Class begins Wed. 1/9/2013

Go over Syllabus

Assumption of Risk Forms

Lab Rules, Procedures and Safety - Handouts pg. 1-2

Scientific Notation and the Metric System (m140.1.1) Handouts pg. 3

Powers of Ten IBM video shown in class

Powers of Ten (an alternative point of view with another video) - (you can also click on the image.)

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/

See the Video On-Line

Other resources concerning this topic

The powers of ten - Secret Worlds, the Universe Within

How small is small? Viruses, Bacteria and Eucaryotic cells (courtesy of Cells alive!)

Human Sperm Cell at about 100 microns

The Triple Beam Balance  (m140.1.2) - Handouts pg. 7

Preparing , Sterilizing and Dispensing Media (m140.1.3) - Handouts pg. 9

Additonal Readings:

TORTORA et. al.:

Chapter 3, “Observing Microorganisms through a Microscope”, the whole chapter;

Chapter 7, read about “The Terminology”, The Rate of Microbial Death”, “The Physical Methods of Microbial Control”;

Appendix B - Exponents etc. 

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