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Biology Crash Course!

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16 sessions

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This series ended on September 28, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

We will discuss major topics in Biology each week, from biochemistry to anatomy! NOTE: The amount of sessions after the orientation, along with the topics discussed in these sessions, is tentative. Please check the series description periodically to stay up to date.

Tutored by

Prattay B 🇺🇸

Certified in 10 topics

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Hello! I am a high school student from Massachusetts, and I love studying Mathematics and Biological sciences.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

You are free to attend/skip whichever sessions you want. If you need to be absent during a session you really wanted to attend, meet up with me during office hours to discuss any questions you might have!

DISCLAIMER: Some of the topics covered in sessions require knowledge of topics discussed in previous sessions. If you are going to skip sessions, please ensure that you are familiar with those prerequisite topics.

SESSION 1

15

Jul

SESSION 1

Orientation

Fri 10:00 PM - 10:20 PM UTCJul 15, 10:00 PM - 10:20 PM UTC

This first session, i'll be meeting up with you guys to get a better understanding of what you guys want to cover in the next sessions!

SESSION 2

18

Jul

SESSION 2

Biology

Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 18, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

BIOCHEMISTRY

- The structure of atoms, chemical reactions, atomic bonds, ions
- Why is water so utterly amazing?
- Introduction to the Mighty, Magnificent Macromolecules

SESSION 3

20

Jul

SESSION 3

Biology

Wed 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 20, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

CENTRAL DOGMA

- More on Proteins + Nucleic Acids
- Central Dogma
- DNA Synthesis
- Protein Synthesis (Transcription, Post-Transcriptional Processing, Translation)

SESSION 4

23

Jul

SESSION 4

Review

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 23, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

This is just some time to take a breather, and cement our knowledge of topics we have covered so far. Here is what I plan to do:

- Q&A Session
- Review of problem sets

SESSION 5

25

Jul

SESSION 5

Biology

Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 25, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

GENETICS | MENDELIAN

- Introduction to Genetics
- Gregor Mendel's Contribution to Genetics
- Punnett Squares
- Introduction to Non-Mendelian Genetics

SESSION 6

27

Jul

SESSION 6

Biology

Wed 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 27, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

GENETICS | NON-MENDELIAN

- Sex-Linked Traits
- Sex-Determination Systems
- Multiallelic and Polygenic Traits
- Other forms of Non-Mendelian Inheritance
- Chromosomal Mapping

SESSION 7

1

Aug

SESSION 7

Biology

Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 1, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

CELL CYCLE

- What are Chromosomes?
- Cell Cycle
- Mitosis
- Meiosis

SESSION 8

4

Aug

SESSION 8

Biology

Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 4, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

CELL CYCLE

- Cancer
- Chromosomal Mutations
- Relation to Genetics

SESSION 9

6

Aug

SESSION 9

Review

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 6, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

This is just some time to take a breather, and cement our knowledge of topics we have covered so far. Here is what I plan to do:

- Q&A Session
- Kahoot! (winner gets a virtual hug + bragging rights)

SESSION 10

8

Aug

SESSION 10

Biology

Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 8, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | URINARY + DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

We will be discussing:
- Anatomy of the kidney and nephron
- Steps of urination
- Parts of digestive system
- Steps of digestion

SESSION 11

10

Aug

SESSION 11

Biology

Wed 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 10, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

First, we'll start off the session by reviewing the digestive and urinary systems. That'll take up the majority of the time in this session, and then we will discuss the respiratory, a relatively easy system to learn.

SESSION 12

28

Aug

SESSION 12

Catchup

Sun 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 28, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

It's about time to review everything we covered before this hiatus and take a look ahead into what we will be learning about in the upcoming series.

SESSION 13

5

Sep

SESSION 13

Office Hours

Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCSep 5, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

It's about time to review everything we covered before this hiatus and take a look ahead into what we will be learning about in the upcoming series.

SESSION 14

12

Sep

SESSION 14

Biology

Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCSep 12, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | MUSCULAR SYSTEM

SESSION 15

26

Sep

SESSION 15

Biology

Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCSep 26, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | NERVOUS SYSTEM

SESSION 16

27

Sep

SESSION 16

Biology

Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCSep 27, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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Jul 15 - Sep 27

11 weeks

20 - 60 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Mondays

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