BIOLOGY 102 COURSE SCHEDULE - WINTER 2015
Week	Lecture 1	Lecture 2	Recitation	Laboratory	On-Line Readings*
1 1/5	Nature of Science	Darwin	Darwin, Mendel, and Scientific Inquiry	Genetics and Evolution of Corn	Course Syllabus, Science, Darwin
2 1/12	Mendel	DNA and Proteins	Artificial Selection	Chromosomes, DNA and Proteins	Mendel, DNA/RNA, Protein Synthesis
Portfolio #1 - Due Tuesday, January 20 by 5:00 p.m. -- (Weniger 131)
3 1/19	Mutation and Variation	Development	Variation	Reproduction and Growth	Mutations, Epigenetics, Fruit Flies
Exam #1 - Monday, January 26, 7:00 p.m., (location to be announced)
4 1/26	Mechanisms of Change	Eons of Life On Earth	Evolutionary Case Studies	Eras and Periods of Time	Darwin's Finches, Evolution Today
5 2/2	Tree of Life	Origins of Species	Dinosaurs and Other Reptiles	Dinosaurs and Speciation	Speciation, Dinosaur Researchers
Portfolio #2 - Due Monday, February 9 by 5:00 p.m. -- (Weniger 131)
6 2/9	Extinctions	Coevolution	Mammals and Coevolution	Islands and Introduced Species	Reciprocal Altruism, Vertebrate Evolution
Exam #2 - Monday, February 16, 7:00 p.m., (Location to be announced)
7 2/16	Sexual Selection	Behaviors	Structures and Behaviors	Innate and Learned Behaviors	Bowerbirds, Crows, Jane Goodall
8 2/23	Hominin	Modern Humans	Human Genetics	Parasites and Human Evolution	Flores Man, Guinea Worm
Portfolio #3 - Due Monday, March 2 by 5:00 p.m. -- (Weniger 131)
9 3/2	Human Inheritance	Genetic Technologies and Medicine	NO RECITATION (Release time for evening exams)	Human Genetic Disorders	Stem Cells, RNAi
10 3/9	Genetic Engineering and Agriculture	Future Frontiers	NO RECITATION (Release time for evening exams)	Genetic Technologies	Cloning
Final Exam - Wednesday March 18, 8:00 p.m. (location to be announced) There are NO early Final Exams offered earlier than the date scheduled by the Registar's office.