DARWIN AND MENDEL

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Not open to BIOL majors.This course is an inquiry into biology. Questions to be considered include: What constitutes a biological explanation? Is biology a historical science? What is meant by "nature"? Can biology explain the origin of life? The course will center on the work of Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel along with the so-called "modern synthesis" of their work. We will study the simple mathematical models that express the modern synthesis.Faculty: W. CROMARTIE