nerve signal schedule

Chemistry 127-02 Nerve Signalling Syllabus Master

2-4 MWF

Documents are online with active links at Beloit.edu/ordman

SYLLABUS: http://beloit.edu/~ordman/courses/chem12702/chem12702syl.html

CLASS POLICIES: http://beloit.edu/~ordman/courses/allcourses/policies.html

Chemistry text readings are chosen by you to review chemistry you missed in Chem117

DL - Dalai Lama text reading Meditation Study at UW-Madison

Bring lab manual and goggles on lab days - Wednesdays - can be stored in Chamb. 409

Day	Date	Topic	Assignment before class: (including text readings)	Turn in during class
1W CLASS1	27-Aug	Block 1: Setting the stage Lec 1-1: goals of course - syllabus - intro of everyone - why this course? Succeeding in this course: Information literacy; Introduction to project; Enthusiasm and learning; gum and classical music	Good education? Punctuality and international competitiveness
F CLASS 2	29Aug	MUST BRING HARDBOUND LAB MANUAL AND GOGGLES Set up lab manual - see link Discussion of readings; writing due weekly on Fridays	1. Links to read Late Policy Lab Manual Setup 2. Prepare to turn in lab manual Reading 1-nerve model redux	lab manual
M CLASS 3	1-Sep	Labor Day note	Read DL Chap 1-2
2W CLASS4	3-Sep	Lab 1a: Initial testing	Read DL Chap 3-4 Consciousness
F CLASS5	5-Sep	1st hr - reading discussion; Discuss DL Chapter 1-5, etc. 2nd hr - lab discussion brain on meditation Quiz 1: Block 1	Read DL Chap 5-6 3. Bring lab manual to turn in	Weekly writing 1 due
M CLASS6	8-Sep	Block 2: Electricity Lec 2-1: what is current? Lec 2-1a current Lec 2-1b Battery	1. Read chem text about electricity 2. Read this
3W CLASS 7	10-Sep	Lab 1b: Initial testing Meditation LAB 2 : How does an idea happen? Flashlight inquiry	1. Read DL Chap 7 2. Look over IRB website; read Belmont Report
F CLASS8	12-Sep	1st hr - reading discussion; paper due Lec: Discussion on how to write; how science is written 2nd hr - lab discussion; how to set up spreadsheet in excel	Read DL Chap 8	LAB MANUAL Weekly writing 2 due
M CLASS9	15-Sep	Lec 2-1: what is an atom Lec 2-2: what and why is the periodic table?	Readings: 1. Chem book about atoms 2. Read Chem book about sodium and potassium ions 3. Read this
4W CLASS10	17-Sep	Meditate Lab 3 : Circuits and Voltohmeter	1. IRB proposal 2. Read DL Chap 9
F CLASS11	19-Sep	1st hr - reading discussion-DL Chap 6-9; lectures ; paper due 2nd hr - lab discussion Quiz 2: Block 2	Finish DL	Turn in Lab Manual Weekly writing 3 due
M CLASS 12	22-Sep	Block 3: Atoms: H, Na, K , O, S, C, N, P Lec 3-1: what is an atom Lec 3-2: what and why is the periodic table? Lec 3-3: attaching atoms-bonding, polarity, VSEPR	Read 1. Chem about periodic table 2. Read about bonding 3. Read about VSEPR here
5W CLASS13	24-Sep	Meditate: LAB 4: Circuits and voltohmeter	1. Read Balance Within Chap 1 2.Perceiving Happiness Shambhala Sun July 2006 pg 44-51 "Why Can't "I" Be Happy?", Matthieu Ricard
F CLASS14	26-Sep	1st hr - reading discussion-Happiness, Balance Within; paper due 2nd hr - lab discussion	2.Read Balance Within Chap 2-3	Weekly writing 4 due
M CLASS15	29 Sep	Lec 3-3: attaching atoms-bonding, polarity, VSEPR	Read Balance Within Chap 4-5
6W CLASS 16	1-Oct	Meditate: LAB 5: resistance of natural objects and solutions	1. Read Balance Within Chap 6-7
F CLASS17	3-Oct	1st hr - reading discussion; Balance within Chap 1-7; paper due 2nd hr - lab discussion		Weekly writing 5 due
M CLASS18	6-Oct	Lec 3-4: what is a molecule	Read Balance Within Chap 8-9
7W CLASS19	8-Oct	Quiz 3: Block 3 Meditation: lab06 Prepared solns.	Read Balance Within Chap 10-11
F CLASS20	10-Oct	The Secrets of the Mind: NOVA/Review	1. Bring lab manual for turn in	LAB MANUAL Weekly writing 6 due
		BREAK
M CLASS21	20-Oct	Block 4: Three dimensional structure Lec 4-1: Stereochemistry	Read this
8W CLASS 2 2 730PM	22-Oct	Meditate: LAB 7 : Circuits and voltohmeter ALTERNATIVE LAB Gender, Body Image, Rebellion	Additional Night lecture
