About the
course: This is a special
section of the regular Principles of Biology course, which is taken by Biology
and other science majors. Each freshman at
Class size is limited to 15, and
there are certain requirements and activities that differ from those in the
other sections of Principles of Biology, the ones that aren't Freshman Seminar
sections. One thing that is the same is the laboratory. Students in my section
register separately for a laboratory section, in which they are mixed with
folks from other sections of the course.
The course description of
Principles of Biology in the college catalog includes:
Unifying concepts of species and adaptations of species to change. The first semester is an overview of cell biology including cell structure, cell metabolism, cell reproduction, enzyme action, DNA, protein, and genetics. ...The laboratory emphasizes basic techniques and is an integral component of [the] semester.
That's what we'll do together --
study cells, genetics and evolution.