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NOTE:

The HHMI Weekend Science Research Experience application is HERE

When you hit the submit button, the form will be emailed to Dr. Tony Huntley.

Please complete your applications as soon, the deadline is 27 FEB!

For a description of the Weekend Research Program click HERE

Spring 2008 Lecture & Lab Schedule - here
- Steve's syllabus - here
- Marcelo's syllabus - here
Scores
- Teh's - here (updated 21 May 09)
- Pires' - here

Academic Integrity Policy - here

Form

Lecture Exam Study Guides: Exam 1; Exam 2; Exam 3

Final

final #2

Genetic Problems - here

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Answers - here

Hardy-Weinberg problems - here;
- HW Answers

Links

Grades: Scoring Categories & keeping track of your grade - here
Graphing & Statistical Analysis Help
- Non Vista - here (use Knisely for additional help also)
- Excel 2007 - here (updated 29 Jan 09)
  - Photosynthesis graphing directions for 11C - here
- Specific height graphing directions - here
  - Brief examples of Figure 1 & 2 - here
Laboratory Data - Here
Project Stuff - Here
Reading Room
Search engines
Statistical analyses

Post Hoc (Bonferroni Correction - Multiple Comparison)

Labs: All lab worksheets due 1 week following the lab unless otherwise indicated by your instructor.

Week 1

Introduction and Scientific Methods - 13 Jan 09
Statistical Methods Lab - here - 15 Jan 09
- Bring your laptop if you have one
- Specific height graphing directions - see above

Week 2

Statistical Analysis Continued - 20 Jan 09

Bring 100 little finger data on a thumb drive

Fifth finger Graphing Assignment here

Volumetrics - 22 Jan 09
- Part 1 of the Stats lab is due at the beginning of lab
- Materials & Methods and Results Assignment 1 - here

Week 3

Volumetrics continued - 27 Jan 09
Biological Important Molecules - 29 Jan 09
- Lab procedures and worksheets (please download both)
- Potential unknowns molecules - here
- Materials and Methods Section Writing Assignment

Week 4
- Biologically Important Molecules continued 3 Feb 09
  - Start thinking about your research projects and potential groups
- Acids Bases & Buffers Lab - 05 Feb 09
  - Lab procedures and worksheets (please download both)
  - Materials & Methods and Results Assignment I due
Week 5
- Scopes and Cells - 10 Feb 09
  - Lab procedures and worksheets (please download both)
  - Potential cellular unknowns - here
- Physical Transport (Part 1) - 12 Feb 09
  - Lab procedures and worksheets (please download both)
  - Start thinking about your research projects and potential groups
    - Have some potential project ideas also
    - Starting looking at the literature - use Knisely for evaluating
      - pp 11-18 and 19-24

Week 6
- Physical Transport (Part 2) - 17 Feb 09)
  - Methods and Results Assignment II Due
- Project Discussion - 19 Feb 09
  - Annotated Bibliography assignment - here
    - Have some potential project ideas also
    - Starting looking at the literature - use Knisely for evaluating
      - pp 11-18 and 19-24
  - Initial Project Proposal - see Project Stuff (above)
Week 7

Enzymes - 24 Feb 09
- Lab procedures and worksheet
Cellular Respiration - 26 Feb 09
- Please bring an USB drive for lab to download data
- Lab procedures and worksheet - please download both

Week 8

Animal Metabolism - 03 Mar 09
- Annotated Bibliography due
Photosynthesis (Part B & C) - 05 Mar 09
- TWO AFTERNOON AND EVENING LAB GROUPS DID NOT INCLUDE THE MASS
- Initial Project Proposals due - see examples under Project Stuff
- Paper Title Writing Assignment (TITL) is here
- Photos taken for Tuesday

Week 9
- Photosynthesis (Part A & D) - HEY - DOWNLOAD THIS FOR TODAY! 10 Mar 09
  - Please bring a USB thumbdrive to download data
- Mitosis - 12 Mar 09
  - Lab procedures and worksheet
  - Title Writing Assignment Due
  - Project Proposal Resubmit Due

SPRING BREAK

Week 10
- Double Helix Movie Handout 24 Mar 09
- DNA Isolation - 26 Mar 09
  - Lab procedures and worksheet
Week 11

Genetics - 31 Mar & 02 Apr 09
- Lab procedures and worksheet
- Discussion Assignment I - here (Due 09 Apr 09)
  - Please read Wickler and Gleeson's (1993) paper on lactate instead of Harrison and Lighton.

Week 12
- PCR 1 - 07 Apr 09
  - You need to be on time. Once we start, we start and you will not have a sample.
  - NOTE: MAY 14TH IS PRESENTATION DAY -> YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT DURING THE ENTIRE PRESENTATIONS
  - HERE'S YOUR 5 WEEK NOTICE IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS 12 WEEKS AGO!
- PCR 2 - 09 Apr 09
  - Discussion Assignment I due

Week 13

o PCR Analysis questions & Movie: Evolutionary Arms Race - 14 Apr 09

o Population Genetics Lab and worksheet (please download both)- 16 Apr 09

Start working on your projects. The final paper is due at the beginning of May!

Week 14

Are you working on your research project?
Phyolgeny & Systematics (Cladistic Analysis) - 21 Apr 09
- Lab and Worksheet (please download both)
Protein Fingerprinting - 23 April 09
- Protein gels - here
  - Assignment - here
- Project update (please bring a typed summary to submit & discuss in class)

Week 15
- Projects must be completed this week!

o Point Quarter Transect Field Trip - 28 Apr 09

Please READ pages 1 - 2 and bring page #3 to the field trip

Directions - here (be on time - we will start at the above times, arrive 10 minutes prior!)

o Point Quarter Transect Data Analysis & Project Stuff - 30 Apr 09

Bring your data entered into Excel and a laptop for your group

Last day for project stuff

Week 16
- Final project paper due this week - Poster will be printed at the end of this week
- Bring your laptops to class this week

o Poster Project Techniques Lab - 5 May 09

o Poster Project Techniques Lab - 7 May 09

Abstracts due 8 May 09 - No abstract, no presentation!!!!
§ Email soft copy by 12 Noon to steh at saddleback dot edu
- PPT Poster as a 97-2003 file: download onto the computer in SM 244 between 10 AM - 3 PM
- Final papers due 08 May 09: SM 334/336 by 4 PM (have it stamped and placed in my mailbox)

Week 17
- Last day for posters to be printed - Monday 11 May 09

o Posters Displayed - 12 May 09 - please be on time!!!!!!!!!!!

All abstracts submitted by 1 PM 8 May 09 will be included in the SJB.
All posters submitted by 11 May 09 have been printed and will be posted 12 May 09 (no more posters will be printed)
Lab notebooks due at the beginning of lab - there should be no more entries at this point - no exceptions

Lab clean-up and check out - 12 May 09

o Poster Presentation - Defense - 14 May 09 (8:00 AM - 3:30 PMish)

Presentation Evaluation schedule - here
- Biological Sciences Meeting Program - here (you do not need to download this)
- Actual Program here
- 3A Poster evaluation - here
- 3B Oral presentation evaluation - here
Lunch - Potluck (you will be graded on this assignment) - here

You are required to be present for the duration - we will have Dr. David Reznick as our keynote speaker that day

Week 18
- No lab meetings - Finals Week

Last Revised on 05/11/09
Created 1/2003
By Steve Teh