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Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2000
Biosciences (BIOS)

Rice Course Schedule as of 03/24/2000. This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar (reg@rice.edu).

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BIOS   106 THE RELEVANCE OF PHSY SCIEN & MATH TO TH Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Continuation  BIOS 105 with material appropriate to second semester
freshman.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:00PM BL*123   Oliver, Robert                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   122 FUNDAMNT'L CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
An introduction for non-science, non-engineering majors to specific
concepts in modern biology from the molecular to organismal level.
Topics may include recombinant DNA, genetic engineering, AIDS, and
others topic of medical relevance.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM GRB*211W Stern, Michael                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   202 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY                     Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
The second in an integrated sequence of four courses (Bios 201, 202,
301, 302).  Transmission genetics, molecular genetics, development,
behavior, evolution, ecology, and diversity.
Prereq- Bios 201 or consent of instructor.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM CL*LEC   Subtelny, Stephen              *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Rogers, Bill                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   205 ECOLOGY IN PHILOSOPHICAL  FOCUS          Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
This course is designed to prepare its participants for more
knowledgeable interaction with the natural world, and to encourage them
to begin developing a "philosophy of nature."  In it, we will consider
readings in ecology, environmental ethics, and philosophy of science.
We will also take field trips and explore the flora and fauna around the
Rice campus.
Enrollment is limited to 30.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM          Mikkelson, Gregory             *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   207 EVOLUTION, GENETICS,& SOCIETY            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Introduction to concepts of Evolution, Genetics, and Molecular Genetics
with an emphasis on history, cultural context, and political issues.
Limited enrollment to 30.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM BL*123   Oliver, Robert                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   211 INTRODUCTORY LAB MODULE IN BIOLOGICAL SC Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to the scientific method, principles of experimental
design, selected research strategies, record keeping, and technical
communication as related to biological science.  Taught in the first
half of the semester.  Everyone must attend the Monday lecture and one
afternoon lab session.  Registration requires completion of a form and
selection of a lab day either in person in room 141, Anderson Biological
Laboratory Building or at the web site
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/bios211/signups/211signup.html.
Enrollment is limited.  Prereq- current or prior enrollment in Bios 201
or equivalent.
001 M       03:00PM-03:50PM BL*131   Caprette, David                *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 TWTHF   01:00PM-05:00PM BL*141   Caprette, David                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   213 INTRO LAB MODULE IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONA Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Experimental, laboratory, and field studies of natural history,
evolution, and animal behavior.  Computer simulations of population
genetics.  Course will begin after mid-semester break in the Fall
semester and after mid-term recess in the Spring semester.  May be taken
following BIos 211 in the Fall or in the Spring semester.
Enrollment is limited to 60.  Everyone must attend Monday lecture and
one afternoon lab section.
Prereq- Bios 211.
001 M       03:00PM-03:50PM          Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 T       01:00PM-05:00PM          Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 M       03:00PM-03:50PM          Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 W       01:00PM-05:00PM          Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0
003 M       03:00PM-03:50PM          Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0
003 TH      01:00PM-05:00PM          Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   302 BIOCHEMISTRY                             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
The final in an integrated sequence of four courses (Bios 201, 202, 301,
302).  Introduction to metabolism, membranes, electron transport,
oxidative phosphorylation, and regulation.
Prereq- Bios 301 or consent of instructor.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM CL*LEC   Palmer, Graham                 *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Rudolph, Frederick             *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   309 SEMINAR IN  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY         Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
A course based on laboratory research done outside the university which
will use seminars, discussion and papers to develop communication skills
in research.
Permission of instructor to enroll.
001 TBA     TBA                      Rudolph, Frederick             *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   310 INDEPEND.STUDY FOR UNDERGRADS            Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Program of independent study for students with previous training in the
biosciences.  Includes a research paper. Students are expected to spend
at least three hours per week in the laboratory for each semester hour
of credit.  If taken for 2 or more hours, counts as one required lab
course but not as a Group A or B course.
Prereq- Bios 201-202, 3 hours of biological sciences lab, and permission
of supervising faculty member and department chair.  May be repeated for
credit.
001 TBA     TBA                      Sass, Ronald                   *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Rudolph, Frederick             *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   311 LAB MODULE IN PROTEIN PURIFICATION       Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to biochemical laboratory techniques with an emphasis on
study of proteins.  Course taught first half of semester.  Enrollment
limited to 24 per section.
Prereq- Bios 211, prior or current enrollment in Bios 301 or
permission of instructor.
001 T       01:00PM-07:00PM BL*B5    Beason, Beth                   *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 W       01:00PM-07:00PM BL*B5    Beason, Beth                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   312 LAB MODULE IN MOLECULAR BIOL             Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to microbiological and molecular biology techniques.
