Biology of Aging - (BSC 3022)

Fall 2014 Syllabus

Sections: 001 (Ref#: 91756)
version 1.5

Instructor: Dr. Ashok Upadhaa Oc! "ours: !on" #ed $:00%
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Oc!: (S) $01 *+es" *h+rs 5:00%6:00 p'
#$on!: (,1&) 97-%-5$- a.so / appoint'ent
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Class &!!ting ti&!'location:
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#r!r!)uisit!s: (S3 1005" (S3 10$0" or (S3 $010 9ith a 3= or /etter is the
prere>+isite for this co+rse.
Cours! ,!scri-tion an* Outco&!s
An o8er8ie9 of 'o.ec+.ar and phsio.o6ica. aspects of the a6in6 process in
h+'an sste's 9i.. /e e?p.ored thro+6h .ect+re" readin6s and occasiona.
8ideos. St+dents 9i.. kno9 the f+nction of 'a@or h+'an sste's and
+nderstand the aspects of ce..+.ar and 'o.ec+.ar chan6es that occ+r in the
a6in6 process: st+dents 6ain an +nderstandin6 of the 'a@or diseases associated
9ith a6in6: st+dents 9i.. a.so +nderstand the 'a@or theories of a6in6: st+dents
9i.. appreciate so'e of the socia. and ethica. iss+es in8o.8ed 9ith a6in6.
*he e?a's 9i.. test o+r a/i.it to +nderstand ke CONCEPTS in /io.o6" app.
those concepts to so.8e pro/.e's" and 'e'oriAe ter'ino.o6 and occasiona.
che'ica. str+ct+res. S+ccess depends +pon re6+.ar. attendin6 .ect+re" takin6
thoro+6h notes" re8ie9in6 the .ect+re 'ateria." and keepin6 +p 9ith the assi6ned
readin6.
For&at
3o+rse topics are .isted in the order co8ered fo..o9in6 in this s..a/+s. Four
!.a&s 9i.. /e ad'inistered in c.ass on the dates sho9n" and 'ake +p /40 of the
Bna. co+rse 6rade. An optiona. 1nal !.a& 9i.. a.so /e 6i8en" 9hich is f+rther
e?p.ained /e.o9. 2in! )ui33!s 9i.. /e assi6ned thro+6h 3an8as as anno+nced in
c.ass and o8er e%'ai.. *he >+iAAes 'ake +p 140 of the Bna. co+rse 6rade. All
questions are drawn from material presented during the lectures.
(!5i!6 s$!!ts 9i.. /e pro8ided as a too. to he.p process the co+rse 'ateria..
*he Can5as co+rse 'ana6e'ent sste' 9i.. /e +sed e?tensi8e. thro+6ho+t
this co+rse to post co+rse 'ateria. (inc.+din6 7o9er7oint s.ides" re8ie9 sheets" and
8ideos)" to post 6rades" to assi6n1post >+iAAes" to 'ake anno+nce'ents / e%'ai."
to co''+nicate / the disc+ssion /oard" and for 8irt+a. C and A sessions (+sin6
5..+'inate). It is your responsibility to insure that you have Canvas access and are
receiving course e-mails. 3an8as can /e accessed thro+6h https:11'.+sf.ed+.
7ra*!s
3o+rse 6rades 9i.. /e /ased on perfor'ance on the .ect+re e?a's and 3an8as
>+iAAes 6i8en thro+6ho+t the se'ester.
Eams!
5?a's 9i.. consist of '+.tip.e choice >+estions" 9ith occasiona. tr+e%fa.se
and1or 'atchin6 >+estions. 5ach e?a' 9i.. test o+r kno9.ed6e of the co+rse
'ateria. co8ered since the pre8io+s e?a': the +se of an notes or /ooks d+rin6
e?a's is prohi/ited. "tudents must bring #$ pencils% their & numbers% and a
clearly identi'able photo I.(. to all eams.
*he fo+r e?a's are 9ei6hted e>+a.." 9ith each contri/+tin6 210 of the Bna.
co+rse 6rade. A co'prehensi8e Bna. e?a' 9orth the e>+i8a.ent of one e?a' 9i..
/e 6i8en d+rin6 Bna.s 9eek" and is optiona. for st+dents 9ho are passin6 the c.ass.
