This course will present a description of cellular activities at the molecular level, in both normal and diseased states. There will also be a discussion of various applications of molecular biology in medicine and forensics. By performing a sequence of experiments, students will be introduced to some of the fundamental principles and basic techniques of genetics and molecular bacteriology. Experiments will include culturing bacteria, differential cell staining, light microscopy, bacterial conjugation, and transposon mutagenesis. There will also be discussions of recombinant DNA technology and mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis.
Enrollment is limited by the capacity of the laboratory.
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of human memory. Following an overview of the different forms of memory, topics will include attention, practice, retrieval, organization, mnemonics, forgetting, repression, and amnesia. Normal memory functioning as well as memory deficits will be discussed. Students will also learn about experimental research in human memory, starting with the findings of Ebbinghaus and continuing through current research. This course will give a broad survey of psychological science.