AI-Generated Study Tools for Cell Biology
(Based on lectures delivered by Dr. Ty C.M. Hoffman)
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Except for the original lectures linked in the table below, the resources on this page were generated by artificial intelligence (AI), using a tool that analyzes and summarizes information from my lecture recordings. Because these are AI-generated, it's possible for some errors to be present that I did not catch. But the AI tool does such a good job, that I am offering these to you as optional study aids. These are SECONDARY sources of information. The PRIMARY sources are my actual lectures, upon which these are based. Also, these materials were originally produced for a course that I taught in a previous term. Therefore, any mention of things like due dates, etc. should be ignored. The topics are relevant to any course in biology at the cellular level. However, the study guides available below do not reflect the style of my examination questions. The guides are simply a way to get you to think about some of the important concepts that I discussed in my lectures. Everything on this page is entirely optional, but you might find the materials helpful.
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"Deep Dive" Audio Summaries
(Click title to play MP3; click AWT for audio with text)
Corresponding Guides and Outlines
(SG for Study Guide; LO for Lecture Outline)
Original Lectures
(Click to play MP4; right-click to save)
Introductory Biological Concepts / AWT
SG / LO Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life Part 1 Part 2
Chemical Fundamentals / AWT
SG / LO The Chemical Context of Life Part 1 Part 2
Water and Life / AWT
SG / LO Water and the Fitness of the Environment
Overview of Organic Chemistry / AWT
SG / LO Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life Part 1 Part 2
Biological Macromolecules / AWT
SG / LO The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules Part 1 Part 2
Cells and Organelles / AWT
SG / LO A Tour of the Cell Part 1 Part 2
Cell Membranes and Transmembrane Transport / AWT
SG / LO Membrane Structure and Function Part 1 Part 2
Thermodynamics, Metabolism, and Enzymes / AWT
SG / LO An Introduction to Metabolism Part 1 Part 2
Fuel Catabolism / AWT
SG / LO Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Histology / AWT
SG / LO Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function Part 1 Part 2
The Cell Cycle and Cell Division / AWT
SG / LO The Cell Cycle Part 1 Part 2
Structure, Replication, and Mutation of DNA / AWT
SG / LO The Molecular Basis of Inheritance Part 1 Part 2
Transcription and Translation / AWT
SG / LO From Gene to Protein Part 1 Part 2
Sexual Life Cycles, Ploidy, and Meiosis / AWT
SG / LO Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles Part 1 Part 2
Genes, Alleles, and Inheritance / AWT
SG / LO Mendel and the Gene Idea Part 1 Part 2
Chromosomes, Linkage, and Large-Scale Mutation / AWT
SG / LO The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Part 1 Part 2 Part 3