If a student is satis'ed with their course grade following the lecture eams and
qui))es% they may elect *+, to ta-e the 'nal eam. 4o9e8er" if a st+dent 'isses
a .ect+re e?a'" or if s1he is not passin6 or is not satisBed 9ith their 6rade" the
sho+.d take the Bna.. ;f a st+dent takes a.. fo+r .ect+re e?a's and the Bna." the
.o9est of the B8e 6rades 9i.. /e dropped and the re'ainin6 fo+r e?a' 6rades 9i..
/e +sed to deter'ine the Bna. 6rade. (*akin6 the Bna. e?a' 9i.. ne8er .o9er the
Bna. co+rse 6rade.)
;t is i'possi/.e to predict 9hat circ+'stances 'a arise to co'pro'ise s+ccess
on an partic+.ar e?a'. ,herefore% it is in a student.s best interest not to miss an
eam/ ; stron6. reco''end that o+ .ea8e for c.ass ear. on e?a' das" so that
o+ arri8e on ti'e and do not .ose testin6 ti'e: for st+dents 9ith 'ornin6 c.asses"
a second (/ack%+p) a.ar' c.ock that does not depend on e.ectricit is ad8isedD
0a-e-up eams will only be provided for accidents with accompanying
documentation1 see below.
3o'p.eted e?a's 'a /e 8ie9ed for a .i'ited ti'e fo..o9in6 their 6radin6 (see
EFie9in6 e?a'sG +nder 7o.icies).
5?a'ination sched+.e
5?a' 1: *+esda" Septe'/er 16
5?a' $: *h+rsda" Hcto/er 1-
5?a' &: *+esda" <o8e'/er -
$
5?a' -: *h+rsda" Dece'/er -
)ina. 5?a': *h+rsda" Dece'/er 11 (10:00 a' 2 1$:00 p') in .ect+re
ha..
(rop deadline! "aturday% *ovember 1 at 5 pm.
0a-ing up missed wor-!
E!ake%+p e?a'sG 9i.. /e per'itted in those cases 9here co'p.etin6 an e?a' is
pre8ented / 1) unforeseen circumstances (5?: i..ness" accident" or death of a
c.ose fa'i. 'e'/er) or $) special circumstances (5?: participation in a
conference" ath.etic e8ent" or co+rt date). 0a-e-ups are only applicable if a
student has not yet completed a particular assessment.
!ake%+ps '+st /e re>+ested as soon as reasona/. possi/.e 6i8en the
conditions re>+irin6 a 'ake%+p. )or e?a'p.e" in E+nforeseen circ+'stancesG the
instr+ctor 9o+.d idea.. /e contacted (5)HR5 a sched+.ed e?a' took p.ace. )or
Especia. circ+'stancesG" the instr+ctor '+st /e notiBed AS SHH< AS the conIict
arises" tpica.. at the /e6innin6 of the se'ester.
In all cases% unambiguous documentation 2ustifying the ma-e-up must be
provided before the ma-e-up will be administered. EUna'/i6+o+s doc+'entationG
'+st 8erif the date of the e'er6enc as 9e.. as sho9 its app.ica/i.it to that
st+dent. 5?a'p.es inc.+de: a doctorGs note /earin6 the st+dentGs na'e (for an
i..ness)" a hospita. 8isitorGs pass or f+nerar notice (for i..ness1death of a c.ose
fa'i. 'e'/er)" or a to9in6 receipt1po.ice report 9ith the st+dentGs na'e (for car
pro/.e's or accidents).
A.. 'ake%+ps 9i.. occ+r in the instr+ctorGs oJce. ,he format of ma-e-ups may
di3er from the regular assessment in their length% the questions as-ed% and the
types of questions 4which may include short-answer or essay questions5. Since
'ake%+p assess'ents are diKerent fro' those 6i8en to the rest of the c.ass" an
Epoint ad@+st'entsG 'ade to the c.assG assess'ent 'a not /e app.ica/.e.
