Sample Schedule—Fall Start
- Fall Semester
- Principles of Biology, with Lab [5 credits]
(or, for strong students who have completed introductory biology, EITHER Genetics & the Human Genome [4 credits] and Lab [1 credit] OR Principles of Genetics [4 credits] and Lab [1 credit])
Chemical Concepts, Systems and Practices I, with Lab [5 credits]
General Physics I, with Lab [4 credits]
- Spring Semester
- Principles of Biology II, with Lab [5 credits]
(or Human Anatomy [4 credits] for those who have completed introductory biology)
Chemical Concepts, Systems and Practices II, with Lab [5 credits]
General Physics II, with Lab [4 credits]
- Summer Session
- Organic Chemistry I, with Lab [5 credits]
Organic Chemistry II, with Lab [5 credits]
Course Descriptions—Fall Semester
- BIO 110 Principles of Biology I
- Instructor: A. Olek
- Course Work: Three 50 minute lectures and one 2 hour problem-based workshop per week
- Exams: Three 90-minute exams and one 3-hour final exam
- Prerequisites: Completion or concurrent enrollment in CHM 131 or equivalent
- Description: The first semester in a year long course sequence designed for majors and minors in biology. Major topics include: biochemistry, molecular and cellular evolution, cell reproduction, fundamentals of genetics and molecular biology.
- Offered: Fall
- BIO 105 Introductory Biology Laboratory
- Instructor: A. Olek
- Course Work: Laboratory meets for one 3 1/2 hour session each week.
- Exams: Quizzes, Laboratory reports and other assignments, Lab practical
- Prerequisites: Open only to students in the UR Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical program
- Description: The laboratory experiments complement lecture material in BIO 110, Principles of Biology I. Topics include protein and nucleic acid structure, enzyme activity, cell and tissue structure, and cell reproduction. The laboratory emphasizes experimental design and data analysis.
- Offered: Fall
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- BIO 190 Genetics & the Human Genome
- Instructor: T. Eickbush
- Course Work: Three 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute problem-based recitation per week.
- Exams: Three 1-hour exams and a comprehensive final exam
- Prerequisites: BIO 110, 111, completion of or concurrent enrollment in CHM 203.
- Description: The course will cover the basics of Mendelian and molecular genetics with a focus on the structure, function and evolution of the human genome. The optional companion lab for this course is BIO 198P.
- Offered: Fall
- BIO 198 Principles of Genetics
- Instructor: E. Sia
- Course Work: Three 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute problem-based recitation per week.
- Exams: Three 1-hour exams and a comprehensive final exam.
- Prerequisites: BIO 110 or 112 and completion of or concurrent enrollment in CHM 203.
- Description: Methods of genetic analysis are stressed. Topics include: Mendelian assortment; gene interaction; linkage and mapping; methods of genetic analysis in yeast, bacteria and phage; DNA replication, recombination, repair and mutation; gene expression and its regulation; transposons and retroviruses; recombinant DNA technologies; cancer as a genetic disease.
- Offered: Fall
- BIO 198P Principles of Genetics Lab
- Instructor:
- Course Work: One 3.5 hour laboratory per week.
- Exams: Quizzes, laboratory reports and other assignments.
- Prerequisites: Concurrent with BIO 198 or after completion of BIO 198
- Description: This course is an introduction to basic genetic theory and laboratory practices. Topics include classical inheritance in eukaryotes, bacterial genetics and molecular technology techniques. Emphasis is on data analysis and experimental design.
- Offered: Fall
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- CHM 131 Chemical Concepts, Systems and Practices I
- Instructor: T. Krugh, P. Holland, Hafensteiner
- Course Work: MWF: Three 50-minute lectures per week. TR: Two 75-minute lectures per week. In addition, there is a 3-hour laboratory in alternate weeks, a 50-minute lab/lecture and a 75-minute workshop or recitation. Laboratories are held Monday through Friday. Recitations and workshops are offered at multiple times during the week. During the first week of classes you will be assigned a recitation/workshop section that fits into your schedule.
- Exams: Three Exams and a Final
- Description: This course is an introduction to the concepts of chemistry for science and engineering students, health professions students, and as a science course for students of the humanities and social sciences. Properties of chemical systems are discussed from a macroscopic and molecular perspective with examples developed from a wide range of disciplines. The topics covered include stoichiometry, atoms and molecules, properties of gases, thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, solubility equilibria, and oxidation-reduction reactions. Lab fee: $100 (billed).
- Offered: Fall
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- PHY 113 General Physics I
- Course Work: Two 75-minute lectures/week, three-hour lab every other week, and weekly workshop or recitations are required.
- Prerequisites: MTH 141 or MTH 161 (may be taken concurrently)
- Description: First semester of a two-course sequence suitable for students in the life sciences. Newtonian particle mechanics, Newton's laws and their applications to straight-line and circular motions, energy, linear momentum, angular momentum, harmonic motions, Kepler's laws, planetary and satellite motions. Students must register for a PHY-113 laboratory during course registration. Calculus as needed.
