overview  location 109 Leidy Laboratories  time MWF 2-3  syllabus BIOL008 Syllabus This course will discuss human reproduction, including anatomy, physiology, hormonal control, genetics, development, infertility, contraception, sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, and relevant basic molecular and cellular biology. In addition, this course will discuss sex differences and similarities in health and mortality, including relevant basic biology of the cardiovascular system and cancer.

	professors Ingrid Waldron 203 Leidy Laboratories iwaldron@sas.upenn.edu +1 215 898.8396 teaching assistants Chris Wills cwills@sas.upenn.edu

course information textbook Biology-A Guide to the Natural World (paperback), by David Krogh, 2002. Bulk Pack for Biol 8 available from Wharton Reprographics (has assigned readings by all authors except Krogh). grading and exams There will be three midterms. The third midterm will cover other STD through the end of the course and will be given as part of the final exam (probably on Thursday, Dec. 19, 8:30-10:30). The other hour of the final exam will be a cumulative, comprehensive final. There will be no make-up midterm exams. Your lowest midterm exam score will be dropped in calculating your course grade; if you miss a midterm, this midterm will be the one which will be dropped in calculating your grade. Your course grade will be the sum of: Maximum Possible Points your top two midterm scores (200) your score on the cumulative final (100) your scores for two Essay Assignments (60) your participation grade (40) Total (400) In addition, a student may complete a third Essay Assignment for a maximum of 30 points extra credit. lecture schedule Please refer to the BIOL 008 PDF talk schedule for more information on this course. academic integrity All relevant University policies regarding Academic Integrity must be followed. This includes no cheating, no plagiarism and reporting any knowledge thereof. Please consult the Student Handbook or the appropriate web-page: http://www.college.upenn.edu/responsibilities/integrity.html

	downloads  schedules BIOL 008 Schedule  assignments + handouts NA  online Blackboard resources Blackboard site  exams NA

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Department of Biology
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania

last updated August 19, 2002