| BGS 391, Seminar in the Natural Sciences |
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SPRING, 2008 |
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Course Schedule |
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Topic | Assignment | Readings | ||
| Jan. | 28 | Course Introduction, Syllabus, Grading | |||
| 30 | Scientific Method | Assign Project 1 | A B | ||
| Feb | 4 | History of the Natural Sciences | PROJECT 1 DUE | ||
| 6 | Begin Evolutionary Theory | C | |||
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11 | Evolution (continued) |
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| 13 | Evolution and Genetics |
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| 18 | Genetics (continued) |
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| 20 | Biogeography | E | |||
| 25 | QUIZ 1 | ||||
| 27 | Plate Tectonics | F | |||
| Mar. | 3 | Time | G | ||
| 5 | More Time | H I | |||
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10 | Review for Midterm Exam | |||
| 12 | MIDTERM EXAM | ||||
| 24 | Origin of the Earth and the Precambrian | J | |||
| 26 | Life before the Dinosaurs | ||||
| 31 | The Age of Dinosaurs | ||||
| Apr. | 2 | More Dinosaurs | |||
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7 | More Dinosaurs | |||
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Fun with Mammals |
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| 14 | QUIZ 2 | ||||
| 16 | Madagascar, YOUR TURN | ||||
| 21 | Systematics | Assign Project 2 | K | ||
| 23 | NO CLASS, FIELD TRIP PAYOFF | ||||
| 28 | Extinctions | ||||
| 30 | Global Warming | ||||
| May | 5 | Extra Credit Challenge | |||
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7 | Review for Final | PROJECT 2 DUE | ||
| 12 | FINAL EXAM | ||||
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