Lecture Schedule for Dr. Thompson's Principles of Evolution Class
Biology 3330-06/3331-08      Fall 2006 - Syllabus

Class Periods: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:35 AM to 12:35 PM, Sunquist SC C205

Day  Date          Topic                                                                                 Chapter to Read

T       Aug 29       Introduction
                            A Case for Evolutionary Thinking: Understanding HIV                1
Th     Aug 31      The Evidence for Evolution                                                             2

M      Sep  4       * * * Labor Day Holiday - No Classes * * *
T       Sep  5       Continued
Th     Sep  7       Darwinian Natural Selection                                                           3

T       Sep 12      Continued
Th     Sep 14      Mutation and Genetic Variation                                                     4

T       Sep 19      Continued
Th     Sep 21      Mendelian Genetics in Populations I:
                            Selection and Mutation as Mechanisms of Evolution                  5

T       Sep 26      Continued
Th     Sep 28      Mendelian Genetics in Populations II:
                            Migration, Genetic Drift and Nonrandom Mating                         6

T       Oct   3        Evolution at Multiple Loci:  Linkage and Sex                              7
Th     Oct   5        Evolution at Multiple Loci:  Quantitative Genetics                      8

T       Oct  10       Studying Adaptation:
                             Evolutionary Analysis of Form and Function                              9
Th     Oct  12        * * * EXAM 1: Chapters 1 - 6 * * *

M      Oct  16        * * * Fall Break – No Classes * * *
T       Oct  17        * * * Fall Break – No Classes * * *
Th     Oct  19       Sexual Selection                                                                          10

T       Oct  24       Kin Selection and Social Behavior                                            11
Th     Oct  26       Aging and Other Life History Characters                                  12

T       Oct  31       Continued
Th     Nov   2       Evolution and Human Health                                                       13

T       Nov   7        Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees                                             14
Th     Nov   9        Mechanisms of Speciation                                                          15
F       Nov 10        * * * Veteran’s Day – No Classes * * *

T       Nov  14     The Origin of Life and Precambrian Evolution                           16 
Th     Nov  16      The Cambrian Explosion and Beyond                                        17

T       Nov  21      Development and Evolution                                                         18
Th     Nov  23       * * * Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes * * *

T       Nov  28       * * * EXAM 2: Chapters 7 - 12 * * *
Th     Nov  30       Student PowerPoint Presentations

T       Dec  5         Student PowerPoint Presentations Continued
Th     Dec  7          * * * No Classes - Study Day * * *

[M     Dec 11       * * * FINAL EXAMINATION -   8:00 AM - 10:00 AM * * * ]
W      Dec 13       * * * FINAL EXAMINATION - 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM * * *