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Calendar

WEEK # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Day 2
Introduction: The Basic Dynamical Systems of Evolution
 
2

Day 1
Forces of Evolution I: Complications

Day 2
Forces of Evolution II:
Optimization

 
3

Day 1
Forces of Evolution III: Mutation, Migration

Day 2
Forces of Evolution IV: Genetic Drift

Lab 1 out
4

Day 1
Evolution at the Molecular Level I

Day 2
Evolution at the Molecular Level II

 
5

Day 1
Evolution at the Molecular Level III

Day 2
The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem I

Lab 1 due
6 Day 2
The Algebra of Evolution: Price's Theorem II
 
7

Day 1
Detecting Selection

Day 2
Detecting Selection: A Case Study

 
8

Day 1
Codon Volatility

Day 2
Coalescent Theory and Phylogenetics

 
9

Day 1
Evolutionary Phylogenetics

Day 2
Evolutionary Phylogenetics

 
10

Day 1
Quantitative Genetics I

Day 2
Quantitative Genetics II; Host-parasite Interactions

Lab 2 out
11

Day 1
Host-parasite Interactions and Disease Models

Day 2
Evolutionary Stable Strategies

 
12

Day 1
Developmental Evolution

Day 2
Quantitative Genetics II

Lab 2 due
13

Day 1
Final Project Presentations

Day 2
Final Project Presentations (cont.)

 
14

Day 1
Final Project Presentations (cont.)

Day 2
Finale: The Future of Evolution

Final project due