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1. Tuesday January 22, Introduction, begin Chapter 1, Scope and History of Microbiology linked outline, Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page 6 slides/page.
2. Thursday January 24, REGISTER CLICKERS Clicker Quiz 0, Final Pretest. NO STUDYING, GRADES DO NOT COUNT. Finish Chapter 1. Grades Quiz 0.
3. Tuesday January 29, begin Chapter 2, Fundamentals of Chemistry linked outline, Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page.
4. Thursday January 31, finish Chapter 2.
Begin Chapter 3 Microscopy and Staining, Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page .
5. Tuesday February 1 February 5, CLICKER QUIZ Chapter 1, CHAPTER 2-Fundamentals of Chemistry.
Begin Chapter 4 Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 4 slides/page. GRADES
Tuesday February 12
6. Thursday February 7, CLICKER QUIZ Chapter 2, Chapter 3 Microscopy and Staining, Powerpoint Presentation, Grades Quiz 2.
Thursday February 15
7. Tuesday February 12 , Chapter 4 Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 4 slides/page.
Tuesday February 19
8. Thursday February 15, begin Chapter 5 Essential Concepts of Metabolism, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page
Glycolysis and Krebs cycle. Grades Quiz 3.
Thursday February 21
9.Tuesday February 19, CLICKER QUIZ Chapter 3, CLICKER QUIZ 4,
10. Tuesday , February 26
begin Chapter 5 Essential Concepts of Metabolism, greyscale pdf for 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page
Glycolysis and Krebs cycle.
11. Thursday February 28 CLICKER QUIZ 5a Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle
Finish Electron transport system ANIMATIONS ANIMATIONS2 and review for quiz
12 Tuesday March 4, CLICKER QUIZ 5b Electron Transport
Chapter 6, Growth and Culturing of Bacteria , Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 4 slides/page.
13 Thursday February 28, begin Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics Powerpoint Presentation, greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 4 slides/page.
13 Tuesday March 4, continue Microbial Genetics
14 Thursday March 6, continue Microbial Genetics
15 Tuesday March 11, CLICKER QUIZ 6
Finish Microbial Genetics
16 Thursday March 13, Still on Microbial Genetics additional resources TATA box/Pribnow Box Translation animation
Begin chapter 8, Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering outline, PowerPoint Slides greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page.
17 Tuesday March 18, Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering
18 Thursday March 20, Genetic Engineering CLICKER QUIZ 7a Everything except operons
SPRING BREAK March 24-30
19 Tuesday April 1, Operons (repressible & inducible), DNA in the News
Genetic Engineering
20 Thursday 3, CLICKER QUIZ 7b,
Review Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering
21 Tuesday April 8, Chapter 9
22 Thursday April 10, CLICKER QUIZ 8a DNA TRANSFER
Start Chapter 10 Viruses, Influenza
23 Tuesday April 15, Tumor viruses Review viruses
24 Thursday April 17, CLICKER QUIZ 8b Genetic Engineering, Cloning, restriction enzymes and sites, vectors (plasmids), libraries, PCR, DNA sequencing, monoclonal antibodies (hybridomas and phage display),
Tumor viruses, Prions Review viruses
25. Tuesday April 22, Start Chapter 10 Viruses, Influenza PowerPoint Slides greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 4 slides/page. Influenza PowerPoint Slides greyscale pdf for printing notes. 2 slides/page, 6 slides/page
26 Thursday April 24, Tumor viruses, Prions Review viruses
Prions, begin Chapter 16 Immumology Non Specific Host Defenses.
26 Tuesday April 29, Prions Viroids QUIZ 9 on Influenza
27 Thursday May1, NO CLASS READING ASSIGNMENT
IL-10 from CD4+CD252Foxp32CD1272 Adaptive
Regulatory T Cells Modulates Parasite Clearance and
Pathology during Malaria Infection
27 Tuesday May 6, QUIZ 9 Tumor viruses, DNA tumor Viruses-Burket's Lymphoma, human papilloma virus; RNA tumor Viruses-acute versus chronic RNA tumor viruses; oncogenes, cellular oncogenes, viral oncogenes; tumor suppressor genes: RB and p53