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Anatomy
and Physiology I
Trimester 1 Description
Course Number: 244313 11th grade AMST with Dr.
Don DeWitt in room 227
v1: 8 / 29 / 09
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Course
Overview:
- Anatomy
and Physiology Background DETAILS:
- Anatomy
and Physiology I is the major core biology course around which the
Academy of Medical Science Technology (AMST) student focuses his or her
studies at Bergen County Academies (BCA). This course provides a
thorough background in cell anatomy and physiology and the beginning of
a study of neuroscience (tri3) at a college level. The completion of
the study of neuroscience occurs in A& P II, an elective for AMST
seniors.
- Details
of the curriculum and assessments for A&P I may be found by
returning to the A&P Sitemap menu and selecting any of the
trimester websites for A&P I.
- How is A&P I different from A&P II?
- Beginning
with the class of 2007 AMST students take A&P I during their junior
year for about 4 hours (12 mods) per week.
- A&P II is an optional elective (two hours per week) available only to AMST seniors.
- Having ...
- taught many many "premed, prevet, etc" courses since 1973,
- taught college "premed" courses at Stevens for eight years, and
- taught at BCA since 1992,
- I
have decided what is best for our students is to be exposed to
sophisticated biology coursework with the philosophy "Less is
More".
- What that means, is that my A&P I and II sequence is basically a Neuroscience course.
- The critical understanding of animal cell structure and function is explored during trimester I and II of A&P I.
- Then
in trimester III, we begin the study of Neuroscience with a focus on
the primary cells involved (neurons and glial cells). This does
include electrophysiology of the neuron (e.g. action potential
generation and conduction as well as synaptic transmission)
- At
the end of this first year, students will have the option of applying
for A&P II, which will complete the study of Neuroscience including
the spinal cord, sensory systems and the brain.
- Since
the nervous system talks and listens to all of the other organs in the
body, the nervous system is a great foundation for the study of the
other organs sometime in the future.
- Why not run a survey course?
- To be successful in college, one needs to
enter knowing how to tackle challenging material in quantity. So
my goal is to teach my students how to study this material.
- If I take a less in-depth approach, many
students are fooled into thinking they can handle the "premed" way of
life, and then they find out the hard way in college (anxiety and $$$)
that "premed" is not their cup of tea.
- I have told my students many times, that
if I can help them to decide that they do NOT wish to follow a "premed,
prevet, etc" path, then I am completely happy that they will not be
wasting their time. They can then enter college with new goals
that are more realistic.
- Why is A&PII an elective?
- I also realize that not every AMST student intends to study some
field of medicine, or disciplines where a complete course is needed.
However, for those who plan to work in a medically related field, or
who are just in love Personal Performance Assessment Opportunities
(PPAOs), A & P II is offered.
- Please note that A&P II meets only two hours per week, and that there will be only two sections available.
- So enrollment in A&P II will be competitive based upon examination
performances during A&P I. A ranking list will be created and that
will be used by the scheduling department for admission to A&P II.
- You want more?
- Other A&P-like electives (two hours/week) include:
- Virology and Immunology which cover the physiology of the immune system and
- Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology which covers the circulatory and respiratory systems.
- What about Physiological Control Systems?
- Physiological Control Systems (PCS) is an AEDT core course and an
elective for all students except AMST students. PCS is a one trimester
introduction to the control theory of the human body which is covered
in greater depth in A&P I so there is no need to take PCS if you
are in AMST.
- Details
of the curriculum and assessments for A&P I Trimester 1 may be
found by scrolling down. In addition, Trimester 2 and 3 information may
be assessed as well via A&P Sitemap. A&P II information is also available via the A&PII Sitemap.
- Anatomy
and Physiology TRIMESTER 1 CURRICULUM:
- The first two thirds of this course is an
exploration of CELL
ANATOMY and PHYSIOLOGY.
- Before
one can understand how cells function, the molecules used to build and
operate cells need to be explored so biochemistry is the topic of
trimester 1.
- Trimester 1 Units:
- For planning purposes...
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- Anatomy
and Physiology INSTRUCTOR:
- Dr. DeWitt was
formally educated at the Univeristy of Michigan where he was awarded a
PhD in the area of cardiovascular physiology. He is a former
Professor
in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Stevens
Institute
of Technology. He has taught physiology concepts to various students
ranging
from high school to collegiate undergraduate, nursing, medical, and
graduate
students since 1973. Dr. D. is the first biology instructor at Bergen
County
Academies and was instrumental in the creation of the science
curriculum
in AAST and AEDT. He currently teaches core courses for AEDT and
AMST. He also teaches a number of electives in
biology
and physiology. All of his courses may be accessed at Dr.
DeWitt's Websites Index.
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Student
Objectives:
Assignments:
- Assessments for the students
include:
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1) |
THREE Draw Those Molecules homework projects
(12% each = 36% of trimester 1 final grade)
| a) | Carbohydrates | | b) | Proteins
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DTM #1
DTM #2
DTM #3
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2) |
TWO current
events reports
(3% each = 6% of trimester 1 final grade) |
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3) |
ONE research paper: My
Favorite
Molecule of Life
(12% of trimester 1 final grade)
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4) |
ONE vocabulary homework / in-class quiz project
(12% of trimester 1 final grade)
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VOCAB #1
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5) |
ONE in-class
exams (a.k.a. Personal Performance Assessment Opportunity or
PPAO)
(29% of trimester 1 final grade) |
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| PPAO #1A/B:
A combination of ten multiple choice questions, five short answer
questions,
two labeled diagrams and one essay question taken from a list of three
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PPAO
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6) |
Spirit
(5% of trimester 1 final grade) |
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- Due
dates and values of each assignment are available at: DUE
DATES
Resources:
- Textbooks:
- Hole's
Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 8th ed. by Shier,
Butler,
and Lewis, 2003 will
be used for A&P during all trimesters as an introductory reference. Please click on the book's title above to visit the
publisher's
website.
- Campbell's Biology, 5th ed.,
1999. Biology
will be used primarily during trimester 1 and 2 of A&P I as a
resource for our study of Cell Physiology. Any out-of-date
information will be correctd by the instructor.
- Panels:
- THE
major source of information in this course will be a collection of
notes that you will create through class room activities. The
famous PANELS will bring to you the latest information on each
topic. Please bring to class a 3-ring notebook that will allow
you to efficiently and safely store your precious class notes.
You WILL understand the word precious after just a few weeks in this
course. Ask any AMST senior about the value of their class notes, and
how the would feel if they were lost.
- Internet
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