Announcements
Dec. 15, 1999
Exam 3 results and final grades distribution have been posted. You can pick up your exams in the Genetics department office (J205 HSB). Regrade requests have to be made immediately -- write down your request and drop it off (along with the exam) in my mailbox in the genetics office.
Dec. 14, 1999
Note added to Answer 7, Exam 3.
Dec. 13, 1999
Exam 3 and answers to exam 3 have been posted (answers 1 & 7 amended 6:45 pm).
Overall homework results (distribution, grade breaks) are here.
Dec. 9, 1999
Sample questions for Exam 3 have been posted. Answers are here -- but try to solve the problems without looking at the answers!
Answers to Week 11 Practice Problems have been posted.
Dec. 8, 1999
"To be posted later" answers on Week 10 Practice have been posted.
Gene therapy-related page-o-links.
Week 11 Practice Problems have been posted. Answers coming soon.
Dec. 7, 1999
Answers to Week 10 Practice Problems have been posted.
Dec. 6, 1999
Answer key to Problem Set 5 has been posted.
Dec. 5, 1999
Week 10 Practice Problems have been posted. Week 11 problems will be posted soon.
Dec. 4, 1999
"To be posted later" answers on Week 9 Practice have been posted.
Dec. 2, 1999
Science news: human chromosome 22 has been sequenced. Links to articles are here.
Nov. 30, 1999
Problem set 4 answer key has been posted. [Note the addendum to answer 1(a).]
Nov. 29, 1999
(Some) answers to Week 9 Practice Problems have been posted.
Problem Set 5 has been posted.
Nov. 28, 1999
Week 9 Practice Problems have been posted.
Nov. 27, 1999
Worried about what your grade is up to? Check out the gradiator...
Nov. 24, 1999
Answers to Week 8 Practice Problems have been posted.
Nov. 23, 1999
Exam 2 results (points distribution, grade equivalents) are here.
Coming soon -- the amazing, high-tech gradiator (so you can assess your grade standings).
Nov. 20, 1999
Week 8 Practice Problems have been posted.
Problem Set 4 has been posted -- sorry about the delay.
Nov. 12, 1999
Week 7 Practice Problems and Answers have been posted.
Exam 2 and Answer Key to Exam 2 have been posted.
Nov. 10, 1999
"To be posted later" answers on Week 6 Practice have been posted.
Answers to the sample exam questions are here.
Exam 2 is this Friday, Nov. 12, 2:30 - 4:20 in ARC147. Click here for a map.
Nov. 8, 1999
A set of sample exam questions has been posted.
Nov. 7, 1999
Answers to Week 6 Practice problems have been posted.
Nov. 6, 1999
Answer key to Problem Set 3 has been posted.
New, improved Week 6 Practice problems -- now with figure for Q.5!
Nov. 4, 1999
Practice problems for Week 6 have been posted
Nov. 3, 1999
"To be posted later" answers on Week 5 Practice have been posted.
Nov. 1, 1999
Answers to Week 5 Practice problems have been posted.
Oct. 31, 1999
Practice problems for Week 5 have been posted
Oct. 29, 1999
Problem Set 3 has been posted.
Oct. 28, 1999
"To be posted later" answers on Week 4 Practice have now been posted.
Oct. 27, 1999
A slew of links to additional reading material (basic molecular biology, DNA testing) has been added to the Suggested Reading page.
Oct. 26, 1999
Exam 1 results (points distribution, grade equivalents) are here.
Oct. 25, 1999
Answer key to Week 4 Practice problems has been posted.
Oct. 24, 1999
Practice problems for Week 4 have been posted.
Oct. 20, 1999
Exam 1 and Answer Key to Exam 1 have been posted.
Oct. 19, 1999
Note the correction to Practice Week 3, #5.
Remember to bring your calculators to the exam.
Exam 1 will be held in Guggenheim 224 (click here for a map), 2:30 - 4:20 pm, 10/20/99.
Oct. 17, 1999
Answer key to Week 3 practice problems has been posted.
If you have not picked up your graded Problem Set 1, it's available in the Genetics department office (J205). Talk to Rob at the front desk -- he's there mornings.
Oct. 15, 1999
Answer key to Problem Set 2 has been posted.
Oct. 13, 1999
Practice problems for Week 3 have been posted.
Oct. 12, 1999
Science news: The Nobel Prizes for 1999 have been announced.
Oct. 11, 1999
Clarification of q.3, Problem Set 2: Assume that people in Pedigree 1 are homozygous normal for Achoo syndrome, and that people in Pedigree 2 are homozygous normal for pattern baldness.
Correction of a correction -- #15 in the practice problems was okay to begin with. Everything is back the way it was. Sorry!
The email list for the class is now ready. You can send email to the class by clicking on the Send email to class link at the bottom left of the main screen.
Oct. 10, 1999
Note an addendum to #15, Practice problems.
Answer key to Practice problems week 2 has been posted.
Oct. 8, 1999
Answer key to Problem set 1 has been posted.
Problem set 2 has been posted.
Oct. 6, 1999
Practice problems for Week 2 have been posted.
Oct. 4, 1999
Problem set 1 will be due Friday, Oct. 8 instead of Wednesday, Oct. 6. That's so people who have quiz section on Tuesday don't have an advantage over people attending quiz section on Wednesday.
Question #1 on Problem set 1:
Oct. 1, 1999
Problem set 1 has been posted.
Sept. 30, 1999
Science news (!): the 1999 Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded.
One more practice problem added.
Sept. 29, 1999
Practice problems for this week (Week 1) have been posted.
Sept. 27, 1999