*o acco''odate the needs of st+dents" /+t at the sa'e ti'e a8oid /+rdens on
.i'ited ti'e and reso+rces" sanctioned 'ake%+p e?a's 9i.. +*67 /e 6i8en on the
fo..o9in6 dates:
!ake%+p for 5?a' 1: )rida" Septe'/er $6 0 10 a'
!ake%+p for 5?a' $: )rida" Hcto/er $- 0 10 a'
!ake%+p for 5?a' &: )rida" <o8e'/er 1- 0 10 a'
!ake%+p for 5?a' -: *(A
8ui))es!
C+iAAes 9i.. consist of '+.tip.e choice >+estions. 5ach >+iA is Eopen%/ookG and
Eopen%notesG" and 9i.. test o+r kno9.ed6e of 'ateria. recent. co8ered in .ect+re.
C+iAAes are ti'ed" and e?ceedin6 the ti'e .i'it 'a res+.t in point ded+ctions.
*pica.." st+dents 9i.. ha8e L 1%& das to co'p.ete each >+iA. 8ui))es may post
on any day of the wee- 40-95% at any time of day.
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A tota. of 9 >+iAAes 9i.. /e 6i8en / 3an8as /efore the end of the se'ester.
5ach >+iA 9i.. co+nt $M to9ard the Bna. co+rse 6rade for a tota. of 140: the
.o9est >+iA 6rade 9i.. /e dropped. ,here are no ma-e-up qui))es.
:oint deductions will be applied to qui))es which eceed the time-limit. )or
e8er 'in+te e?ceeded" the 8a.+e of one >+estion 9i.. /e s+/tracted fro' the tota.
>+iA 6rade. (Use a 9atchD <ot /ein6 a/.e to EseeG the on%screen ti'er is <H* a
8a.id e?c+se for 8io.atin6 the ti'e .i'it.)
A ke for each >+iA 9i.. /e posted fo..o9in6 once it c.oses. An >+estions o8er
perfor'ance or content sho+.d /e addressed 9ith the instr+ctor as soon as
possi/.e.
C+iA sched+.e: *(A
,echnical problems! Hccasiona.. a co'p+ter 'a E.ock +pG or .ose connecti8it
d+rin6 a >+iA. !oAi..a )irefo? is reco''ended o8er ;nternet 5?p.orer: 9ire.ess or
other +nsta/.e connections sho+.d /e a8oided. ;f a pro/.e' does occ+r" notif the
instr+ctor immediately so that the >+iA 'a /e reset. ,echnical problems 0&", be
reported at the time they are 'rst encountered: an pro/.e's reported once a >+iA
has c.osed 9i.. not 'erit a reset. (o *+, wait until the last moment to complete a
qui)/
Con'rming qui) grades: ;t is the st+dentGs responsi/i.it to conBr' that the ha8e
recei8ed a 6rade for each >+iA. Hnce a >+iA is co'p.eted" 3an8as 9i.. report the
>+iA score. ;owever% students must C+*9I<0 their qui) grade by viewing the
gradeboo-. ()irst c.ick on 3HURS5 *HHNS" then on !O PRAD5S.) An concerns
a/o+t a >+iA 6rade '+st /e addressed 9ith the instr+ctor i''ediate. / e%'ai..
;f no response is recei8ed 9ithin $- ho+rs" it is the st+dentGs responsi/i.it to
p+rs+e the iss+e 9ith the instr+ctor /efore the ne?t c.ass period.
Netter 6rades for the co+rse are assi6ned /ased on the fo..o9in6 sca.e:
A 8 /9:;-1000
B 8 <9:;-/9:40
C 8 49:;-<9:40
, 8 ;9:;-49:40
F = or 8 ;9:4
7.+s1'in+s 6rades 9i.. not /e assi6ned in this co+rse. Ad@+st'ents or Ec+r8esG
are sometimes 6i8en for speciBc >+estions on an e?a'" /+t sho+.d not /e
e?pected. Since each e?a' is e8a.+ated in t+rn" there is no c+r8e of the Bna.
co+rse 6rades at the end of the se'ester. *here is a.so no Ec+toKG that dictates
ho9 'an peop.e 9i.. 'ake AGs" (Gs" 3Gs" etc.
=Etra credit. assignments of any -ind will not be o3ered in this course. S+ccess
re>+ires that a st+dent de'onstrate their 'aster of the co+rse 'ateria. on the
assess'ents 6i8en.
