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(B.Sc.) in Biological Sciences Under CBCS Department of Life Science Structure and Detailed Syllabus of the Undergraduate Course (B.Sc.) in Biological Sciences under CBCS Department of Life Sciences Presidency University Department of Life Sciences (Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences) Presidency University Hindoo College (1817-1855), Presidency College (1855-2010) 86/1, College Street, Kolkata - 700 073 West Bengal, India 0 | P a g e Content Topic Page No. A. Semester-wise Course Structure and Module Compositions 3 B. Detailed Syllabus for respective Modules 6 Core Course BIOS01C1: Chemistry 5 BIOS01C2: Light and Life 6 BIOS02C3: Biophysics 7 BIOS02C4: Biodiversity 8 BIOS03C5: Proteins and Enzymes 10 BIOS03C6: Cell Biology 11 BIOS03C7: Ecology 13 BIOS04C8: Systems Physiology 14 BIOS04C9: Molecular Biology 15 BIOS04C10: Metabolism and Integration 17 BIOS05C11: Growth and Reproduction 18 BIOS05C12: Genetics 19 BIOS06C13: Defense Mechanisms 21 BIOS06C14: Evolutionary Biology 22 Discipline Specific Elective BIOS05DSE1: Biostatistics & Bioinformatics 25 BIOS05DSE2: Analytical Techniques in Biology 26 BIOS06DSE3: Stress Biology 27 BIOS06DSE4: Classification, Biosystematics and Molecular Analysis 28 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course AE-1: English communication AE-2: Environmental science Skill Enhancement Elective Courses BIOS03SEC1: Public Health and Management 29 1 | P a g e BIOS04SEC2: Recombinant DNA Technology 29 Generic Elective (GE) BIOS01GE1: World of Animals 31 BIOS02GE2: Economic applications of plant and microbial biotechnology 31 BIOS03GE3: Modern Lifestyle, Behaviors and Ailments 32 BIOS04GE4: Macromolecules of Life 33 Suggested Reading List 34 2 | P a g e Semester-wise Modules of the Undergraduate Course in Biological Sciences (Major) under CBCS Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata Sem Course Type este Skill Enhancement Core Course Department Specific Elective Generic Elective r Course BIOS01C1: BIOS01GE1: World of Animals Chemistry First BIOS01C2: Light and Life BIOS02GE2: Economic BIOS02C3: applications of plant and Sec Biophysics microbial biotechnology ond BIOS02C4: Biodiversity BIOS03C5: BIOS03SEC1: Public BIOS03GE3: Modern Lifestyle, Proteins Health and Behaviors and Ailments and Enzymes Management Thir BIOS03C6: Cell d Biology BIOS03C7: Ecology BIOS04SEC2: BIOS04C8:Systems BIOS04GE4:Macromolecules of Recombinant DNA Physiology Life Technology Fou BIOS04C9:Molecul rth ar Biology BIOS04C10:Metab olism and Integration BIOS05C11:Growt BIOS05DSE1: Biostatistics & h Bioinformatics Fift and Reproduction h BIOS05C12: BIOS05DSE2: Analytical Genetics Techniques in Biology BIOS06C13:Defens BIOS06DSE3:Stress Biology e Mechanisms Sixt h BIOS06C14: BIOS06DSE4: Classification, Evolutionary Biosystematics and Molecular Biology Analysis Academic Session: Each Semester shall contain at least 16 Teaching Weeks Odd Semesters: Semesters One, Three and Five - July to December Even Semesters: Semesters Two, Four and Six- January to June 3 | P a g e Credit Allocation and Marks Distribution for the Undergraduate Course in Biological Sciences (Major) under CBCS Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata Credits Marks Seme Course Type Paper Code Course Name Pract Tutor Tota Theo Practi Tutor ster Theory Total ical ial l ry cal ial First Core Course BIOS01C1 Chemistry 4 2 6 70 30 100 First Core Course BIOS01C2 Light and Life 4 2 6 70 30 100 First Generic Elective BIOS01GE1 World of Animals 4 2 6 70 30 100 Ability First Enhancement ENVS/ English Commination 4 4 100 100 Course Secon Core Course BIOS02C3 Biophysics 4 2 6 70 30 100 d Secon Core Course BIOS02C4 Biodiversity 4 2 6 70 30 100 d Secon Economic applications of plant Generic Elective BIOS02GE2 4 2 6 70 30 100 d and microbial biotechnology Ability Secon Enhancement ENVS/ English Commination 4 4 100 100 d Course Third Core Course BIOS03C5 Proteins and Enzymes 4 2 6 70 30 100 Third Core Course BIOS03C6 Cell Biology 4 2 6 70 30 100 Third Core Course BIOS03C7 Ecology 4 2 6 70 30 100 Modern Lifestyle, Behaviors and Third Generic Elective BIOS03GE3 4 2 6 70 30 100 Ailments Skill Enhancement Third BIOS03SEC1 Public Health and Management 4 4 100 100 Course Fourt Core Course BIOS04C8 Systems Physiology 4 2 6 70 30 100 h Fourt Core Course BIOS04C9 Molecular Biology 4 2 6 70 30 100 h Fourt Core Course BIOS04C10 Metabolism and Integration 4 2 6 70 30 100 h Fourt Macromolecules of Life Generic Elective BIOS04GE4 4 2 6 70 30 100 h Fourt Skill Enhancement BIOS04SEC2 Recombinant DNA Technology 4 4 100 100 h Course Fifth Core Course BIOS05C11 Growth and Reproduction 4 2 6 70 30 100 Fifth Core Course BIOS05C12 Genetics 4 2 6 70 30 100 Department Fifth BIOS05DSE1 Biostatistics & Bioinformatics 4 2 6 70 30 100 Specific Elective Department Fifth BIOS05DSE2 Analytical Techniques in Biology 