Course Info

From Dr. Raymond G. Milewski

These are links to pdf files about the course which include my office hours, the syllabus and the course evaluation system for grading purposes. Lecture PowerPoint presentations can be downloaded at the Mastering Biology website. Quizzes will be e-mailed to students. Podcast, lecture weblinks, and inquiry learning assignments can be downloaded when available using the links at the bottom of the page.

Lecture Exams

Dates

  1. September 19th – A STUDY GUIDE FOR THE EXAM
  2. October 15th – A STUDY GUIDE FOR THE EXAM
  3. November 7th – A STUDY GUIDE FOR THE EXAM
  4. December 8th

Introductory Biology I course description

Introductory Biology I is a comprehensive course in biology which covers basic concepts in classical and modern biological thought. Topics focus on the central principles of structure and function of the cell, metabolism, genetics, protein synthesis, and concepts of evolution and ecology.

About me

leaf epidermisI am a plant ecologist (more specifically a palynologist) by training but I always wanted to be a teacher at a small school like ESU. I love teaching. I was broadly trained in biology and in my nearly thirty years at ESU I have taught a great variety of course including environmental courses, Human Anatomy and Physiology, General Aquatic Ecology, Organic Evolution, Microbiology and others. I take care of the ESU greenhouse. My research interests range widely within the field of plant biology. I have a special interest in aquatic plants but also in a tropical plant family, the Gesneriaceae. Dr. John Leiser of Northampton Community College and I have an ongoing native plant community restoration project on McMichaels Creek. Two students are working with me on surveys of a rare moss and a rare cliffside plant in northeastern PA. By the way the picture at the left is of a leaf surface with hairs taken with an electron microscope.

Podcasts

lecture date topic comments
09.17.2008 Carbon Carbon and its compounds
09.22.2008 Macromolecules Carbohydrates, proteins, etc.
09.24.2008 Macromolecules Proteins, etc.
09.26.2008 Macromolecules Nucleic acids, etc.
09.29.2008 Nucleic Acids & Cells Starting cell structure
10.01.2008 Cells Cell structure continued
10.03.2008 Cells Cell structure continued
10.06.2008 Membranes Membrane structure & function
10.08.2008 Membranes Membranes continued
10.10.2008 Metabolism An Introduction to Metabolism
10.14.2008 Metabolism Metabolism continued
10.17.2008 Cellular Respiration Introduction
10.20.2008 Cellular Respiration continued
10.22.2008 Photosynthesis Introduction
10.24.2008 Photosynthesis continued
10.27.2008 Cell Communication Cell Communication
10.29.2008 Cell Communication continued
11.03.2008 Review review

Lecture Presentations

lecture date topic comments
09.22.2008 Macromolecules Carbohydrates, proteins, etc.
09.29.2008 Nucleic Acids DNA to RNA to protein
10.01.2008 Cells Cell structure
10.06.2008 Membranes Membrane structure & function
10.10.2008 Metabolism An Introduction to Metabolism
10.20.2008 Cellular Respiration Chapter 9
10.22.2008 Photosynthesis Chapter 10
10.27.2008 Cell Communication Chapter 11
11.05.2008 The Cell Cycle Chapter 12
11.12.2008 Meiosis Chapter 13

Lecture Weblinks

lecture date topic comments
09.03.2008 Classification These download as html files
09.26.2008 Macromolecules Links to animations
10.03.2008 Cells Links about microscopy
10.06.2008 Membranes Links to cellular visions
11.18.2008 Meiosis Lecture kinks

Inquiry Learning Assignments

lecture date topic comments
09.05.2008 Classification These download as doc files
09.19.2008 TBA TBA
09.26.2008 TBA TBA

Mastering Biology Assignments

lecture date topic comments
09.13.2008 Chemistry This downloads as a pdf file
09.24.2008 Macromolecules Chapter 5 in your text

Web Quizzes

lecture date topic comments
10.10.2008 1st Quiz This is on Chapters 6,7, & 8
10.20.2008 Make-up Quiz A make-up for seven questions
10.31.2008 2nd Quiz This is on Chapters 9,10, & 11
11.18.2008 3rd Quiz This is on Chapters 12 & 13