Enrollment limited to 28 per section.
Prereq- Bios 211 and 311 and current or prior enrollment in Bios 301 or
permission of instructor.
Taught first half of the semester for 3-1/2 weeks.
001 MF      01:00PM-06:00PM BL*B5    Beason, Beth                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   313 LAB MODULE IN DNA SEQUENCING             Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to DNA sequencing techniques.
Enrollment limited to 28 per section. Prereq- BIOS 211 and 311 and
current or prior enrollment in BIOS 301 or permission of instructor.
Taught for 1/4 semester following midterm recess.
001 WF      01:00PM-06:00PM BL*B5    Beason, Beth                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   314 LAB MODULE IN CELL BIOLOGY               Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Application of  electron microscopy to research in cell
biology.  The course will meet the entire semester starting the second
week.  Contact the instructor for information on meeting days/times.
Students will interview a faculty investigator and design and conduct an
experiment involving preparation and examination of samples for the
electron microscope.  A written protocol will be submitted and the
completed work presented in seminar form.  Recommended for students
interested in a research career.  Limited enrollment.  Prereq- consent
of instructor (Bios 301, 311, and 341 recommended as prereq or coreq).
001 TBA     TBA                      Caprette, David                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   315 LAB MODULE IN PHYSIOLOGY                 Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Prereq- Bios 211, and 301.
An instrumentation-intensive short course in membrane electrophysiology
and vertebrate nerve and muscle physiology.  Research reports require
interpretation of laboratory data in terms of concepts at the molecular
level.  Starts the second half of the semester.  Limited enrollment.
Prereq- Bios 301 or equivalent.
001 TTHWF   01:00PM-05:00PM          Caprette, David                *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 WF      01:00PM-05:00PM TBA      Caprette, David                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   317 LAB MODULE IN BEHAVIOR                   Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Field experiments in behavior.
Prereq- Bios 213 and 321.  Work in teams to solve the mystery of
breeding systems in wild mocking birds and grackles.
001 W       02:30PM-03:30PM          Strassmann, Joan               *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   319 TROPICAL FIELD BIOLOGY                   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Emphasizes deductive, scientific approach to problem solving and
hypothesis formulation and testing in the context of the tropics.
Course focuses on ecological field techniques, the taxonomy and natural
history of tropical organisms, as well as conceptual and theoretical
approaches to ecology, and evolution.  Half semester evening lecture, 3
week field trip post-commencement.
Prereq- Bios 201, 202, 213, and permission of instructor.
001 TBA     TBA                      Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   324 WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS                       Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
A study of coastal wetland systems including floodplains, freshwater
brackish and saline marshes and consideration of estuaries and
riverine interaction with coastal marine waters.
Prereq- Bios 201,202,325,329,336, or permission of instructor.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM BL*131   Fisher Jr., Frank              *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Sass, Ronald                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   325 ECOLOGY                                  Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Study of ecological principles.  Topics include: biodiversity, disease
dynamics, global change, nutrient dynamics, and conservation.  Prereq-
BIOS 202 or permission of instructor.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM BL*123   Siemann, Evan                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   336 PLANT DIVERSITY                          Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Analysis of the physiology, morphology, and evolution of plants in terms
of adaptation to environment.
Some outdoor investigation of campus flora is planned along with a
required Saturday field trip to a local arboretum botanical garden.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM GRB*212W Heilman, Mark                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   344 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Analysis of the transmission, function, and molecular structure of the
genetic material.
Prereq- Bios 201, 202, & 301 or consent of instructor.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM BL*131   Stewart, Charles               *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   352 PHYS.CHEM FOR THE BIOSCIENCES            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Selected aspects of physical chemistry as it relates to the biosciences,
including thermodynamics, reaction rate theory, quantum mechanics, and
atomic and molecular structure.
Prereq- Chem 211, 212; Phys 125, 126 (or 101, 102), Bios 301 or
permission of instructor.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM BL*131   Olson, John                    *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Nikonowicz, Ed                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   402 UNDERGRADUATE HONORS RESEARCH            Credits 5.00  Spring 2000
See Bios 401.  Concurrent enrollment in Bios 412.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   404 GRAVITY AND LIFE: IMPORTANT PROBLEMS IN  Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Investigation of important problems in biology and bioengineering
related to the space program including analysis of the physiological
and molecular mechanisms used by living organisms to sense and respond
to mechanical stimuli.  A multi-instructor, lecture-and-discussion
course including professors from Rice University and Johnson Space
Center.
001 W       02:00PM-04:00PM SS*106   Gustin, Michael                *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  McIntire, Larry                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   412 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR           Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
See Bios 411.
Coreq- enrollment in Bios 402.
