This page last updated 07/19/2009
The schedule on this page will be updated to reflect changes throughout the semester. You should check it often to check for changes in the dates of exams.
Please note that the schedule is tentative and the dates of the exams and the chapters that each exam will cover are tentative and subject to change. Exam dates are not set until they are announced in class. The exam date will be announced at least one week in advance. Due dates for assignments may be changed at the instructor's discretion. You are responsible for keeping track of due dates and turning in your work when it is required.
| Week of: | Lecture Topic | Reading Assignments |
| May 25 | NOTE: FOR THIS WEEK, CLASS WILL MEET ON
WEDNESDAY (5/27) AND FRIDAY (5/29) Class introduction What is evolution, what evidence do we have for it? |
Chapter 22
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| June 1 | What is evolution (cont'd) How do populations evolve?
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Chapter 22 (cont'd) Chapter 23
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| June 8 | How do populations evolve (cont'd) How do new species develop? |
Chapter 23 (cont'd) Chapter 24 |
| June 15 | Origins of life and major evolutionary events
Phylogeny and taxonomy
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Chapter 25 Chapter 26
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| June 22 | Exam 1 - Wednesday, 6/24 - Chapters 22-26 Intro to protists
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Chapter 28 - some of this material will be worked on outside of class on your own. Chapter 31 |
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Last Day to Withdraw Without Academic Penalty - Friday June 26 |
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| June 29 |
Fungi (cont'd) Intro to animals and their characteristics
Invertebrate diversity
Intro to vertebrates |
Chapter 31 (cont'd) Chapter 32 Chapter 33 - some of this material will be worked on outside of class on your own. Chapter 34.1 only |
| July 6 |
Plant structure, growth, & development
Transport in vascular plants
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Chapter 35
Chapter 36 |
| July 13 | Exam 2 - July 13
Intro to animal form/function (cont'd) |
Chapters 28, 31, 32, 33, 34.1
Chapter 40 |
| July 20 |
Exam 3 - July 22 Neurons, synapses and signaling
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Chapters 35, 36, 40 Chapter 48 Chapter 45 Chapter 51 |
| July 27 | Animal Behavior Review for final exam |
Chapter 51 (cont'd) |
| July 29 | Final Exam - Wednesday, July 29, 8:00-10:05 am | Chapters 48, 45 and 51 & comprehensive over material covered on previous exams. |