HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

BIOL230 Microbiology, Spring 2004
Prof. Weigang Qiu
Office 839 HN, 212-772-5296
WQIU[sic]@HUNTER.CUNY.EDU
Tuesdays & Fridays, 1:10-2pm
Lecture Hall 714, Hunter West

LECTURE SYLLABUS

Lecture Syllabus Lab Syllabus Main Page Hunter College

TEXTBOOK

  • Tortora, Funke & Case, Microbiology: An Introduction, 8th Edition, 2004, Pearson Education, Inc, San Francisco.

EXAMS & GRADING

  • Lecture exams constitute 60% of course grade (300 out of 500 points)
    • First One-Hour Exam = 75 points
    • Second One-Hour Exam = 75 points
    • Final = 150 points
  • Each lecture exam will consist of multiple-choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and true-or-false questions
  • Two One-Hour Exams will be non-comprehensive (will exam only on selected chapters)
    • First Lecture Exam: Chapters 1, 4, 5, 8, 10
    • Second Lecture Exam: Chapters 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 20
  • The Final Exam will be sub-comprehensive (will exam mostly on selected Chapters, but will include ALL previously covered Chapters as well)
    • Final Lecture Exam: Chapters 14 - 18 & Comprehensive questions
  • There will be no make-ups for missed One-Hour exams

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  • Take Notes. The field of microbiology is immense and we will only discuss on selected topics in this introductory course, mostly on the basic concepts and the latest issues (e.g. emerging infectious diseases and bio-defense).  Taking notes will help you focus on the key concepts and essentials.
  • Study the Chapter Questions. Use the "Study Questions" following each chapter for review and self tests.  Treat them as assignments.  Selected questions will be discussed in the lecture.
  • Use Lecture Notes as Study Guides.  Lecture notes will be posted at this website after a chapter is covered.  The lecture notes summarize the key concepts on a chapter and should be your study guide for exams.

LECTURE SCHEDULE

 
DATE
SUBJECT
READINGS
 LINKS
1/30 (F) Introduction: Overview & Scope
  • Ch. 1
2/3 (T) History; Scientific naming
2/6 (F) Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Identification
2/10 (T) Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
  • Ch. 4

2/13 (F) Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
  • Ch. 4
2/17 (T) Microbial Metabolism
Feb 18. Last day to DROP a course (delete from record)
2/20 (F) Microbial Genetics
  • Ch. 8
2/24 (T) Microbial Genetics
2/27 (F) 1st ONE HOUR EXAM (Note the NEW DATE!)
Sample Exam Questions
3/2 (T) Eukaryotic Microbes: Fungi & Algae
 Ch. 12
3/5 (F) Eukaryotic Microbes: Parasitology
3/9 (T) Major Bacteria Groups:  Gram-negatives
3/12 (F) Major Bacteria Groups: Gram-positives
3/16 (T) Viruses: General characteristics; morphology; classification; cultivation
 Ch. 13 
3/19 (F) Viruses and Prions:multiplication; viral causes of cancer;prions
3/23 (T) Microbial Growth
3/26 (F)  Microbial Control
3/30 (T) Antimicrobial Drugs
April 1. Last day to WITHDRAW (with a "W")
4/2-4/13 Spring Recess-NO CLASSES
Special Notice
This course website will be off-line for 2 days due to Unversity-wide power shutdown on April 6 (Tuesday) and April 9 (Friday).
4/16 (F). 2nd ONE HOUR EXAM 
4/20 (T) Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology: Concepts; Koch's Postulates
 Ch. 14 
4/23 (F) Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology: Nosocomial infections; Emerging infectious diseases
4/27 (T) Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
4/30 (F)
 Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
5/4 (T)
Non-Specific Defenses
5/7(F)
 Guest Lecture: Lyme disease and its diagonosis
by Dr Steven Schutzer of New Jersy Medical School
 (A reference to the lecture at right)
 Schutzer et al. 1999. Borrelia burgdorferi-specific immune complexes in acute Lyme disease. JAMA 282:1942-1946
5/11 (T)
Specific Defenses
5/14 (F) Vaccines and Diagostic Immunology: Vaccines
 Ch. 18
5/18 (T) Vaccines and Diagostic Immunology: Diagostic
5/28 (Friday). FINAL EXAM, 11:30am-1:30pm
(We will be using ScanTran answer sheets; Please bring #2 pencil and eraser.)
 Total points: 150
60 Q's on Chapters 14,15,16,17,18; and 40 Q's on ALL previous chapters (Lecture Notes only)
Last Modified on May 2004