Fall 2008
course listing
Life Sciences
New!
CORAL REEFS*
P01 [Syllabus
or additional course information available online.]
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Instructor: Paul Haefner
The biology and ecology of coral reefs. (1274)
New!
DNA I: DISCOVERY OF THE DOUBLE HELIX*
P02 [Syllabus
or additional course information available online.]
Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Howard Hoffman
The discovery of the structure of DNA is regarded as
the most significant advance in biology and medicine
of the 20th century. The scientists who brought this
about were interesting and gifted human beings. This
series of lectures will emphasize the individual contributions
of these scientists to the understanding of the hereditary
substances which influence and control our existence
and our futures. (1706)
EVOLUTION
OF LIVING THINGS*
P03
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Instructor: Nancy Frederick
We consider three major topics: (1) What is evolution?
(theories, early to modern); (2) How does it work? (mechanisms
of heredity, natural selection, speciation, interdependence);
(3) What actually happened? (origin of life, paths of
descent, extinctions, emergence of modern groups, including
humankind). Limited to 55 students. (909)
MEDICAL
LECTURE SERIES*
P04
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Instructors: William Shellenberger, Vincent DelDuca,
and Robert Brereton
Physicians and other health-care providers, primarily
from Delaware, address the latest practices in their
areas of expertise. (266)
MEDICINE
IN THE OPERATING ROOM*
P05
Monday: 10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Instructor: Dinesh Nayak
This course views common medical conditions relevant
to patient care from the anesthesiologist's perspective
and discusses your questions about the human body, anesthesia,
and surgery. (1040)
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