Course format: Lecture: 9:05A-9:55A, MWF, JH A106.  With only 40
students in the class there is opportunity for discussion.

Requirements:  Students should have some college biology as
background.  College chemistry is strongly recommended.

Course description: L330 considers the structure and function of
plant, animal, and microbial cells.  The characteristics of
biologically important molecules are explored, with special
attention to DNA, RNA, and the protein story.  Cells of the
following systems get special treatment: digestive, muscular,
neural, and immune.  Characteristics of cancer cells are included.

Required text: “The World of the Cell”, Sixth edition, 2006.

Weekly assignments: Reading two chapters of text; problem set every
other week.

Exams/papers: Three one-hour exams and a comprehensive final.

Usually the class is over 1/2 dietetics/nutrition majors; some high
school biology teachers; other widely differing majors.