#olici!s
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Attendance! S+ccess in this co+rse re>+ires attendin6 a.. .ect+res. *he .ect+re
presentations are the on. co'p.ete 6+ide to 9hat 9i.. /e tested in >+iAAes and
e?a's. *here is no E6radeG 6i8en for attendin6 .ect+re: it is ass+'ed that a..
st+dents +nderstand the 8a.+e of doin6 so and do not 'iss c.ass. 7.ease arri8e
c.ass H< *;!5 and sta for the 5<*;R5 .ect+re. Nea8in6 c.ass ear. is distractin6 to
the a+dience as 9e.. as the .ect+rer. ;f o+ need to .ea8e ear. d+e to +n+s+a.
circ+'stances" p.ease sit near an ais.e at the /ack of the .ect+re ha.. to 'ini'iAe
c.ass disr+ption. *ot attending class and ta-ing thorough class notes is a good
recipe for failure.
Uni8ersit e'er6enc: ;n the e8ent of an e'er6enc" it 'a /e necessar for US)
to s+spend nor'a. operations. D+rin6 this ti'e" US) 'a opt to contin+e de.i8er
of instr+ction thro+6h 'ethods that inc.+de /+t are not .i'ited to: 3an8as"
5..+'inate" Skpe" and e%'ai. 'essa6in6 and1or an a.ternate sched+.e. ;tGs the
responsi/i.it of the st+dent to 'onitor the 3an8as site for each c.ass for co+rse%
speciBc co''+nication" and the 'ain US)" 3o..e6e" and depart'ent 9e/sites" e%
'ai.s" and !o(+.. 'essa6es for i'portant 6enera. infor'ation.
Classroom conduct! ; 9i.. endea8o+r to interact 9ith a.. indi8id+a.s in this c.ass in a
professiona. 'anner" /oth in and o+t of the c.assroo': ; re>+est the sa'e of o+.
As a co+rtes to o+r fe..o9 st+dents and instr+ctor" p.ease do not con8erse d+rin6
.ect+res.
Cellular phones! !akin6 or recei8in6 ca..s" te?t 'essa6in6" and takin6 photos 9ith
a ce.. phone d+rin6 .ect+res are e?tre'e. distractin6 and prohi/ited in this c.ass.
As a co+rtes to o+r fe..o9 st+dents and instr+ctor" p.ease keep ce.. phones and
pa6ers s9itched co'p.ete. oK for the d+ration of this c.ass. >I+6A,I+* +9 ,;I"
:+6IC7 ?I66 <E"&6, I* 6+"" +9 ,;E :<I>I6E@E +9 (<+::I*@ 8&IAAE" +<
EBA0".
6aptops! *he +se of .aptops for takin6 c.ass notes is per'itted. +ther use of
laptops 4to surf the ?eb% chec- e-mail% instant message% is etremely distracting to
nearby students and is unacceptable.
<ecording lectures! Oo+ 'a 'ake a+dio recordin6s of .ect+res for persona. +se.
*he sa.e of 9ritten or recorded .ect+res is for/idden.
Communicating with me! >u!stions as?!* *uring l!ctur!s faci.itate .earnin6"
and are a 8ita. part of this c.ass. *he a..o9 'e to 6a+6e 9hether the co8era6e of
a topic 9as c.ear" or if f+rther c.ariBcation is needed. 7ose >+estions / raisin6 a
hand or @+st sain6 Q>+estionR o+t .o+d. (<ote: ; 9i.. not respond to >+estions o8er
the co+rse content on e?a' das.)
Ad'inistrati8e 'atters re>+ire deeper consideration and cannot /e hand.ed in
the .ect+re ha... )or e?a'p.e" re>+ests for 'ake%+p e?a's '+st /e 'ade in '
oJce. 7.ease /rin6 an doc+'entation needin6 co'p.etion to ' oJce.
H+tside of the c.assroo'" ; 'a /e reached in the fo..o9in6 9as:
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; 9i.. 'aintain re6+.ar oc! $ours 9here o+ 'a ask an >+estions o8er
co+rse content or an ad'inistrati8e iss+es. ;f o+ cannot 'ake ' oJce
ho+rs d+e to an acade'ic conIict" ; a' a.so a8ai.a/.e / appoint'ent.
