Lab Number	Date	Subject
	Jan 6- 10	No Lab
1	Jan 13 - 17	Scientific Investigations
	Jan 20 -24	No Lab
3	Jan 27 - 31	Microscopes & Cells (Spectrophotometry - Handout)
Handout	Feb 3 - 7	Identification of Biological Molecules
4	Feb 10 -14	Diffusion and Osmosis
2	Feb 17 - 21	Enzymes
5	Feb 24 - 28	Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
	March 3 - 7	No Lab
6	March 10 - 14	Photosynthesis
	March 13, 6 pm	LAB EXAM I (Labs through Feb 28)
7	March 17 - 21	Mitosis and Meiosis
Handout	March 24 - 28	Genetic Engineering
11	March 31- April 4	Population Genetics
Handout	April 7 -11	Population and Community
	April 15, 6 pm	LAB EXAM II (Labs March 10 through April 11)

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Biol 1510 Lab
Room C111 Cherry Emerson Building. Enter the building at the southwest corner (closest to Physics);  room C111 is down the hall on the left.

Lab text:
Investigating Biology, 4th edition, Morgan, J.G. and Carter, M.E.B., 2002, Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA is available in the bookstore (3^rd edition is not acceptable). Read the introductions to each of the several exercises in each lab topic before coming to lab; you may be quizzed on their content at the beginning of lab.

Grading:
Lab attendance is mandatory. Unexcused absences may result in a substantial grade penalty. The lab grade is 25% of the course grade. Each lab exam is worth 25% of the lab grade. The remainder of the lab grade comes from lab reports, quizzes and lab participation.
Both lab exams will be given at 6:00 PM in Physics lecture room (tentative).

TIPS to the WISE

• Learn your Teaching Assistant's name.
• Photos of graduate students are in the display case next to room 201 Cherry Emerson.
• Mailboxes: room 208 Cherry Emerson.
• Offices: most TAs have an office in Cherry Emerson, IBB or EST.
• Home telephone numbers: given at the discretion of the TA.
• E-mail, e-mail, e-mail
• The Lab Manager is Marc Pline in 321 Cherry Emerson, 404-894-3701, marc.pline@biology.gatech.edu. Contact him only for lab exam conflicts or to resolve problems with your TA. Otherwise, contact your TA directly.

Lab begins at 10 minutes after the hour. DON'T BE LATE.
 For full credit, you are required to have your TA initial your data sheet and check out your workstation before you leave the lab.

If you miss a lab...

• with a legitimate excuse (see below), contact your TA ASAP. . Labs are held Mon-Fri 12-3 and 3-6. Attend another section if at all possible.
• without a legitimate excuse, contact your TA ASAP. Labs are held Mon-Fri 12-3 and 3-6. Attend another section if at all possible. Your unexcused absence will be reported to the professor at the end of the semester and you may lose a substantial amount of your grade. Whether you have an excuse or not, you are always responsible for learning all material covered in lab, making up a missed quiz, and turning in lab reports.

People arriving at an exam later than 15 minutes after the hour may not be admitted.

Per Georgia Tech rules and regulations, you may be required to present a current GT student ID when you attend an exam. Failure to do so may result in your earning a zero.

If you miss a lab exam...
Contact Marc Pline ASAP. If you have a legitimate excuse with support documents, a makeup exam will be scheduled. If you don't have a legitimate excuse, you will have earned a zero.

Legitimate excuses
Georgia Tech activities- students will be allowed to make up labs or exams to attend sanctioned events. Official notification and request for absence are readily available from the appropriate school authority, and should be presented to your TA in advance.
Illness - you must have a note signed by a physician indicating that you were restricted during the time of a lab/exam because of illness and unable to attend.
Death in the family -- please bring a note from the person officiating (not a family member) requesting that you be excused for a specific period of time.
Flat tires / car trouble - this has become a favorite catch-all excuse for missing exams or being late. Whether it is legitimate or not, it is unacceptable. Give yourself enough time to be able to change a tire if necessary, take a bus or taxi, or catch a ride with a friend.

Cheating & Related Topics

Anyone found possessing and/or using the Instructor's Edition of the lab manual will receive an immediate zero for the entire lab portion of Biology 1510.

At the Lab Manager's discretion, instances of cheating will be referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. This may include reprimand, receiving a failing grade in the course, academic probation or suspension from Georgia Tech. All it takes is one incident.
Use "Word" with caution. Copies of lab exams given in introductory biology labs are strictly prohibited from being removed from the test area. Copying old lab reports is cheating and can backfire on you. Working with another student on a lab exercise in lab is legitimate; copying their report is not.

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