F CLASS23	24-Oct	1st hr - reading discussion; paper due 2nd hr - lab discussion Quiz 4 -molecules; 3d structure	Aware	Weekly writing 7 due
M CLASS 2 4	27-Oct	Block 5: signaling : intro to biochemistry: DNA and genes and signaling - gene expression, methylation	Read Chem about Nucleic Acids, DNA	http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/301notes2.htm neuro powerpoint
9W CLASS 2 5	29 Oct	Meditate Assign data groups- group planning; Develop spreadsheets	READ great explanation of nerve theory
F CLASS 2 6	31 Oct	Data analysis proposals Discussion: nucleic acids; molecular biology; Discussion: readings 2nd hr - lab discussion	Readings: Meditate Emotion Confabulations, Science 308: 1262 (2005)	Spreadsheet of preliminary data of class with ave. and std. dev. each data group email spreadsheet for your data with analysis Weekly writing 8 due
M CLASS 2 7	3-Nov	Lec 5-3: neurotransmitters, small signaling molecules Lecture (cont'd): Neuroscience of meditation	Prep talk on NT 2. Dowling Part I	5 minute Talk on NT assigned Friday
10W CLASS 2 8	5-Nov	International Symposium Meditation on your own
F CLASS29	7-Nov	1st hr - reading discussion: Stress reduction; paper due 2nd hr - lab discussion Quiz 5: models		Weekly writing 9 due
M CLASS30	10-Nov	Block 6: Cells Lec 6-1: Eucaryotic vs. Procaryotic cell structures	Read Dowling Part 2
11W CLASS 3 1	12-Nov	Meditate PROJECT: Lab 1: testing
F CLASS 3 2	14-Nov	Discussion: Dowling Part 1-2 2nd hr - lab discussion	Read this	Weekly writing 10 due
M CLASS 3 3	17-Nov	Lec 6-2: Brain cell types	Finish Dowling Part 3
12W CLASS 3 4	19-Nov	Lab: Meditate; Lab 1: testing
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M CLASS 3 5	24-Nov	Quiz 6: cells; NTs Block 7: information storage Lec 7-1: How do people store information? How do computers store information? How might the brain store information? Lec 7-2: speculation: how the brain might store information Lec 7-3: Brain waves how does the brain store information? Brain waves
13W CLASS 3 6	26-Nov	Lab: Testing	1. Finish Dowling	Read all links in Lec 7-3: Brain Waves Spreadsheet for each group with data analysis
F CLASS 3 7	28 Nov	Discussion: Dowling ; Lec 7-3: Brain waves Quiz 7: Information storage		Weekly writing 11 due
M CLASS 3 8	1-Dec	Block 8: Biological information storage: nature vs nurture http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html Lec 8-1: genes and behavior Lec 8-2: Stem cells Lec 8-3: IQ, EQ, enthusiasm
14W CLASS39	3-Dec	PROJECT: PROJECT Reports
F CLASS 4 0	5-Dec	Discussion: Project	bring lab manual for turn in	Lab manual with meditation data analysis and discussion Weekly writing 12 due
M CLASS 4 1	8-Dec	QUIZ8 due :"Imagine all of the external supports for your present sense of happinesss and security suddenly disappeared. What sense of well-being remains?" 2+pgs. Lab 11: Informatics (not in manual) Part 2 in class: Goals Lec: Liberal Arts Education evaluations		QUIZ8 due :"Imagine all of the external supports for your present sense of happinesss and security suddenly disappeared. What sense of well-being remains?" 2+pgs.
W CLASS 4 2	10-Dec	Meet in meditation lounge Lec 8-4: Science Policy Discussion: the future of memory Meditate

GOALS: 1. have fun doing science

2. regain natural curiosity about how we function

3. regain enthusiasm for learning

4. acquire new biochemical knowledge independent of a course environment

5. know where to find authoritative biochemical information

6. evaluate the validity of biochemical information

7. gain insight into how biochemists design and implement research projects

8. gain insight into how scientific data is used in for media reports and policy decisions

9. express biochemically-related information through effective communication, esp. writing.

10. integrate interdisciplinary knowledge with scientific research

You will complete a group research Project. It includes a group presentation related to how meditation can affect

some measurable physical properties, for instance pulse, reaction time, concentration and memory.