9/8 : Nothing
in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution, by Theodosius
Dobzhansky.
9/8: an astute student pointed out my mistake on the
syllabus regarding the text. We are using the 8th, not 7th edition.
9/17:
National Center for Science
Education is an important resource, especially for future teachers.
9/19: Evolution talk on campus October 1 in the Main Stage
Theater at 6:30 pm. Creationist Attacks on Science Education: The Evolution
of a Parasite by Joshua Rosenau. More information is available
here.
9/21: here is a discussion of hyponatremia,
too much water, which causes an electrolyte disturbance.
10/6: if
you got 5,280 offspring from a dihybrid cross how many of each phenotype would
you expect?
11/5: Radiometric dating references:
11/8:
Videos from the Intelligent Design Trial
11/17: Everybody who was present when the third exam was handed
back today got an additional two points added to their score due to the
misleading mathematical expression of the Hardy-Weinberg law in the notes. Exams
that were not picked up were reexamined to see if they deserved an
additional two points.