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laboratory & recitation schedule

 

WEEK

LAB AND RECITATION EXERCISES

READINGS

June 27th

L*: Course Philosophy.  What is Critical Thinking? Studying Modes Of Genetic Transmission Using Drosophila. Virtual Fly Lab.

LM - Lab 3, Appendix A,

T pp. 239 - 247

June 29th

R*:  Mitosis/Meiosis simulation. Discussion of the scientific method, experimental design and introduction to scientific writing.

Writing Manual Handout

(Dunski et al., 1995)

T Chapters 12 and 13

July 4th

Holiday - no classes

July 6th

L: Discussion of Drosophila genetics lab and statistical analysis. Quiz.

LM - Lab 3, Appendices A & C

T pp. 239 - 247

July 11th

R: Systematics I: Phylogenetic relationships among the tetrapods.

LM - Lab 5 (recitation exercise)

T pp. 473 - 485

July 13th

L: Systematics II: Relationships among a groups of marine gastropods. Quiz.

LM - Lab 5

July 18th

L: The Herbarium: Observing the Diversity of Trees

LM - Lab 2, Handout

July 20th

L: Plant Diversity: Adaptations Of Seed Plants, Quiz

LM - Lab 6, Appendices A & B

T Chapters 29 and 30

July 25th

L: Animal Diversity I: Lifestyles And Adaptations

LM - Lab 6, Appendices A & B

T Chapters 32 and 33

July 27th

L: Animal Diversity II: Lifestyles And Adaptations, Quiz

LM - Lab 6, Appendices A & B

T Chapters 33 and 34

* L=lab , R=recitation

** LM=lab manual, T=text