| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
Liberal Arts Education Program |
| Lecture Code |
53018002 |
Subject Classification |
Area Courses |
| Subject Name |
分子から生命へ［旧パッケージ］ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ブンシカラセイメイヘ |
Subject Name in
English |
From molecules to life |
| Instructor |
HIKOSAKA AKIRA,NEHIRA TATSUO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ヒコサカ アキラ,ネヒラ タツオ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Mon5-8：IAS K106 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lectures and discussions (on line) |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
1
:
Undergraduate Introductory
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Life Sciences |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
life, gene, molecule, evolution |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education | Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences) Category：Biology
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”. |
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| Expected Outcome | 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The purpose of this class is to discuss scientifically what life is. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1: Introduction (Tatsuo Nehira (TN) and Akira Hikosaka (AH))
Lesson 2: Spatial and time axes of life (TN and AH)
Lesson 3: History of life on the Earth (AH)
Lesson 4: Sense of material sciences (TN)
Lesson 5: Mechanisms of evolution (1): Darwin and modern synthesis (AH)
Lesson 6: Birth of primitive organic compounds (TN)
Lesson 7: Mechanisms of evolution (2): Modern evolutionary biology (AH)
Lesson 8: Structures and functions of proteins (TN)
Lesson 9: Origin of life on the Earth (AH)
Lesson 10: Chemical evolution of molecules (TN)
Lesson 11: Origin and evolution of life and intelligence: Chance or necessity? (AH)
Lesson 12: Order in molecular structures (TN)
Lesson 13: History of the concept of life and evolution (AH)
Lesson 14: Material science of self-duplication (TN)
Lesson 15: Summary (TN and AH)
Term examination will be given. Assignments and quizzes may be provided for learning assistance.
Lecture plans may be adjusted for improvement. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
No textbook is used, but some reference books will be introduced in the lectures. The idea of the class is based on “Chance and Necessity” written by J. Monod. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
Lectures are mainly given by slide projection. Handouts may be provided when necessary. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Reviewing important words and ideas is encouraged. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Students will be evaluated based on the followings: attitude toward lectures 20% and term examination 80%. Credits will not be approved if students miss more than 1/3 lectures. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |