Archived announcements

Wed., Nov. 19

Problem set #6 is now posted.

Fri., Nov. 7

Student-written questions are now posted.  So many good questions, it was hard to narrow it down to only 8 questions!

Thurs., Nov. 6

All problem sets and keys as well as a practice exam are now posted (make sure to read the note below the practice exam link).  I will post student-written questions tomorrow (Fri.).

Tues., Nov. 4

The link to problem set 4 is now available on the study question page.  The final project handout is available on the final project page.

Wed., Oct. 29

Problem set 4 is now posted on the study question page.

Wed., Oct. 22

Problem set 3 is now posted on the study question.

Tues., Oct. 14

The paper for discussion next Monday is now on Blackboard and a handout to help you work through the paper is on the Articles for Discussion page below.  The midterm answer key is also posted on the study questions page. 

Wed., Oct. 1

Class outlines and a link to the Double Diffusion problem-solving exercise are now available on the outlines webpage.

Mon., Sept. 29

All problem sets, answer keys and a practice exam are now posted on the study questions page.  Please read all the notes on the study questions page to maximize the usefulness of these study tools.

Tues., Sept. 23

Here is the handout for the problem you will be addressing in class tomorrow. In case you are interested, here is a sequence alignment of serum albumin proteins from the relevant species (similar to the one used to make the phylogenetic tree in the handout).

Mon., Sept. 22

The first problem set is now posted.

Tues., Sept. 16

The course Blackboard site is now available, with slides from the first three lectures.

Mon., Sept. 8

Welcome to the Bio257 website.  As the semester progresses, the number of useful resources on this website will grow.  Please let me know (amcbride at bowdoin.edu) if a) any of the links do not work or b) if you find interesting relevant articles or websites to which we can add links.