Course objectives: Gain insight into the processes that have
shaped the history of life on earth.
Cheating on an exam will result in failure of the course and
may result in further University discipline.
Class Withdrawal The Biology Department withdrawal policy states:
"Unrestricted withdrawals are permitted only until the end of the third
week. Thereafter, requests to drop a class will be honored only when a
verifiable serious and compelling reason exists and when there is no viable
alternative to withdrawal. Poor performance is NOT an acceptable
reason for withdrawal. During the last three weeks of the semester withdrawals
will not be approved except when a student is withdrawing from ALL classes
for verifiable medical reasons."
You can receive a grade of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D or F in
this course. I do not grade on a curve (hard selection!!).
Grade based on 300 points.
Exams 1, 2 and 3 each worth 100 points.
Basic Schedule [ note: chapter numbers are based on 4th Edition of text, you can use the 3rd edition if you want, but you'll need to read the right chapter ]
| Week | Topics |
| 1 | May 27 Evidence of Evolution
(Ch. 2)
|
| 2 | June 2 Microevolutionary
Population Genetics I (Ch. 6)
|
| 3 | June 9 Exam
1. Study
Guide
|
| 4 | June 16 Kin Selection
and Social Behavior (Ch. 12)
part 1, part 2 June 17 Life History Theory and Analysis (Ch. 13) June 18 Chapter 14 Information June 19 In class question/answer study day. |
| 5 | June 23
Exam
2.Study Guide June 24 Speciation and Diversification (Ch. 16) part 1 June 25 Speciation and Diversification (Ch. 16) part 2 June 26 Constructing Phylogenies (Ch. 4) |
| 6 | June 30
Origin
of Life (Ch. 17) July 1 Cambrian Explosion (Ch. 18) July 2 Extinction Video July 3 Human Evolution (Ch. 20) |
| 7 | July 7 In class question/answer study day. July 8 Exam 3. Study Guide |