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ANT 210
Physical Anthropology
Schedule:
Monday = M, Wednesday =
W, Friday = F
| Week |
Dates |
Topics |
Readings |
| 1 | W 1/7 F 1/9 |
Course Introduction: What
Anthropology Offers Subdisciplines of Anthropology & The Scientific Method |
Chapter 1, pp. 2-17 |
| 2 | M 1/12 W 1/14 F 1/16 |
UNIT I: CHANGES
OVER TIME AND WHY THEY OCCUR Evolutionary theory, Adaptation & Natural Selection |
Chapter 2 pp. 19-35 |
| 3 | M 1/19 W 1/21 F 1/23 |
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Remembrance: Class does not meet |
Review: Chapters 1 and 2 (pp. above) |
| 4 | M 1/26 W 1/28 F 1/30 |
UNIT II: THE PLAN AND
PLASTICITY Molecular Genetics Cytogenetics |
Chapter 3 pp. 37-63 Chapter 4 pp. 65-93 |
| 5 | M 2/2 W 2/4 F 2/6 |
Mendelian Genetics Population Genetics Study Opportunity: Class does not meet |
Chapter 15 pp. 379-401 Chapter 16 pp. 403-421 |
| 6 | M 2/9 W 2/11 F 2/13 |
Population Genetics Human Variation & Adaptation and Preparing for Test 2 |
Review: Chapters 3-4, 15-16 |
| 7 | M 2/16 W 2/18 F 2/20 |
Test 2 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Meetings, Denver, CO: Class does not meet |
Chapter 5 pp. 95-120 |
| 8 | M 2/23 W 2/25 F 2/27 |
UNIT III: WHAT A
PRIMATE IS AND WHY WE ARE ONE Primate Classification & Characteristics Primate (and human) Behavior |
Chapter 6 pp. 122-153 |
| 9 | M 3/2 W 3/4 F 3/6 |
Sociobiology Early Fossil Primates Fossil Monkeys & Apes |
Chapter 8 pp. 181-201 Chapter 9 pp. 203-233 |
| 10
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M 3/9 W 3/11 F 3/13 |
Spring Break: Class does not meet | |
| 11 | M 3/16 W 3/18 F 3/20 |
Fossil Monkeys & Apes (continued) and
Preparing for Test 3 Test 3 UNIT IV: THE HUMAN GRADIENT AND HOW MANY BECOME ONE Hominids: Definition, Characteristics |
Review Chapters 6-9 |
| 12
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M 3/23 W 3/25 F 3/27 |
Early Hominids | Chapter 10 pp. 235-261 |
| 13 | M 3/30 W 4/1 F 4/3 |
Australopithecus, Paranthropus and
Preparing for Test 4 |
Chapter 11 pp. 263-279 (review) Chapter 11 pp. 279-295 |
| 14 | M 4/6 W 4/8 F 4/10 |
Test
4 Early Homo & Homo erectus Spring Holiday: Class does not meet |
Chapter 12 pp. 297-321 Chapter 13 pp. 323-351 |
| 15 | M
4/13 W 4/15 F 4/17 |
Study
Opportunity: Class does not meet Early Homo & Homo erectus (continued) Premodern Humans (e.g., Homo heidelbergensis, Neanderthals) |
Chapter 14 pp. 353-377 Chapter 17 pp. 423-446 |
| 16 | M 4/20 W 4/22 F 4/24 |
Neanderthals Early Modern Humans Anatomically Modern Humans |
Chapter 17 pp. 423-446 |
| 17 | M 4/27 | Last Day of Classes Humans of the Future and Preparing for Test 5 |
Review Chapters 10-14, 17 |
| MONDAY,
MAY 4: 8:00-11:00 AM Test 5 is the Final Exam non-cumulative 50 minute test |
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Please note Test days, these are the ONLY days you may take tests. There are no make-ups for missed tests. See the syllabus for more information.