This course is built around laboratory investigations that expand upon the genetics concepts learned in Biology 1-2. Students will study the life processes and functions by formulating hypotheses, conducting experiments and reporting their findings in formal lab reports. Students will do DNA fingerprinting, study patterns of fruit fly inheritance, and prepare slides of human chromosomes. Recommended for students planning to enter a biological field. This is a laboratory course in which the students will study life functions and processes by conducting experiments and reporting the findings in formal lab reports.
Emphasis is placed on cellular reproduction, biochemical reactions, and microbiology.
Recommended for students planning to enter a biological field. An introductory course in chemistry that will expose students to laboratory and problem solving techniques necessary to explain reactions and make calculations in inorganic an organic chemistry. This course parallels Physics 1-2 in course topics with more rigorous use of mathematics. Students should be comfortable with algebra, geometry and mathematical proofs. This course develops critical thinking and laboratory skills with a focus on problem solving techniques.