4 2 6 70 30 100 Specific Elective Sixth Core Course BIOS06C13 Defense Mechanisms 4 2 6 70 30 100 Sixth Core Course BIOS06C14 Evolutionary Biology 4 2 6 70 30 100 Department Sixth BIOS06DSE3 Stress Biology 4 2 6 70 30 100 Specific Elective Department Classification, Biosystematics Sixth BIOS06DSE4 4 2 6 70 30 100 Specific Elective and Molecular Analysis Total Credit 148 Total Marks 2600 4 | P a g e Semester I: BIOS01C-1: CHEMISTRY (THEORY) Credits - 6: (Theory- 04, Practical- 02) Theory Credit : 4 Contact Hours per Week : 4 Unit 1 Chemical Thermodynamics and kinetics Qualitative idea of thermodynamics. First Law of Thermodynamics: Calculation of work (w), heat (q), changes in internal energy (ΔE) and enthalpy (ΔH) for expansion or compression of ideal gases under isothermal and adiabatic conditions for both reversible and irreversible processes. Calculation of w,q, ΔE, and ΔH for processes involving changes in physical states. Important principles and definitions of thermochemistry. Concept of standard state and standard enthalpies of formation, integral and differential enthalpies of solution and dilution. Calculation of bond energy, bond dissociation energy and resonance energy from thermochemical data. Variation of enthalpy of a reaction with temperature Kirchhoff’s equation. Second law of thermodynamics, concept of entropy, Gibbs free energy and Helmoltz free energy. Calculations of entropy change and free energy change for reversible and irreversible processes under isothermal and adiabatic conditions. Criteria of spontaneity, Gibbs Helmholtz equation. Maxwell’s relations. Activation energy and transition-state theory; Different orders of chemical reactions, free energy and chemical reaction. Unit 2 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Ionic Bonding Lattice energy and solvation energy. Born-Haber cycle and its applications, polarizing power and polarizability, Fajan’s rules, ionic character in covalent compounds, Covalent Bonding: VB Approach, Lewis theory, VSEPR theory to explain the shapes of molecules, salient features of the Valence bond (VB) theory and the concept of hybridization, MO Approach : limitations of the VB approach, salient features of the MO theory. Rules for the LCAO method, bonding and anti-bonding MOs and their characteristics for s-s-, s-p and p-p combinations of atomic orbitals, nonbonding combinations of orbitals. Unit 3 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Hybridization in organic compounds, cleavage of covalent bond, homolysis and heterolysis, Electronic effects: Electronic effects and their applications – inductive, resonance and hyperconjugation effects. Structure and relative stability of reactive carbon species – carbocations, carbanions, free radicals and carbenes, Molecular Forces : types of intermolecular and intra-molecular forces and their characteristics: dipole-dipole, Dipole induced dipole and dispersion (London) forces. Hydrogen bond (both intramolecular and intermolecular, Aromaticity. Unit 4 Stereochemistry Stereochemistry and its importance. Geometrical isomerism, cis-trans and E/Z nomenclature. Optical isomerism – optical activity, plane polarized light, enantiomerism, chirality, specific molar rotation, Stereoisomerism with two chiral 5 | P a g e centrers: Diastereomers, mesoisomers, Resolution of racemic modification. Projection diagrams of stereoisomers: Fischer, Newman and Sawhorse projections. Relative Configuration: D/L designation. Absolute Configuration: R/S designation of chiral centres. Practical Credit : 2 Contact Hours per Week : 4 1. Estimation of sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate present in a mixture 2. Estimation of oxalic acid by titrating it with KMnO4. 3. Estimation of Fe (II) ions by titrating it with K2Cr2O7 using internal indicator 4. Determination of enthalpy of neutralization of hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide 5. Separation of the components of a given mixture of two amino acids by paper chromatography. 6. Separation of sugars present in the given mixture by paper chromatography. SEMESTER – I BIOS01C-2: LIGHT AND LIFE (THEORY) Credits - 6: (Theory- 04, Practical- 02) Theory Credit : 4 Contact Hours per Week : 4 Unit 1 Nature of light, spectrum of light which is useful/ harmful (ionizing radiation) for various biological processes in life of plants and animals. Unit of light energy (Photon, quantum), Measurement of light (Lux). Introduction to pigments/receptors of light: chlorophylls, carotenoids, phycobilinoproteins, bacteriochlorophylls, phytochromes Photoreception in animals, evolution of eye and visual processing in vertebrate retina. Unit 2 Photosynthetic equation, Light and dark reactions, mechanism of photolysis of water and oxygen evolution, O2 evolving complex; C3, C4, CAM plants, structure of chloroplast and quantasome, Anoxygenic
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