Date

Lecture Topic

Related Reading

8/26

Introduction to biology

      Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

  —

8/28

Evolution: the unifying principle of biology

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

pp. 4-13

8/31

The scientific method

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

pp.  1-2, 13-16

9/2

Interpreting data

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

  "

9/4

Testing hypotheses: example from 101 lab

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Lab reading: Sampling populations

9/7

The history of evolutionary thought

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 22

9/9

Natural selection and adaptation

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

  "

9/11

Constraints on adaptation

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

  "

9/14

LABOR DAY (no class)

  —

9/16

Non-adaptive evolution

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 22

9/18

Analysis of artificial selection data

Lab reading: Artificial selection

9/21

Species and speciation

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 23

9/23

Diversity: a phylogenetic framework

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 25

9/25

EXAM I (8/26−9/21)

  —

9/28

History of life

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 21

9/30

Origin of life

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

pp. 61-64; Chapter 26

10/2

Origin of eukaryotes

Chapter 27/Handout

10/5

Origin of multicellular organisms

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 31

10/7

Cambrian explosion

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 32

10/9

FALL BREAK

10/12

Cambrian explosion (continued)

Chapter 32

10/14

Invasions of land

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 33

10/16

Human evolution I: historical perspective    

Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

10/19

EXAM II (9/23−10/16)

Handout

10/21

Human evolution II: current directions

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

  —

10/23

Extinction

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 21

10/26

Ecology: individuals to ecosystems

Chapter 53

10/28

Dealing with stress: homeostasis

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

  —

10/30

Dealing with stress: acclimation

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11/2

Foraging

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

pp. 1070-1078, Chapter 53

11/4

Photosynthesis

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

  —

11/6

Using energy

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

11/9

Acquiring mates

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

11/11

EXAM III (10/21−11/9)

Chapter 53

11/13

Animal mating strategies (Diana Hews)    

Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

11/16

Plant mating strategies (Peter Scott)

     Slides: 1/page

11/18

Populations  (Peter Scott)

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

 Chapter 54

11/20

No class

  “

11/23

Population growth

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 54

11/25

THANKSGIVING BREAK

11/27

THANKSGIVING BREAK

11/30

Competition

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

 Chapter 55

12/2

Food webs

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

12/4

Coevolution

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page  

12/7

Ecosystems

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 56

12/9

Global change and our future

     Slides: 1/page - 3/page - 6/page

Chapter 57

12/11

Review / Evaluations

12/18

Exam IV (11/13−12/9), 10 am-12 pm