BIOL 1201 : Biology 1201 Exam 1 Notes
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Quote of the day: things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler. - albert einstein. *need the textbook but do not bring it to class! To get the basic pieces- remember and understand before you walk through that door. What is science: understanding the natural world, study of how the world works, understanding and applying. What do scientists do: make observations, attempt to discern patterns, assume that the future is like the past. Observation generalization or model predictions or hypothesis test (back to observations/ right back where we started/ circular process) Day 2 bio notes- electrons, bonds, and science! Basic chemistry: we are going to begin by using a reductionist approach. Scale of nature: what are the sizes of biologically important structures log. "like dissolves like" atoms: smallest unit of matter separable by normal chemical means. Smallest unit of an element, that retains all of the elements properties.