- Offered: Fall and Summer
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Course Descriptions—Spring Semester
- BIO 111 Principles of Biology II
- Instructor: R. Minckley
- Course Work: Three 50 minute lectures and one 50 minute problem-based recitation per week
- Exams: Three 1 hour exams and a comprehensive final exam
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: The second semester of the introductory sequence designed for majors in biology. Topics include: Evolution (natural and sexual selection, population genetics, speciation, origin of life, Biodiversity, Physiology, Ecology (communities, ecosystems, biomes) and Conservation biology. Concurrent enrollment in BIO 111P is strongly recommended for those intending to apply to medical school.
- Offered: Spring
- BIO 111P Introductory Biology Laboratory
- Instructor: R. Minckley
- Course Work: Lab meets for one 3 1/2 hour session each week.
- Exams: Quizzes, Laboratory report and other assignments, Lab practical
- Prerequisites: Concurrent or prior enrollment in BIO 111. Instructor permission required.
- Description: This is the lab course which accompanies the lecture course Principles of Biology II. The content of the course is drawn from the lecture material. Topics include plant and animal diversity, biology of protista, animal behavior, bioinformatics, and basic physiology. An emphasis is placed on problem solving, critical thinking and experimental design.
- Offered: Spring
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- BIO 258 Human Anatomy
- Instructor: B. Davis
- Prerequisites: BIO 110 or equivalent. Instructor's permission required.
- Description: Human Anatomy is the detailed study of the human organism at the cellular, tissue and organ systems levels. The relationship between structure and function is covered with emphasis on structural relationships. The course includes both lectures and laboratory sessions, and provides a basis for further professional and clinical experience. (Cross-listed with BME 258.)
- Offered: Spring
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- CHM 132 Chemical Concepts, Systems and Practices II, with Lab
- Instructor: J. Farrar, L. Rothberg, Hafensteiner
- Course Work: MWF: Three 50-minute lectures per week. TR: Two 75-minute lectures per week. In addition, there is a 3-hour laboratory every week, a 50-minute lab/lecture and a 50-minute recitation or workshop. Recitations/workshops will be assigned in the main lecture during the first week of classes.
- Prerequisites: CHM 131 with grade of C- or better
- Description: A continuation of Chemical Concepts, Systems and Practices I, emphasizing molecular and macroscopic approaches to chemical systems with examples concerned with life sciences or energy and the environment. Topics covered include: Chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, properties of atoms, atomic structure, and chemical bonding.
- Offered: Spring
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- PHY 114 General Physics II
- Course Work: Two 75-minute lectures per week, one recitation/workshop per week, three-hour laboratory every other week.
- Prerequisites: PHY 113, MTH 142-43, or 162 (may be taken concurrently)
- Description: Second semester of a two-semester sequence suitable for students in the life of sciences. Electricity and magnetism, optics, electromagnetic waves, and modern physics (introduction to relativity, quantum physics, etc.). Students register for a PHY 114 laboratory during course registration.
- Offered: Spring and Summer
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Course Descriptions—Summer Session
- CHM 203 Organic Chemistry I
- Instructor: B. Toder
- Prerequisites: CHM 131 & CHM 132 (with the grade of C- or better) or the equivalent
- Description: Introduction to organic chemistry focusing on chemical bonding, structure and stereochemistry, reactions mechanism of organic compounds. The laboratory for CHM 203 is CHM 207, which runs concurrently. Students whose curriculum requires the laboratory should also register for CHM 207.
- Offered: Summer
- CHM 207 Organic Chemistry I: Laboratory
- Instructor: B. Toder
- Prerequisites: CHM 131 & 132 or the equivalent
- Description: Introduction to the characterization and reactivity of organic molecules using modern laboratory techniques. Co-registration in CHM 203 is necessary for students with no other organic chemistry background or to receive credit for both lecture and lab. Lab fee: $100 (billed).
- Offered: Summer
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- CHM 204 Organic Chemistry II
- Instructor: B. Toder
- Prerequisites: CHM 203 and CHM 207 with the grade of C- or better or the equivalent
- Description: This is a continuation of a two-semester sequence in the study of organic chemistry. Topics include: the reactivity of various functional groups, approaches to organic synthesis, reactivity of conjugated systems, polymers, and molecules of biological significance. The laboratory for CHM 204 is CHM 208, which runs concurrently. Students whose curriculum requires the laboratory should also register for CHM 208.
- Offered: Summer
- CHM 208 Organic Chemistry II: Laboratory
- Instructor: B. Toder
- Prerequisites: CHM 207 with C- or better grade
- Description: A continuation of the organic laboratory sequence begun in CHM 207. Co-registration in the requisite lecture course is CHM 204 if necessary. Lab fee: $100 (billed).
- Offered: Summer
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