Week

Section

Topics (very tentative)

1

Th

Sept 08

Introduction

class business

2

Ts

Sept 13

1. Foundations

1.1 Introduction;  1.2 History

Th

Sept 15

1. Foundations

1.3 Mutation and recombination

3

Ts

Sept 20

1. Foundations

1.3 Mutation

Th

Sept 22

2. Foundations

1.4 Mutation cont.;  Review of probability and Likelihood; 

4

Ts

Sept 27

2. Population genetics

2.1 Introduction & HWE;  2.2 Linkage disequilibrium

Th

Sept  29

2. Population genetics

2.3 Inbreeding

5

Ts

Oct  04

Th

Oct  06

Exam 1

6

Ts

Oct  11

2. Population genetics

2.6 Natural selection

Th

Oct  13

2. Population genetics

2.6 Natural selection; 2.7 Genetic Drift

7

Ts

Oct  18

2. Population genetics

2.8 Equilibrium polymorphism

Th

Oct  20

3. Phylogenetics

 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Homology evolving

8

Ts

Oct  25

Th

Oct  27

3.2 Homology evolving; 3.3 Phylogenetic Methods

9

Ts

Nov 01

Exam 2 (ALL Pop Gen!)

Th

Nov 03

10

Ts

Nov 08

4. Neutral evolution

4.1 Genetic load; 4.2 Neutral theory

Th

Nov 10

Study Break [?]

11

Ts

Nov 15

4. Neutral evolution

4.2 Neutral theory; 4.3 Macroevolution

Th

Nov 17

5. Functional divergence

[Neutral overflow] 5.1 FFTNS and Shifting Balance

12

Ts

Nov 22

5. Functional divergence

5.3 Evolution of new genes

Th

Nov 24

6. Fun stuff

5 Overflow; Fun stuff

13

Ts

Nov 29

6. Fun stuff

 6.  Guest lecture [Slides only]

Th

Dec 01

 6. Fun stuff

 6.  Fun stuff Topic 2 [Slides only]

Happy Holidays !