Alonzo and
Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus
Course
Title: Advanced Placement Biology
Course Number: 2000340
Instructor: Mark Gottfried, Ph.D.
305-919-2000
Voicemail: 305-349-3740
Goal:
The two main goals of AP Biology are to help students develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and to help students gain an appreciation of science as a process.
Course Topics:
The content is guided by the College Board and complete details can be found in their publications. The course will include, but is not limited to, the following:
Molecules and Cells
Chemistry of Life
Water
Organic molecules in organisms
Free energy changes
Enzymes
Cells
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Membranes
Subcellular organization
Cell cycle and its regulation
Cellular Energetics Coupled reactions
Fermentation and cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Heredity and Evolution
Heredity
Meiosis and gametogenesis
Eukaryotic chromosomes
Inheritance patterns
Molecular Genetics
RNA and DNA structure and function
Gene regulation
Mutation
Viral structure and replication
Nucleic acid technology and applications
Evolutionary Biology
Early evolution of life
Evidence for evolution
Mechanisms of evolution
Organisms and Populations
Diversity of Organisms
Evolutionary patterns
Survey of the diversity of life
Phylogenetic classifi cation
Evolutionary relationships
Structure and Function of Plants and Animals
Reproduction, growth, and development
Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations
Response to the environment
Ecology
Population dynamics
Communities and ecosystems
Global issues
Texts and Materials:
Biology, by Cambell & Reese, Prentice Hall
Student will need a notebook, folders, pens, pencils, a simple calculator and index cards.
There is a $10 fee science lab fee.
Grading Criteria
A perfect A=100, otherwise A=95; B=85; C=75, D=65; F=0, 25,
45, 55 depending on the degree of "F", Z=0
Assignment Values
In general, assignments, homework, classwork, lab reports, quizzes and tests have weighted grades. Weights depends on how much I value the assignment.
Additional
Information
More information, along with weekly agenda and homework assignments as the year progresses can be found at my homepage http://mdgottfried.net
For information on
progress reports, report cards and the school calendar, visit