Principles of Evolution (BSCI 370), Fall 2008 Instructor: Dr. Charles B. Fenster, Biology/Psychology Bldg. Rm. 3233, [email protected]Meeting time: 11-12:15, Tuesday and Thursday, PLS 1140 Office Hours: by appointment, and open “office hours” on Wednesdays 4-5 PM, Room: BPS 3233 For course information, including hand-outs etc., go to Charles B. Fenster lab web page: http:// www.life.umd.edu/biology/fensterlab / and click on Evolution 370 for course information. Teaching Assistant: Silvana Marten-Rodriguez, office hours: Mondays, 4-6 PM, Rm 3204 BPS, [email protected]
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Principles of Evolution (BSCI 370), Fall 2008Instructor: Dr. Charles B. Fenster, Biology/Psychology Bldg. Rm. 3233,
Exams: There will be three 1 hr and 15 minute exams during the semester, each worth 100 points, and a final 4th exam during the Final Exam Period, worth 150 points. The final exam will be approximately 100 points on the lecture material since the third exam and 50 points cumulative. The lowest exam score of your three 1 hr and 15 minute exams will be dropped. Total Exam Grade: 350 pts.
You can earn X-tra credit by turning in relevant questions to the exam review sessions (1-3 pts/exam). Questions for the review must be turned in by Monday noon prior to the exam. Questions must be typed or hand-printed (clearly), but must be turned in via hard copy, and only placed in my mailbox in Rm: 1210 Biology/Psychology Bldg. Total opportunity for X-tra credit = 12 points.
Also, rarely, if a question arises in class you can turn in a report addressing that question (with my permission) for approximately 5 pts.
Exams will consist of definitions, problems, short answer questions and multiple-choice questions and will come exclusively from lecture material. Lectures will mirror the textbook. The readings from Darwin will reinforce points made in the text book and in class.
Essays: 5, 15, 30 points. In addition, there will be 3 reports, each < 3 pages (typed, Font = 12, double space, one inch margins) paper that summarizes Darwin’s thoughts, using quotes and then evidence from the textbook to support or confute Darwin’s thoughts:
Essay 1: Compare Darwin chapters 10 and 12 with what we have learned and summarized in chapter 2, “Form and Function”
Essay 2: Compare Darwin chapters 1-4 with what we learned and summarized in chapters 3, 5 and 6 in Freeman and Herron
Essay 3: Compare Darwin chapter 4 (the section on Sexual Selection) with what we learned and summarized in chapter 11 in Freeman and Herron.
Your essay grades will reflect your ability to integrate what you have learned in class in terms of with Darwin’s thoughts on the topic. Use Bold FONT to let us you are using specific concepts or keywords or phrases you have learned in class.
Your first report will be worth 5 pts, the second 15 pts and the final will be worth 30 points. Reports are to be turned in to class the day they are due.
Note that the Darwin assignments serve as important additional background material in addition to serving as the source for your essay assignments.
DateTopic Reading
September 2 Introduction, Sources of Variation Chapter 1Darwin: Intro
September 4 HIV Chapter 1
September 9 Pattern of Evolution Chapter 2Darwin: 10 & 12
September 11 Darwinian Natural Selection Chapter 3Darwin: 1 & 2
September 16 Estimating Phylogeny Chapter 4
September 18 Mutation & Genetic Variation Chapter 5