Evolutionary Biology Spring 2017

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EEB 2245/2245W
Evolutionary Biology

Course Overview

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Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:45 am in TLS 154
Textbook: Futuyma, D.J. 2013. Evolution. 3rd ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (ISBN 978-1-60535-115-5)
Assigned readings are indicated below. Please read assigned chapters prior to coming to class.
Goal:The goal of this class is to teach the basic principles of evolutionary biology and the history of life on earth..


This website contains information for the lecture portion of the course only.
Please see HuskyCT for materials for the W portion of the course.

Announcements

Check here for course announcements.




Lecture Instructors

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Dr. Janine N. Caira (Lectures 1-12)
Office: TLS 483
Phone: 486-4060
Office hours: by arrangement

Dr. Chris Simon (Lectures 13-25)
Office: Biopharm 305D
Phone: 486-4640
Office hours: by arrangement

Note: All emails must contain "EEB2245" in the subject line to avoid being filtered out and deleted

Teaching Assistants

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Veronica Bueno Katherine Nazario
Office: TLS 478 Office: BioPharm 323A
Phone: 486-1882 Phone: 486-3947
Students with last names A–K Students with last name L–Z





Grading

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EEB 2245: Each half of the course counts for 50% of your lecture grade. Your grade in the first half of the course will be based on your performance on two lecture exams (for a total of 200 points). Your grade in the second half of the course will be based on your performance on three lecture exams (180 points total) and weekly, short on-line quizzes (20 points) (for a total of 200 points). However, your grade for Exams1–4 will be dropped. Please note: because you are allowed to drop one of these grades, we will not give make-up exams.

EEB 2245W: For W students your final grade in the lecture portion of the course will be calculated as above. This grade will constitute 75% of your final course grade. The W portion of the course, as determined by your “W” instructor, will constitute the remaining 25% of your final course grade. Please note that an F in either the W or lecture portion of the course will result in an F for the entire course. Dr. Paul Lewis (TLS 162; tel: 486–2069; paul.lewis@uconn.edu) is the coordinator of the W portion of the course. Refer to HuskyCT for further information on the W portion of the course. You will be assigned your W instructor at the mandatory library session you attend for the W portion of the course. You must sign up for a library session in HuskyCT by January 19th.

Lecture Schedule

Please read assigned chapters, as indicated below, prior to class
This schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for updates!

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