001 TBA     TBA                      Rudolph, Frederick             *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   421 NEUROBIOLOGY                             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of nervous system function.  Emphasis
on membrane and synaptic biophysics, sensory and motor systems, neuronal
plasticity, and development.  Open to juniors and seniors.
Prereq- Bios 201, 202, 301.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM BL*123   Glantz, Raymon                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   424 MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Structure and functions of microorganisms with emphasis on their
environmental, industrial and medical importance.
Coreq- Bios 302 or consent of instructor.
Prereq- Bios 201, 202, 301 or consent of instructor.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM GRB*211W Bennett, George                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   530 LAB MODULE IN NMR SPECTROSCOPY & MOLECUL Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
The students will learn to set up, acquire, and process one-dimensional
and basic two-dimensional NMR experiments. Spectral interpretation
(resonance assignment and extraction of structural information) for
nucleic acids and proteins using homonuclear and heteronuclear data will
be performed.  Molecular modeling using NMR derived structural
information will also be included. This course is designed to provide an
overview of the utility of NMR spectroscopy as it relates to the
structure and dynamics of biologically macromolecules. Offered during
first half of semester. Enrollment limited to 12, with priority to
graduate students. Prereq- Bios 352 and 481 or permission of instructor.
001 MW      01:00PM-03:00PM BL*123   Nikonowicz, Ed                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   532 LABORATORY MODULE  IN SPECTROSCOPY       Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Students will learn the principles behind fluorescence, circular
dichroism, analytical ultracentrifugation, spectroscopy and rapid
kinetics by carrying out experiments with genetically engineered
proteins and state-of-the-art equipment.  Data will be interpreted and
manipulated using curve-fitting and graphics software.  The course will
provide basic and experimental training in protein chemistry and
biophysics.  Offered during second half of spring semester.  Enrollment
limited to 12 with priority to graduate students.  Prereq- Bios 352 and
481 or permission of instructor.
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   542 SPEC.TOPS IN ECOL & EVOL BIOL            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   562 TOPICS IN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY             Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Review and discussion of the literature on current research in animal
behavior.
Prereq- Graduate status or permission of chair and instructor.
001                                  Strassmann, Joan               *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Queller, David                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   564 TOPICS IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY           Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Review and discussion of the literature on current research in
conservation biology.
Prereq- Graduate status or permission of chair and instructor.
001                                  Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   566 TOPICS IN GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM  DYNAMICS     Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Review and discussion of the literature on current research in regional
and global ecosystem dynamics.
Prereq- Graduate status or permission of chair and instructor.
001                                  Sass, Ronald                   *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Fisher Jr., Frank              *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   568 TOPICS IN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY           Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Review and discussion of literature on current research in biological
diversity.
Limited enrollment to 12.
1. Review and discussion of literature on current research in biological
  2. diversity.
---> Limited enrollment to 12.
001 M       02:00PM-03:00PM TBA      Siemann, Evan                  *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Rogers, Bill                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   582 GRAD SEM/BIOCHEM & CELL BIOL             Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
See Bios 581.
001 T       05:00PM-06:00PM BL*123   Rudolph, Frederick             *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   586 GRAD SEM/ECOL & EVOL BIOLOGY             Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Continuation of Bios 585.
001 M       03:30PM-05:30PM BL*123   Siemann, Evan                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   588 ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY                    Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Review of literature on current biosciences research.
Prereq- open to seniors and graduate students.
Enrollment is limited to 20.
001 T       02:30PM-04:00PM GRB*212W Gomer, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 TH      02:00PM-04:00PM GRB*212W Gomer, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Beckingham, Kathleen           *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   590 SPECIAL TOPICS:                          Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Development of specific topic areas at the graduate level.
Prereq- Graduate status or permission of chair and instructor.
001 TBA     TBA                      Phillips, George               *CURRENT ENR: 0
002                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   591 GRADUATE TEACHING                        Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Supervised instruction in teaching Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.
Prereq- graduate status in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology or
permission of Chair and instructor.
001 TBA     TBA                      Thornhill, Alan                *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   592 SEMINAR IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOL            Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
A discussion of selected research topics in computational biology.
Prereq- Graduate status or permission of Chair and instructor.
001 F       04:00PM-06:00PM BL*131   Palmer, Graham                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   593 SPEC TOPICS "SURVEY OF CURRENT PLANT BIO Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Discussion of selected research topics in current plant biology
literature.
Prereq- Graduate status or permission of Chair and instructor.
001 W       12:00PM-01:30PM          Braam, Janet                   *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Bartel, Bonnie                 *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Gibson, Sue                    *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   612 RESEARCH SEMINAR                         Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Continuation of Bios 611.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   622 THESIS SEMINAR                           Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOS   800 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0



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