BIO181 (General Biology for Biology Majors I)
Lecture Slide Shows

Below you will find links to the PowerPoint slide shows that I present in class. The ideal way to use them for study is to view each slide show while listening to the corresponding lecture recording*. I'll make an effort during class to announce which slide I am on, so you can follow along at home. While all of the links are active, I might still make changes to the slide shows up until the time the corresponding lecture is given in class. This is one reason why I don't recommend printing out the slide shows ahead of time. The other reason is that I don't recommend using a print-out of the slide show as a template on which to take notes. I think it is much better to take notes on blank notebook paper during the live lecture. If you want to add notes to the slides, you should do that later, while reviewing and reorganizing your notes.

Lecture PowerPoint version PDF versions
1 slide per page 2 slides per page 6 slides per page
Ch. 01: Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life X X X X
Ch. 02: The Chemical Context of Life X X X X
Ch. 03: Water and the Fitness of the Environment X X X X
Ch. 04: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life X X X X
Ch. 05: The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules X X X X
Ch. 06: A Tour of the Cell X X X X
Ch. 07: Membrane Structure and Function X X X X
Ch. 08: An Introduction to Metabolism X X X X
Ch. 09: Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy X X X X
Ch. 10: Photosynthesis X X X X
Ch. 12: The Cell Cycle X X X X
Ch. 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance X X X X
Ch. 17: From Gene to Protein X X X X
Ch. 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles X X X X
Ch. 14: Mendel and the Gene Idea
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Ch. 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
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*To access the lecture recordings, see the website for your specific class section.


Laboratory Slide Shows
Metric System
Saltwater Boiling