Department of Biological Sciences
Phone: (909) 274-5808
Email: cbriggs5@mtsac.edu
Homepage: https://faculty.mtsac.edu/cbriggs
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For fun:
Reading:
- Open Stax: free online textbooks
- Action Bioscience: articles on public issues
- Areas of Knowledge: connect biology to other fields
Videos, tutorials:
- Khan Academy: free tutorials
- HHMI Biointeractive: videos and virtual labs
- Biology Corner: worksheets and links
Reference:
- Greek and Latin Roots: word parts
- Scale of the Universe: perspective on sizes
- Macaulay Library: animal video and audio
- Micrographia: microscope images
- List of Antibiotics: from Wikipedia
Internships:
Student Hours:
Monday through Thursday
10 - 11 am
At my desk
BIOLOGY 1 Main page
Note: These materials may be out of date. Please check Canvas for the most recent versions of these materials.
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Note: Please do not purchase a lab manual. I will be distributing separate lab materials to you during the semester.
Supplemental Reading
- What is "Good Science"?
- Evaluating Scientific Claims
- The Introduction
- Asteroids and Dinosaurs (PDF)
- What is a Good Study?
- Ebbinghaus Curve on Forgetting (PDF)
- I Must Change What I Think (PDF)
- Sir Francis Bacon Essay (PDF)
- The Really Hard Science (PDF)
- Unifying Principles of Biology (PDF)
- Cargo Cult Science (PDF)
- Drawing the Line Between Science and Pseudoscience
- What is Science? What is Pseudoscience?
- Snake Oil Salesmen (PDF)
- The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research (PDF)
- Science Isn't Broken
- Graphing Data for Decision-Making (PDF)
- Nature paper on DNA (PDF)
- Horned Lizard Article (PDF)
- How Do We Use What We Know? (PDF)
- Global Consumer Spending (PDF)
Study Outlines
- Lecture Exam 1: DOC PDF
- Lecture Exam 2: DOC PDF
- Lecture Final Exam: DOC PDF
- Labs 1-7: PDF
- Labs 8-15: PDF
Example Exam: This is an example of a first exam I've given in a general biology lecture. Our exam 1 will be roughly three pages instead of two. Please prepare to answer the same types of questions, since the question styles will be about the same.
Example Lecture Quizzes: Look at these to get some feedback on your preparation.
- Intro quiz 1
- Intro quiz 2
- Intro quiz 3
- Intro quiz 4
- Molecules quiz 1
- Molecules quiz 2
- Molecules quiz 3
- Molecules quiz 4
- Molecules quiz 5
- Cell parts quiz 1
- Energy quiz 1
- Cell division quiz 1
- Metabolism quiz 1
- Genetics quiz 1
- Evolution quiz 1
- Evolution quiz 2
- Survey of life quiz 1
- Survey of life quiz 2
- Ecology quiz 1
- Circulation quiz 1
- Immunity quiz 1
- Reproductive system quiz 1
Lecture Slides
- Introduction
- Fallacies and Pseudoscience
- Chemistry
- Molecules of Life
- Cell Structures
- Photosynthesis
- Plant Basics
- DNA and Protein Synthesis
- Meiosis
- Genetics
- Microevolution
- Macroevolution
- Survey of Life
- Population Ecology
- Communities and Ecosystems
- Human Impacts
- Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
- Homeostasis
- Endocrine System
- Immune System
- Digestive System
- Reproductive System: CAUTION! Some images here may be considered explicit.
- Physiology review worksheet, with key at end
Lecture Assignments
- Take-home quiz on syllabus
- Field Observations Assignment
- Nutrition Article Assignment
- Cell Assignment
Article Critique Assignment: Please choose an article for your critique. Some examples are below. If you find a different article of similar caliber which you'd like to use, please feel free to do so.
Example articles:
- Open Questions on the Origin of Life 2012
- Symbiosis as a Way of Eukaryotic Life 2014
- Archaeal Origin of Eukaryotes 2013
- Improvement of Maternal and Child Nutrition 2013
- Bottoms Up - Water Treatment 2014
- American Chestnut Genetic Rebirth 2014
- An Indirect Way to Tame Cancer 2014
- Gene Therapy Second Act 2014
- Perfect Memory 2014
- Bringing Them Back To Life
- Can Technology Save Breakfast?
- Inside the Science of New Brain Surgery
- New Dinosaur Tracks in Nevada
- Undernutrition: Looking Within for Answers
- Challenging: Bees At War
- Challenging: Music and Pain Threshold
Older example articles, from earlier semesters:
Labs
- Lab 1: Methods
- Lab 2: Macromolecules, Digestion
- Lab 3: Cells and Metric System
- Lab 4: Osmosis and Surface Area
- Lab 5: Cellular Respiration
- Lab 6: Photosynthesis
- Lab 7: Biodiversity, Taxonomy
- Lab 8: DNA and Protein Synthesis
- Lab 9: Genetics
- Lab 10: Macroevolution
- Lab 11: Microevolution
- Lab 12: Population Growth
- Lab 13: Respiration and Circulation
- Lab 14: Human Senses
- Lab 15: Ecology
Other Resources
- CellCraft Game
- Questions from last lecture: DOC PDF
- Extra Credit
- Video on Sleep
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