Students become familiar with microscopes and begin lab on the microscope and the use of Kohler illumination while working with representative prepared slides. Calibration of the microscope. Brief, but intense discussion of light, optics, and the physical principles important in image formation. 8 Phase contrast and interference contrast microscopy with live specimens available for viewing. This lab is to instruct in phase optics and handling of eukaryotic microorganisms.
Students begin to become familiar with organelles that can be seen with phase contrast.
The amoebae with emphasis on pseudopodial form and function. The phylum Ciliophora. An example of morphogenesis in the protozoa with emphasis on stomatogenesis. 10 Review of student video tapes and micrographs taken throughout the semester. Draft 2.0a, 1998.