Course Schedule

Date

Topic

Stein & Rowe

Sept. 5 - Sept. 7

The Nature of Science; History of Evolutionary Thought

Chapter 1

Sept. 12 - Sept. 14

Mendelian Genetics 

Chapter 2

Sept. 19 - Sept. 21

Cytogenetics

Chapter 2

Sept. 26 - Setp. 28

Molecular Basis of Heredity

Chapter 2

Oct. 3 - Oct. 5

Modern Study of Human Genetics

Chapter 3

Oct. 12

Natural Selection & The Origin of Species

Chapter 5

Oct. 17 - Oct. 19

People’s Place in Nature

Chapter 6

Oct. 24 - Nov. 2

The Living Primates; Non-human Primate Behavior

Chapters 7 & 9

Nov. 7 - Nov. 9

Comparative Studies

Chapter 8

Nov. 19

The Record of the Past

Chapter 11

Nov. 21

The Early Primate Fossil Record

Chapter 12

Nov. 28 - Nov. 30

The Early Hominins

Chapter 13

Dec. 5 - Dec. 7

Early Species of the Genus Homo

Chapter 14

Dec. 12 - Dec. 14

The Evolution of Homo sapiens

Chapter 15