Syllabus for BIO 313, Evolution, Fall 2001.

      classes meet: MWF 10:00-10:50, Kirkbride 420.
      course web page: http://www.science.widener.edu/~grant/courses/bio313.html

      Dr. Bruce W. Grant and Dr. Itzick Vatnick
      Department of Biology, Widener University
      Chester, PA, 19013, BWG office K200/ x4017, IV office K516/ x4245
      grant@pop1.science.widener.edu and vatnick@pop1.science.widener.edu

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      Syllabus (Fall 2001).

        class #
        date
        topic
         

        Evidence for Evolution
        #1Thu, Sept 13Introduction to Evolution, (Chapter 1)
        #2Fri, Sept 14Evolution of Disease and Infection, (Science handout)
        #3Thu, Sept 20Evolution in a Lineage Work Day
        #4Fri, Sept 21Evolution in a Lineage Work Day
        #5Thu, Sept 27Evolution in a Lineage Presentations

        Microevolution
        #6Fri, Sept 28Introduction to Microevolution, (Chapter 2, Unit 2)
        #7Thu, Oct 3Modeling Selection and Mutation
        #8Fri, Oct 5Modeling Genetic Drift
        #9Thu, Oct 10Microevolutionary Project Work Day
        #10Fri, Oct 12Microevolutionary Project Work Day
        #11Thu, Oct 17Mircoevolution Presentations
        Fri, Oct 19*** fall break ***

        Phylogenetic Inference
        #12Thu, Oct 24Phylogenetic Inference, (handout, Unit 3)
        #13Fri, Oct 26Phylogenetic Inference Project Work Day
        #14Thu, Nov 1Phylogenetic Inference Presentations

        Evolutionary Research Projects
        #15Fri, Nov 2Project Proposal Presentation
        #16Thu, Nov 7MIDTERM EXAMS
        #17Fri, Nov 9Project Work Day
        #18Thu, Nov 14Project Work Day, Midterm Exams Due
        #19Fri, Nov 16Project Work Day
        Thu, Nov 21*** Thanksgiving break ***
        Fri, Nov 23*** Thanksgiving break ***
        #20Thu, Nov 28Project Update Seminar
        #21Fri, Nov 30Project Update Seminar
        #22Thu, Dec 5Project Work Day
        #23Fri, Dec 7Project Work Day
        #24Thu, Dec 12Final Project Presentations
        #25Fri, Dec 14Final Project Presentations


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