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Biology Crash Course! (alternate timings)

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17 sessions

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+11

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

17

Jul

SESSION 1

Orientation

Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJul 17, 5:00 PM - 5:30 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

19

Jul

SESSION 2

Biology

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCJul 19, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC

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

SESSION 3

21

Jul

SESSION 3

Biology

Thu 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCJul 21, 5:00 PM - 6:00 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 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 23, 3:00 PM - 4:00 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

26

Jul

SESSION 5

Biology

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCJul 26, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC

GENETICS

SESSION 6

28

Jul

SESSION 6

Biology

Thu 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCJul 28, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC

GENETICS

SESSION 7

1

Aug

SESSION 7

Biology

Mon 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTCAug 1, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UTC

GENETICS | CHROMOSOMES AND HUMAN GENETICS

SESSION 8

2

Aug

SESSION 8

Biology

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCAug 2, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC

CELL CYCLE

SESSION 9

4

Aug

SESSION 9

Biology

Thu 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTCAug 4, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTC

CELL CYCLE

SESSION 10

6

Aug

SESSION 10

Review

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCAug 6, 3:00 PM - 4:00 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 11

9

Aug

SESSION 11

Biology

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCAug 9, 5:00 PM - 6:00 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 12

11

Aug

SESSION 12

Biology

Thu 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCAug 11, 5:00 PM - 6:00 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 13

28

Aug

SESSION 13

Catchup

Sun 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTCAug 28, 5:00 PM - 6:00 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

3

Sep

SESSION 14

Office Hours

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCSep 3, 3:00 PM - 4:00 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 15

11

Sep

SESSION 15

Biology

Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCSep 11, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | RESPIRATORY + CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

SESSION 16

18

Sep

SESSION 16

Biology

Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCSep 18, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | MUSCULAR + SKELETAL SYSTEMS

SESSION 17

25

Sep

SESSION 17

Biology

Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCSep 25, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

ANATOMY | RESPIRATORY + CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

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Jul 17 - Sep 25

10 weeks

30 - 90 mins

/ session