Appoint'ents are +s+a.. sched+.ed / e%'ai.: p.ease send 'e ANN ti'es
that o+ are a8ai.a/.e o8er a $%& da%period" and ; 9i.. respond 9ith a speciBc
ti'e to 'eet.
; 9i.. a.so ans9er >+estions o8er the t!l!-$on!.
; 9i.. ans9er >+estions thro+6h !-&ail. 7.ease assist 'e / fo..o9in6 the e%
'ai. po.icies ; ha8e .isted /e.o9. ?hile e-mail is easy to send% it is also
informal and often cryptic. It is not the preferred way to discuss complicated
topics or sensitive personal issues.
CC:lease do not send e-mails through Canvas/ "end directly to my address
above.CC
:olicies for e-mail:
"tate your full name and indicate which course you are enrolled in. ; often
teach '+.tip.e co+rses" so this he.ps 'e deter'ine the conte?t of o+r
>+estion.
Use correct 6ra''ar1spe..in6" and the appropriate science ter'ino.o6.
5ach st+dent is responsi/.e for hand.in6 their o9n acade'ics. Do not send
>+estions or co''ents on /eha.f of another st+dent(s).
C+estions o8er co+rse 'ateria.D
C+estions o8er 'ateria. and re8ie9 sheets sho+.d de'onstrate so'e prior
tho+6ht. Net 'e kno9 ho9 far o+ ha8e co'e" and specif e?act. 9here
o+r conf+sion .ies.
A8oid referencin6 re8ie9 sheet >+estions / number alone.
)or se>+entia. e?chan6es dea.in6 9ith the sa'e topic" p.ease 'aintain the
thread / inc.+din6 pre8io+s 'essa6es.
;f an e%'ai.ed >+estion is too .on6 to ans9er" ; 'a re>+est that o+ co'e to
' oJce to disc+ss it.
C+estions o8er co+rse /+sinessD
I will *+, repeat information covered in class or given in this syllabus% such
as!
o 9hen e?a's are sched+.ed
o 9hat 'ateria. to st+d for an e?a'
o 9hen e?a' 6rades 9i.. /e posted
Do not +se 3an8as to atte'pt to o/tain the a/o8e infor'ation fro' other
st+dents. A.so" do not ad8ertise non%co+rse%re.ated acti8ities +sin6 3an8as.
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>iewing eams! A.. e?a' papers 9i.. /e kept / the instr+ctor. *his is necessar
/eca+se ; teach the sa'e co+rses repeated. and recc.e e?a' >+estions. ; do
ho9e8er 9ant e8er st+dent to ha8e the opport+nit to 8ie9 their e?a' / 8isitin6
oJce ho+rs. Indeed% it is recommended that students view their eams for one or
more of the following reasons!
1) *H N5AR<: ;dentif 9hat o+ 'issed and 9h.
$) *o fa'i.iariAe o+rse.f 9ith ' testin6 st.e" to /etter approach the
re'ainin6 e?a's.
&) Ferif that the e?a' 9as 6raded correct.. (5rrors in >+estions are rare /+t
do occ+r: ; a' open to Ehearin6%o+tG the rationa.e for se.ectin6 a partic+.ar
ans9er.)
-) Re8ie9 for the co'prehensi8e Bna. e?a' (if app.ica/.e).
St+dents 'a 8ie9 e?a's d+rin6 oJce ho+rs +nti. the end of the 9eek
fo..o9in6 the 9eek e?a' scores 9ere posted. After this ti'e" e?a's 9i.. no .on6er
/e a8ai.a/.e for 8ie9in6. (;f o+ cannot attend ' oJce ho+rs" p.ease contact 'e
/ as soon as possible so that an a.ternate 8ie9in6 ti'e can /e sched+.ed.)
It is the student.s responsibility to con'rm that a grade has been assigned for
each eam ta-en by viewing grades posted on myusf. If a student wishes to
question the grading of an eam% sEhe must do so within this period. (Uni8ersit
po.ic dec.ares that 6rade disp+tes and 6rie8ances 9i.. not /e considered / the Depart'ent or
3o..e6e after a period of & 'onths fo..o9in6 the .ast e?a'.)
<eligious observances! St+dents 9ho anticipate the necessit of 'issin6 a
sched+.ed e?a'(s) d+e to the o/ser8ation of a 'a@or re.i6io+s ho.ida '+st
pro8ide notice of the date(s) to 'e" in 9ritin6" / the second c.ass 'eetin6.
