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Schedule of class topics and readings: Spring 2011
(This will be updated
as we go)
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Week
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Date
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Topics
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Readings
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1.
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T 1/11
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Introduction
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Th 1/13
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Phylogeny and biodiversity
LAB: Homology & Analogy
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Brusca 1, 2,
Wilson
handout
Similarity at UC Berkeley web
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2.
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T 1/18
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Protista
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Brusca 3 (in part- focus on the sections
dealing with Protista), and chapter 5
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Th 1/20
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Protista
LAB: micro field trip
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Brusca 5 (continued)
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3.
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T 1/25
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Multicellularity, Porifera
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Brusca 6, 7
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Th 1/27
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Cnidaria
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Brusca 8
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4.
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T 2/1
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Cnidaria & Ctenophora
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Brusca 8 (continued),
9
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Th 2/3
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Platyhelminthes
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Brusca 10
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5.
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T 2/8
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Platyhelminthes
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Brusca 10, 11
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Th 2/10
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Pseudocoelomates
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Brusca 12
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6.
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T 2/15
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Pseudocoelomates
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Brusca 12
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Th 2/17
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EXAM #1
Molluscs
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Brusca 20
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7.
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T 2/22
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Molluscs
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Brusca 20
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Th 2/24
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Molluscs
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Brusca 20
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8.
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T 3/1
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Annelids
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Brusca 13
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Th 3/3
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NO CLASS- IHMM
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9.
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T 3/8
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Spring Break- no class
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Th 3/10
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Spring Break- no class
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10.
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T 3/15
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Annelids
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Brusca 13, 14
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Th 3/17
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Arthropods
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Brusca 15
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11.
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T 3/22
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Trilobites & Chelicerates
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Brusca 15
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Th 3/24
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Chelicerates
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Brusca 19
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12.
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T 3/29
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Crustaceans
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Brusca 16
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Th 3/31
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Crustaceans
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Brusca 16
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13.
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T 4/5
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EXAM #2
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Th 4/7
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Crustaceans
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Brusca 16
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14.
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T 4/12
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Myriapods
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Brusca 18
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Th 4/14
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Insects
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Brusca 17
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15.
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T 4/19
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Lophophorates
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Brusca 17
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Th 4/21
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NO CLASS Spring Holiday
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Brusca 21
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16.
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T 4/26
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Echinoderms
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Brusca 22
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Th 4/28
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Echinoderms
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Brusca 22
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17.
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T 5/3
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Invert Chordates
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Brusca 23
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Th 5/5
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Invert Chordates
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Brusca 23
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18.
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Th 5/12
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FINAL EXAM 8:45-10:45
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