Textbook: Either the 7th OR the 8th edition of Scott Gilbert's
"Developmental Biology"
(This is intended to give you a price range from as little as 45 dollars
up to 140+ dollars)
| 1) Wed. Jan. 9 | Embryonic development of mammals, including humans | web page |
| 2) Fri. Jan. 11 | Basic concepts of embryonic development | Pages 3-17 both editions; web page |
| 3) Mon. Jan. 14 | Computer and mathematical modeling of pattern formation | Pages 18-22 in 7th edit.19-23 in 8th edit. Also pages 63-76 in 7th edit. which are equivalent to 61-74 in 8th edit. Also see web page |
| 4) Wed. Jan. 16 | Different kinds of life cycles | Chapter Two in both 7th and 8th editions; web page |
| 5) Fri. Jan. 18 | Embryology and genetics | Chapter Four in both 7th and 8th editions; web page |
| Mon. Jan 21 | Holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. | |
| 6) Wed. Jan. 23 | Cell Differentiation | Chapter Five (in both editions); web page |
| 7) Fri. Jan. 25 | Control of differentiation by cell->cell signal molecules | Chapter Six |
| 8) Mon. Jan. 28 | Symmetry as a fundamental concept for relating shapes to causes | web page |
| 9) Wed. Jan. 30 | Tensions, pressures, curvatures and other tensor variables | web page |
| 10) Fri. Feb. 1 | Cell locomotion, traction, electro-osmosis: forces in the body | |
| 11) Mon. Feb. 4 | FIRST EXAM | review questions |
| 12) Wed. Feb. 6 | Fertilization, spermatogenesis, oogenesis, polyspermy | Chapter Seven; web page |
| 13) Fri. Feb. 8 | Comparisons of cleavage patterns in different kinds of animal | Chapter Eight |
| 14) Mon. Feb. 11 | Genes that control axis development in flies | Chapter Nine; web page |
| 15) Wed. Feb. 13 | Development of frog and salamander embryos | Chapter Ten |
| 16) Fri. Feb. 15 | Development of teleost fish embryos | Pages 345-357 in 7th; 325-336 in 8th ed. |
| 17) Mon. Feb. 18 | Development of bird embryos | Pages 354-363 in 7th edit. 337-347 in 8th edit.; web page |
| 18) Wed. Feb. 20 | Development of mammal embryos | 363-383 in 7th edition and 348-366 in 8th.; web page |
| 19) Fri. Feb. 22 | Extraembryonic membranes and identical twinning | web page |
| 20) Mon. Feb. 25 | REVIEW SESSION | |
| 21) Wed. Feb. 27 | SECOND EXAM | review questions |
| 22) Fri. Feb. 29 | Neural crest ectoderm | Chapter Thirteen; web page |
| 23) Mon. Mar. 3 | Neural crest ectoderm, continued | |
| 24) Wed. Mar. 5 | Neural crest ectoderm, continued | |
| 25) Fri. Mar. 7 | Development of higher plants, in contrast to animals | Chapter Twenty; web page |
| Spring Vacation | ||
| 26) Mon. Mar. 17 | Guidance of nerve axons and synaptic connections | Chapters Twelve & Thirteen; web page |
| 27) Wed. Mar. 19 | Guidance of nerve axons and synaptic connections | Chapters Twelve & Thirteen |
| Fri. Mar. 21 | Good Friday Holiday | |
| 28) Mon. Mar. 24 | Notochord and somite development | Chapter Fourteen; web page |
| 29) Wed. Mar. 26 | Intermediate mesoderm and kidney development | Chapter Fourteen; web page |
| 30) Fri. Mar. 28 | Lateral plate mesoderm | Chapter Fifteen |
| 31) Mon. Mar. 31 | Heart and blood vessel development | Chapter Fifteen; web page |
| 32) Wed. Apr. 2 | THIRD EXAM | review questions |
| 33) Fri. Apr. 4 | Development of legs in amphibians, mammals and birds | Chapter Sixteen; web page |
| 34) Mon. Apr. 7 | Genetic and hormonal control of sex in vertebrates | Chapter Seventeen; web page, revised 4/11/08 |
| 35) Wed. Apr. 9 | Metamorphosis | Chapter Eighteen |
| 36) Fri. Apr. 11 | Regeneration | Chapter Eighteen; web page |
| 37) Mon. Apr. 14 | Aging, as part of development | Chapter Eighteen |
| 38) Wed. Apr. 16 | Primordial germ cells | Chapter Nineteen |
| 39) Fri. Apr. 18 | Hydra development, etc. in addition & contrast to what the textbook says | |
| 40) Mon. Apr. 21 | Medical aspects of embryonic development | Chapter Twenty One; web page on cancer (revised) |
| 41) Wed. Apr. 23 | Environmental effects + birth defects | Chapter Twenty Two; web page on immunology |
| 42) Fri. Apr. 25 | "Evo-Devo" = Evolutionary Developmental Biology | Chapter Twenty Three; web page |
| FINAL EXAM Monday May 5, 8:00 AM !
(Notice how early in the morning!) | final set of review questions | |
Computer Simulations | ||
| sheet stretching | ||
| predator-prey | ||
| Cell Automata | ||
| Cell Automata instructions | ||