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Text: Biology (Third Edition). Arms, Karen and Pamela S. Camp.
Saunders College Publishing: Philadelphia, 1987. Course Description: The goal of this course is to give students an appreciation for God’s work
of creation in the fascinating complexity of biological life. Most of our time
will be devoted to careful and detailed exploration of living things and life
processes, but undergirding the whole will be a Biblical world-view. At times
attention will be given explicitly to how the scriptures inform our
understanding of nature, and the students will be instructed to approach the
text critically. This course will cover the whole field of Biology at an advanced level, but
will focus on the structure of living things and biological processes. It will
be divided into units on Cytology, Genetics, Microbiology, Botany, and Zoology.
It is aimed toward diligent eleventh and twelfth graders who are especially
interested or gifted in the sciences. Students who successfully complete this
course should be able to achieve a respectable score on the Advanced Placement
and the SAT II exams in Biology. The first quarter will cover the cell and its processes, and genetics. The
second quarter will cover viruses, bacteria, protists, and plants. The final two
quarters will cover animal biology and miscellaneous topics. The course will meet every week for 1.5 hours, with labs scheduled for an
additional 2 hours. The class format will be a modified seminar: a combination
of lecture, student presentations, and class discussion. Students will need to
come to class prepared to discuss the reading in depth, and will be responsible
for everything covered in the class and the text. Each student will be
responsible for a 30 minute presentation each quarter. The grade will be based
on quarterly exams (50%), class presentations (25%), and class discussion (25%).
There will be no quizzes and no papers will be required. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Biology and High School Chemistry. These may be waived by
the instructor in certain circumstances. Students must be capable of diligent
preparation and able to study for comprehensive examinations. Instructor: C. David Green Fees: $10 per class, payable on a monthly basis at the beginning of the month.
There will be a lab fee, to be determined, to cover lab materials. If these
arrangements inconvenience anyone, Mr. Green is willing to discuss alternate
payment methods. Contact: 631 Fourth Avenue |