LectureMonth Date Day Topic Chapters Lecturer Week

Lecture Module 1: The Working CellSept. 4 W Introduction 1 Fitch 1

Molecules and Cells 4 to 7 Vogel9 M Molecules and Cells 4 to 7 Vogel 211 W Molecules and Cells 4 to 7 Vogel16 M Metabolism and Energy 8 to 10 Purugganan 318 W Metabolism and Energy 8 to 10 Purugganan23 M Information: nucleic acids and proteins 17 Purugganan 425 W Information: nucleic acids and proteins 17 Purugganan30 M DNA Replication and Mutation 16 Purugganan 5

Oct. 2 W Mitosis and the cell cycle 12 FitchLecture Module 2: Genetics

7 M Meiosis and sexual life cycles 13 Fitch 69 W Review session (Fitch, Purugganan and Vogel)11 Fri. MIDTERM EXAM 1 (2:00 - 4:00 PM)14 M No classes: Fall Break 716 W Mendelian genetics 14 Fitch21 M Non-Mendelian genetics, linkage 15 Fitch 823 W Non-Mendelian genetics, linkage 15 Fitch28 M Signal transduction 11 Fitch 930 W Principles of gene regulation 18 Fitch

Nov. 4 M Gene regulation in development 18 Fitch 106 W Review session (Fitch)8 Fri. MIDTERM EXAM 2 (2:00 - 4:00 PM)

Lecture Module 3: Genomics and Evolution11 M Modern methods in biology 20 Vogel 1113 W Genomics, bioinformatics, systems biology 21 Vogel18 M Genome evolution 21 Vogel 1220 W Darwinian evolution 22 DeSalle25 M Population genetics 23 DeSalle 1327 W Speciation 24 DeSalle

Dec. 2 M Phylogeny 26 DeSalle 144 W Evolution of body plans 25 DeSalle9 M Tree of Life; biodiversity 25 DeSalle 1511 W Review session (Vogel and deSalle), Course evaluations17 Tu FINAL EXAM (12:00 to 1:50 p.m.)

Fall 2013 Schedule for Principles of Biology 1 (BIOL.UA.11)New York University, Department of Biology