Go over Syllabus
Assumption of Risk Forms
Lab Rules, Procedures and Safety - Handouts pg. 1
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/ 
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.
