Biology Course Details
This course follows the AP Biology Curriculum
9-Week Course, 18 Classes (1-Hour Each)
June 8, 2020 – August 5, 2020 (2 Classes/Week)
Every Monday 12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Every Wednesday 12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Curriculum Overview
Week 1 The Chemistry of Life
Week 2 The Cell
Week 3 Genetics
Week 4 Mechanisms Of Evolution
Week 5 The Evolutionary History of Biodiversity
Week 6 Plant Form and Function
Week 7 Animal Form and Function
Week 8 Ecology
Week 9 Computations in Biology
BASIC PACKAGE
($100 Value)- Attend live lectures as a spectator
- (Does not include recordings)
- Amazon Textbook Rental ~$15
- Campbell Biology, 11th Ed
FULL PACKAGE ($500 Value)
50% OFF LAUNCH SPECIAL- Interact with Instructor
- Lecture Recordings
- Digital Textbook Access ($15 Value)
- Lecture Slideshow
- Chapter Notes
- Chapter Outlines
- Homework Assignments
- Chance to Win $50 Giftcard
DETAILED COURSE CURRICULUM
WEEK 1 – Monday, June 8, 2020 and Wednesday, June 10, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
Week 1 THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
Chapter 2 The Chemical Context of Life
Chapter 3 Water and Life
Chapter 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
Chapter 5 The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules
WEEK 2 – Monday, June 15, 2020 and Wednesday, June 17, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
THE CELL
Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell
Chapter 7 Membrane Structure and Function
Chapter 8 An Introduction to Metabolism
Chapter 9 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
Chapter 10 Photosynthesis
Chapter 11 Cell Communication
Chapter 12 The Cell Cycle
WEEK 3 – Monday, June 22, 2020 and Wednesday, June 24, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
GENETICS
Chapter 13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
Chapter 14 Mendel and the Gene Idea
Chapter 15 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
Chapter 16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Chapter 17 Gene Expression: From Gene to Protein
Chapter 18: Regulation of Gene Expression
Chapter 19 Viruses
Chapter 20 DNA Tools and Biotechnology
Chapter 21 Genomes and Their Evolution
WEEK 4 – Monday, June 29, 2020 and Wednesday, July 1, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION
Chapter 22 Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
Chapter 23 The Evolution of Populations
Chapter 24 The Origin of Species
Chapter 25 The History of Life on Earth
WEEK 5 – Monday, July 6, 2020 and Wednesday, July 8, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF BIODIVERSITY
Chapter 26 Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Chapter 27 Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 28 Protists
Chapter 29 Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land
Chapter 30 Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
Chapter 31 Fungi
Chapter 32 An Overview of Animal Diversity
Chapter 33 An Introduction to Invertebrates
Chapter 34 The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates
WEEK 6 – Monday, July 13, 2020 and Wednesday, July 15, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION
Chapter 35 Vascular Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
Chapter 36 Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants
Chapter 37 Soil and Plant Nutrition
Chapter 38 Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
Chapter 39 Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals
WEEK 7 – Monday, July 20, 2020 and Wednesday, July 22, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION
Chapter 40 Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
Chapter 41 Animal Nutrition
Chapter 42 Circulation and Gas Exchange
Chapter 43 The Immune System
Chapter 44 Osmoregulation and Excretion
Chapter 45 Hormones and the Endocrine System
Chapter 46 Animal Reproduction
Chapter 47 Animal Development
Chapter 48 Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
Chapter 49 Nervous Systems
Chapter 50 Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
Chapter 51 Animal Behavior
WEEK 8 – Monday, July 27, 2020 and Wednesday, July 29, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
ECOLOGY
Chapter 52 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 53 Population Ecology
Chapter 54 Community Ecology
Chapter 55 Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
Chapter 56 Conservation Biology and Global Change
WEEK 9 – Monday, August 3, 2020 and Wednesday, August 05, 2020
12:00PM – 1:00PM (PST)
Zoom Meeting
COMPUTATIONS IN BIOLOGY
Calculations 1: Mean, Standard, Deviation, Standard Error
Calculations 2: Probability and Chi Square
Calculations 3: Rate, Dilution, Q10, Primary Productivity, PH
Calculations 4: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Calculations 5: Surface Area, Volume
Calculations 6: Water Potential, Solute Potential
Calculations 7: Laws of Probability, Population Growth
Calculations 8: Gibbs Free Energy