Tacoma Community College is a community college located in Tacoma, Washington, with satellite operations in Gig Harbor and the Tacoma Mall. It serves the city of Tacoma and the Pierce County portion of the Kitsap Peninsula.
Math 107
Math:
A Practical Art
Reading Pre-req’s:
Reading 93 Math 108*
Intro to
Statistics
Reading Pre-req’s:
Reading 93 TCC MATH DEPARTMENT COURSES FOR GENERAL EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTS Non-Science/Non-Business Majors *Course REQUIRES computer spreadsheet knowledge. M:\AdvisingInfo\AdvisingToolsForMathCourses\MathFlowChart NonSciNonBus.ppt
Math 170
Mathematics for
Elementary
School Teachers 1
Reading Pre-req’s:
Reading 93 Elementary Education Majors Programs Requiring Statistics/Probability Math 97
Intermediate Algebra
for the Liberal Arts
Reading Pre-req’s: Reading 92
Math 106
Ethno-mathematics
Reading Pre-req’s:
Reading 93 Non-Science/Non-Business Majors Math 86
Arithmetic Review
Reading Pre-req’s: Placement at or above Reading 92.
Or, Reading 71 may be taken concurrently. Math 88
Introduction to Algebra
Reading Pre-req’s: Reading 92 or
Reading 92 may be taken concurrently. Math 90
Elementary Algebra
Reading Pre-req’s: Reading 92 Math 171
Mathematics for
Elementary
School Teachers 2
Reading Pre-req’s:
Reading 93
Molecular Biology of GenesChapters 11-12 +DNA Technology (not in your book)
Chromatin form of DNA Nucleus DNA polymerase synthesizing daughter strand in 5’ to 3’ direction Nucleotides that will be added to daughter strand using the base pair rule. DNA Replication DNA ligase connects the descrete daughter strands forming one continuous strand 3’
5’
Print color copy for students
Unit 2 Set A Cells, Membranes, and Energy(!)
Test: 7/14
Chapters: 4 - 7
Gene Expression and DNA Technology Set 3b
Test on 7/28
Ch.3 Cells Plasma Membrane
Cytoplasm
Entire contents of cell between P.M. and nucleus
.
Nucleus or Nuclear Area
Contains DNA, the genetic material The 3 Basic Parts of all Cells
Darwin observed that
Organisms vary in many traits
traits that increase survival or reproduction allow those organisms to leave more offspring than others
Result favorable traits accumulate in a population over generations 0 Darwin proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution
Student Misconceptions and Concerns
1. Students often misunderstand the basic process of evolution and instead express a Lamarckian point of view. Organisms do not evolve structures because of want or need. Evolution is a passive process in which the environment favors certain traits that exist within a population. Adaptations evolve in populations. Organisms do not actively or willingly evolve.
2. Students often think of evolution as a process that improves. As the text notes, an adaptation in one context might be a handicap in another context. Reptiles are not “better” animals than fish. Neither could survive long in the other’s environment. Instead, the adaptations found in reptiles allow them to survive in a terrestrial environment, as those of fish allow them to survive in an aquatic one.
Teaching Tips
1. Students may be asked to consider this question: Can individuals evolve? Sometimes such simple questions require complex answers. Might Lamarck have answered this question differently from Darwin? Module 13.2 addresses this question.