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class # | date | topic
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| #1 | Wed, Sept 8 | Introduction |
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Evolutionary Origin of Life. |
| #2 | Fri, Sept 10 | A history of it all. |
| #3 | Mon, Sept 13 | Earth's early history and the chemistry of life. |
| #4 | Wed, Sept 15 | Origin, structure, and function of early life - I (ch. 11). |
| #5 | Fri, Sept 17 | Origin, structure, and function of early life - II (ch. 11). |
| #6 | Mon, Sept 20 | Metabolism without oxygen. |
| #7 | Wed, Sept 22 | Genetic code and the origin of evolution. |
| #8 | Fri, Sept 24 | Mutation, genetic variation, and natural selection. |
| #9 | Mon, Sept 27 | Evolution of resource synthesis. |
| #10 | Wed, Sept 29 | Evolution of aerobic metabolism. |
| #11 | Fri, Oct 1 | Evolution of eukaryotic cells. |
| #12 | Mon, Oct 4 | Evolution of sex and the origin of species. |
| #13 | Wed, Oct 6 | Biological diversity, classification, and phylogeny (ch. 3, 9.1, 10). |
| #14 | Fri, Oct 8 | Workshop on phylogenetic inference I (Assignment #3). |
| #15 | Mon, Oct 11 | Workshop on phylogenetic inference II (Assignment #3). |
| #16 | Wed, Oct 13 | Review session for EXAM 1 |
| #17 | Fri, Oct 15 | EXAM 1 |
| #18 | Mon, Oct 18 | Work day on Assignment #2 |
| #19 | Wed, Oct 20 | Assignment #2: student presentations |
| #20 | Fri, Oct 22 | Assignment #2: student presentations |
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Mechanisms of Evolution. |
| #21 | Mon, Oct 25 | Mendelian mechanisms of evolution (ch. 5) |
| #22 | Wed, Oct 27 | Adaptation and the nature of selection (ch. 8) |
| *** | Fri, Oct 29 | *** fall break *** |
| *** | Mon, Nov 1 | *** fall break *** |
| #23 | Wed, Nov 3 | Quantitative genetics (ch. 6) |
| #24 | Fri, Nov 5 | Non-Mendelian mechanisms of evolution (ch. 7) |
| #25 | Mon, Nov 8 | Darwinian evolution and speciation (ch. 2 & 9) |
| #26 | Wed, Nov 10 | Macroevolution (ch. 12) |
| #27 | Fri, Nov 12 | Gradualism and punctuation (ch. 12) |
| #28 | Mon, Nov 15 | Adaptive radiation I (ch. 13) |
| #29 | Wed, Nov 17 | Adaptive radiation II (ch. 13) |
| #30 | Fri, Nov 19 | Adaptive radiation III |
| #31 | Mon, Nov 22 | Coevolution |
| #32 | Wed, Nov 24 | Population genetics of species conservation |
| *** | Fri, Nov 26 | *** Thanksgiving *** |
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| #33 | Mon, Nov 29 | Human evolution and race as a social construct |
| #34 | Wed, Dec 1 | Review session for EXAM 2 |
| #35 | Fri, Dec 3 | EXAM 2 |
| #36 | Mon, Dec 6 | Assignment #4: Student presentations. |
| #37 | Wed, Dec 8 | Assignment #4: Student presentations. |
| #38 | Fri, Dec 10 | Assignment #4: Student presentations. |
| #39 | Mon, Dec 13 | Assignment #4: Student presentations. |
| #40 | Wed, Dec 15 | Review Session for EXAM 3 (based on your presentations) and FINAL EXAM |