOT clash with the Lecture and Lab Schedule.
Technology
WELCOME to Our Bio 101!
Course Description: This Biology course Introduces the properties of life, morphology and physiology of cells, cell chemistry, energy transformation, and the basic principles of ecology. Designed as a laboratory science course for non-biology majors. Audit available
Prerequisite: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores.
Class web page: Announcements, lecture notes and videos will be posted on the class web page (D2L).
ATTENDANCE: This course is Synchronous course (that is, we meet at scheduled times), and the attendance to the Lecture and Labs is Required.
Textbook:The required text for lecture is Biology: Life on Earth, 12th Edition (PCC Edition, found at PCC's Cascade Bookstore) by T. Audesirk, G. Audesirk and B.E. Byers, Pearson Ed. Inc.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a science course, and science courses like this one will require at least 6 Hours of work outside the lecture and lab hours, especially if you have not taken a science course in a while.
The Current Lecture/Lab is a SYNCHRONOUS* Remote Course:
Lecture Component:
---We start the Lecture with a short video meeting via PCC's D2L Online Rooms (Zoom), and afterwards
---We move to a CHAT facility (text-only). At this location we conduct most interactions, from there we will watch video lectures and labs while we participate answering and asking questions. You must participate in the CHAT to be considered as present in class.
Laboratory Component:
The online structure of the lab is similar to the Lecture's.
A list of materials you will need for the Labs will be provided.
Details for the Lecture and Labs will be provided during our first meeting!
* NOTE: Synchronous means that you need to attend at the scheduled times.
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Example of a Lecture Schedule:
Week / Textbook Chapter / Topics
1 Ch 1 Introduction to Biology
2 Ch 2 Atoms, Molecules, and Water
3 Ch 3 Biological Molecules and the structure of DNA
4 Ch 4 The Origin of Life, Cell Structure and Function
5 Ch 5, 6 Cell Membrane Structure and Function and Energy Flow
6 Ch 7, 8 Photosynthesis and Harvesting Energy
7 Ch 15 Evolution and Systematics Review
8 Ch 27 Population Growth
9 Ch28,29 Community Interactions, Nutrient Cycling
10 Ch30,31 Ecosystems & Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity
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Example of the Lab Schedule:
Week / Topic
1 Scientific Method (Lab 1)
2 Measurement & Ecosystem (Lab 2)
3 Atoms, Molecules, Water & pH (Lab 3)
4 Cells (Lab 4)
5 Enzymes, Diffusion and Osmosis (Lab 5)
6 Photosynthesis / Respiration (Lab 6)
7 Populations (Lab 7)
8 Community Interactions (Lab 8)
9 Food Webs (Lab 09)
10 Global Change (Lab 10)
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No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.