This course covers advanced topics in evolution, concentrating on questions central to the understanding of general evolutionary processes. Phenomena occuring both within populations (e.g., selection, inheritance, population subdivision) and between populations (e.g., gene flow, competition) will be addressed. Special attention will be given to modern research approaches and techniques including quantitative genetics, measurement of selection, phylogenetic analyses of comparative data and molecular systematics.

An introduction to modern small-molecule crystallography with emphasis on typical applications of interest to synthetic chemists.

A course in identification, characterization, and quantification of the proteins in tissues and cells. Mass spectrometric methods are of central importance, and those techniques (including data analysis) are a major focus of the course.

The course offers an overview of major films, directors and actors in the contemporary PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It examines the genres of Chinese film better known in the US, including the Hong Kong action film, fifth-generation mainland cinema and Taiwanese urban dramas. The course will provide an understanding of contemporary Chinese cinema through analyses of the content and style, poetics and politics of films/ filmmakers/film movements, that reflect the Chinese cultural value system and differing Chinese aesthetics vis-a-vis Western and Hollywood views.

Integration of basic rock types, geologic structures, geomorphology, and natural resources in the context of geologic history of the major regions of North America. Global plate tectonics as a framework for evolution of the North American continent.

Basic principles and concepts of stratigraphy and sedimentation. Lithologic correlation and the interpretation of geologic history and paleogeography. Field and laboratory analysis of sedimentary rocks including megascopic and microscopic methods. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours per week.

Classification and origins of the common igneous and metamorphic rocks. Lecture material will emphasize the mineralogical, chemical, and physical equilibria within the earth. Laboratory topics will stress hand-specimen and microscopic petrography. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours per week. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

An introduction to sedimentary and environmental geochemistry, including carbonate equilibria, redox chemistry, acid-base reactions, and kinetics. These examples will be considered in the context of geologic and environmental topics including acid mine drainage, groundwater, chemical oceanography, and changes across earth history.

Survey of active geophysical measurements and passive geophysical observations and their relation to Earth's structure and composition. Investigation of the relationship between Earth's elastic, potentiometric, and thermodynamic properties and traditional geophysical methods for measurement (e.g., gravity, magnetics, seismic, and heat flow). Material will help students improve their quantitative problem- solving abilities, but will also emphasize the visual learning skills commonly developed in the broader geology curricula.

Principles of stratigraphy, depositional systems, sequence stratigraphy, and tectonic framework of sedimentation.