An Introduction to Science and Biology for Non Majors
An Introduction to Science and Biology for Non Majors
An Introduction to Science and Biology for Non Majors
The
organization of this course has been driven by the goal of providing non-majors
with a coherent picture of modern biological knowledge. To accomplish this goal
it’s necessary that each student gains an appreciation of the nature of science
and is introduced to the integrated view of our world that modern science has
produced. To facilitate this the course is divided into four parts : The Nature
of Science, Defining Science, The Epistemic Values of Science, The Origin of
Modern Science, Science as a Profession, The Conceptual Framework of Biology,
Cosmological Evolution, Natural Levels of Organization in the Physical World,
Biological Evolution, Life as a Chemical Function Biochemistry and Genetics, The
Modern Synthesis Darwin and Mendel, The Integration of Biological Knowledge,
Geologic Time, The Origin of our Solar System, The Origin of Life
Photosynthesis, Aerobic Respiration, Endosymbiosis and Eukaryotic Cells, The
Classification of Life, Sexual Reproduction, Multicellularity, Adaptive
Radiations and Mass Extinctions, Vertebrate, Evolution, Human Evolution, Biology
and Society, Science and Ethics, Human Population Growth, The Sixth Extinction.
This note covers
the cellular foundation of life, Cell division and genetics, Molecular biology
and biotechnology, Molecular biology and biotechnology, Animal structure and
function and ecology.
This
note explains statistical modelling, Fitting models to data, Uncertainty,
Hypothesis testing, Simulation methods, More complex models, Comparing models,
Bifurcations in dynamical systems, Saddle node bifurcation in a two sexes
population growth model, Transcritical bifurcation in an epidemic model,
Hopfbifurcation in a predator prey model, Model analysis with deBif.
This book explains the following topics: Introduction to Biology and the
Process of Science, Biologically Important Molecules, Cell Structure and
Function, Structure and Function of the Cell Membrane and an Introduction to
Energy, Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis, Reproduction at the Cellular
Level, Patterns of Inheritance, DNA replication and Protein Synthesis ,
Introduction Evolution.
This book covers the
following topics: Biology - The Life Science, The Nature of Molecules, The
Chemical Building Blocks of Life, Life: History and Origin, Cells and Cell
structure, Membranes, Energy and Metabolism , Respiration: harvesting of energy,
Photosynthesis, Sexual reproduction, Genetics, Gregor Mendel and biological
inheritance , Gene expression,Gene regulation , Mutation, Recombinant DNA
technology.
The
organization of this course has been driven by the goal of providing non-majors
with a coherent picture of modern biological knowledge. To accomplish this goal
it’s necessary that each student gains an appreciation of the nature of science
and is introduced to the integrated view of our world that modern science has
produced. To facilitate this the course is divided into four parts : The Nature
of Science, Defining Science, The Epistemic Values of Science, The Origin of
Modern Science, Science as a Profession, The Conceptual Framework of Biology,
Cosmological Evolution, Natural Levels of Organization in the Physical World,
Biological Evolution, Life as a Chemical Function Biochemistry and Genetics, The
Modern Synthesis Darwin and Mendel, The Integration of Biological Knowledge,
Geologic Time, The Origin of our Solar System, The Origin of Life
Photosynthesis, Aerobic Respiration, Endosymbiosis and Eukaryotic Cells, The
Classification of Life, Sexual Reproduction, Multicellularity, Adaptive
Radiations and Mass Extinctions, Vertebrate, Evolution, Human Evolution, Biology
and Society, Science and Ethics, Human Population Growth, The Sixth Extinction.