A one semester upper division laboratory course, using living invertebrates to study physiology using experimental techniques such as electrophysiology, respirometry, behavioral assays, microscopy and image analysis. In multi-week labs, students will learn physiology laboratory techniques and use them to gather data to test hypotheses they generate related to physiological phenomena in a variety of animal species in the lab. Students will also perform extensive analysis of data, including calculations of physiological values, statistical analysis, and data visualization, and learn techniques for automated data analysis. Lectures introduce students to the skills and animals used in lab, and core concepts of physiology. There will be 1 hour lecture and 3 hours of lab per week. Approximately 1 hour of preparatory work each week and 1-2 hours of work after lab each week. Designed for students in Cellular and Organismal Physiology major, but suitable for students in any major who have completed one semester of college biology lecture and one semester of college biology lab. Course assessments include lab and lecture assignments, group research plans and research reports, group lab notebooks, and lab participation and performance. Grading is based on mastery of (a) knowledge and application of knowledge of core concepts in physiology and specific animals studied in class and (b) mastery of skills in generating and testing questions, data collection and analysis using invertebrates, effectively working as part of a lab team.
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