| DAY-DATE | TOPIC | TEXTBOOK AND ARTICLE READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| M-1/6 | Course Overview What are plants? | *Meet in CMC 102 |
| W-1/8 | Diversity and Classification | 171-185 |
| F-1/10 | Communities and Ecosystems | 636-656 |
| M-1/13 | Genetics and Heredity | 121-136 Genetic problems |
| W-1/15 | Molecular Basis of Inheritance | 136-149 |
| F-1/17 | Hardy-Weinberg Law and the Process of Evolution | 150-169 Pop. Genetics Problems |
| M-1/20 | Darwin's Revolution in Thought (Video) | 401-408 |
| W-1/22 | Evolution of Flowers | 408-429 |
| F-1/24 | Evolution of Fruits | 429-452 |
| M-1/27 | Plant Evolution (continued) | |
| W-1/29 | Mutant Analysis and Evolutionary Implications | |
| F-1/31 | Plant-pathogens | Dr. Munkvold, guest lecturer |
| M-2/3 | Seedless Vascular Plants | 317-355 |
| W-2/5 | Gymnosperms | 357-379 |
| F-2/7 | Gymnosperms | Article #1 (Masting and wind pollination) |
| M-2/10 | Mid-term Break! | No reading! |
| W-2/12 | Angiosperms | 380-400 |
| F-2/14 | Early Development of the Plant Body | 440-452 |
| M-2/17 | Mutant analysis of embryogeny | Article #2 Mayer et al (1993) |
| W-2/19 | Seed Development and Germination | Article #3 Vertucci and Farrant (1995) |
| F-2/21 | Cells and Tissues | 453-469 Article #4 (What is a plant cell?) |
| M-2/24 | Structure and Development of the Root | 470-487 |
| W-2/26 | Root | Article #5 (Root hair development) |
| F-2/28 | Article #6 & 7: Tanimoto et al (1995) and Okada and Shimura (1990). | |
| M-3/3 | Structure and Development of the Shoot | 488-519 |
| W-3/5 | Initiation and Determination of Leaves | Article #8 Smith and Hake (1992) |
| F-3/7 | Phytohormones | 545-572 |
| M-3/10 | External Factors and Plant Growth | 573-591 |
| W-3/12 | Genetics of Flowering | Article #9 (Weigel and Merowitz, ABCs of flowering) |