Undergraduate Studies
BIOL 23100 BIOL III: Cell Structure & Function
Session Offered:
Fall, Credit 3.0Prerequisites:
(Prerequisites BIOL 11100 or 13100 and Concurrent Prerequisite CHM 11600) or (Concurrent Prerequisite CHM 26505)
Description:
The underlying principle of BIOL 23100 is that an accurate understanding of cells relies on the ability to describe the workings of individual cellular components. The more precise the description, the more we know about a particular aspect of the organism. Cell biology at this level necessarily builds on a foundation of chemistry, physics and math. Our strategy is to begin with discussions of physical laws that apply to cells and of the individual components of eukaryotic cells. Building on these first principles we conclude the course with descriptions of how these laws and components come together in particular cellular systems. The course is divided into three main subject areas.
First Principles includes a review of relevant physical principles of thermodynamics and descriptions of the molecules of the cell (nucleic acids, proteins, membranes).
Bioenergetics and Biosynthesis includes aspects of bioenergetics (oxidation, reduction, ATP production, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis), cell membrane physiology, and protein synthesis.
Cellular Systems includes signal transduction, intercellular communication, the cell cycle, the cytoskeleton, and cell motility and draws on examples including nerve cells, fertilization, muscle, and cilia and flagella.
Instructor(s):
Peter HollenbeckE-mail:
phollenb@purdue.eduTextbook(s):
Text: Essential Cell Biology
Year/Edition: 3rd
ISBN Number:
Author(s): Alberts, Bray, Hopkin, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter
Publisher: Garland Science Press
Required
Course Format:
BIOL 23100:
|
CRN |
Instructional Type |
Day |
Time |
Room(s) |
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38041 |
50-min Lecture |
MWF |
Sec 01 9:30-10:20 |
LILY 1105 |
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