"pecial accommodations: St+dents 9ith specia. needs sho+.d pro8ide
doc+'entation of these needs fro' the Acade'ic S+pport and Acco''odations
for St+dents 9ith Disa/i.ities oJce at the /e6innin6 of the co+rse.
Academic (ishonesty:
St+dents '+st prod+ce ans9ers to e?a' >+estions thro+6h their o9n
independent eKort. Copying andEor verifying answers from another student.s
eam is prohibited. 6i-ewise% permitting another student to view your own
answers is prohibited. *o a8oid /ein6 s+spected of d+p.icit" p.ease keep o+r
ees on o+r o9n e?a's d+rin6 testin6. Do not .ook at other e?a's or at other
st+dentsD ;f o+ s+spect that o+r 9ork has /een copied" notif an e?a' proctor or
the instr+ctor i''ediate..
St+dents 9ho cheat 9i.. /e prosec+ted to the f+.. e?tent of +ni8ersit po.ic: this
'a res+.t in a 6rade of E))G /ein6 entered into o+ acade'ic record (fai.+re d+e to
cheatin6). It is in'nitely better to bite the bullet with a bad grade than ruin your
academic record by dishonesty. (See pa6es -5%-6 of the c+rrent +nder6rad+ate
cata.o6+e for 9hat constit+tes acade'ic dishonest and the conse>+ences" 9hich
'a /e fo+nd at $tt-:''666:ugs:usf:!*u'catalogs'0;04'a*a*a-:$t&.)
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I reserve the right to modify any part of this syllabus at any time for the improved
functioning or fairness of the course.
Succ!!*ing in BSC 3022
;t is ' 9ish that each of o+ s+cceed in /io.o6. ;n ' ro.e as instr+ctor" ; 9i..
teach the 'ateria. for 9hich o+ are responsi/.e for on each e?a'" 'aintain
re6+.ar oJce ho+rs to ans9er >+estions" and pro8ide access to co+rse 'ateria. .ike
the 7o9er7oint .ect+res. 4o9e8er: AS THE STUDENT, THE BURDEN OF THE
WORK IS ON YOU: Attendin6 .ect+res a.one does not 6+arantee s+ccess:
.earnin6 is an acti8e process re>+irin6 co''it'ent and dedication.
*he fo..o9in6 thin6s are ke to s+cceedin6 in this co+rse:
Att!n* class an* ta?! t$oroug$ lecture notes:
(rin6 te?t/ooks or posted 7o9er7oint s.ides to c.ass to 8ie9 and 'ark on the
B6+res" as the are co8ered.
Stu*y t$! lecture notes lat!r t$! sa&! *ay O( lat!r t$at 6!!? to
@%A(2 &at!rial:
;f o+ do not +nderstand so'ethin6 co8ered in c.ass" o+ '+st seek o+t
he.p. 4e.p 'a /e fo+nd in 1) the te?t/ook" $) the ;nternet" &) the instr+ctor"
and -) o+r c.ass'ates.
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+ast!r lecture notes by t$oroug$ly ans6!ring t$! )u!stion on t$!
revie s!eets:
<ote: re8ie9 >+estions are <H* intended to si'+.ate e?a' >+estions. 5?a'
>+estions 9i.. /e speciBc and 'a dea. 9ith detai.s.
(!5i!6 t$! lecture notes in t$! 6!!? l!a*ing u- to t$! !.a&:
(!a* t$! assign!* c$a-t!rs in t$! te"t#oo$A -r!f!rably b!for!
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Biology of Aging Lecture Topics

for Fall 2014

Topic Chapter (Digiovanna
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Introduction to Aging 1
Molecules, Cells and Theories 2
Exam 1*
Integumentary System 3
Circulatory System 4
Respiratory System
Exam 2
!er"ous System #
$ndocrine System 14
Exam 3
Reproducti"e System 13
Cancer %%
Aging &enes %%
Exam 4

Topics are subject to rearrangement or change.

*The timing of the coverage of course material in relation to the exams dates is approximate,
and will var depending upon how !uic"l the course topics are covered, unexpected loss of
lecture time due to e!uipment failure or inclement weather, etc.
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