SYLLABUS
(PRELIMINARY, as of 18 June 1997)

Week of September 2-5: (Week #1)

2, Tues through 5, Friday: Orientation

Week of September 8-12: (Week #2)

8, Mon: Introduction to Pine and email

9, Tues: The Dirt's Memory: Introduction to dinosaurs of Triassic/Jurassic age (WHERE ARE WE?)

10, Wed: Discussion of movies: "Lost World" (1950's version); "Jurassic Park"

11, Thurs: Introduction to geological time (WHERE ARE WE?)

12, Fri: Introduction to World Wide Web (Mohawk Tower)

Week of September 15-19: (Week #3)

15, Mon: Geological history of this region (late Precambrian to Middle Jurassic) {WHERE ARE WE?}

16, Tues: Development of Paleontology (WHO ARE WE?)

17, Wed: Mass Extinction Events (WHY IS 'HERE' THE WAY IT IS?)

18, Thurs: Introduction to Animal Locomotion (WHO ARE WE? ARE WE UNIQUE?)

19, Fri: Calibration: Learning by doing

Week of September 22-26: (Week #4)

22, Mon: Introduction to 'Story Space' (Mohawk Tower)

Calibration: Learning by doing

23, Tues: Introduction to Animal Locomotion

24, Wed: Midterm exam

25, Thurs: Field trip (all-day; half class) (WHAT DOES IT MEAN 'TO BE'?)

26, Fri: Field trip (all day; half class) (WHAT DOES IT MEAN 'TO BE'?)

Week of September 29-October 1: (Week #5)

29, Mon: Field data; preliminary observations

30, Tues: Graphical analysis of calibration experiments

1, Wed: Graphical analysis of calibration experiments

Week of October 6-10: (Week #6)

6, Mon: Field data; preliminary observations

7, Tues: Interpretation of calibrated data

8, Wed: Introduction to 'Hotdog' (Mohawk Tower)

9, Thurs: Interpretation of field data

10, Fri: to be announced

Week of October 13-17: (Week #7)

13, Mon: Interpretation of field data

14, Tues: Interpretation of field data

15, Wed: Introduction to Unix (Mohawk Tower)

16, Thurs: Interpretation of field data

17, Fri: to be announced

Week of October 20-24: (Week #8)

20, Mon: WHAT IS SOCIAL LIFE? DOES IT HAVE DARWINIAN ORIGINS?

21, Tues: WHY DID THE DINOSAURS GO EXTINCT? ARE THERE LESSONS FOR HUMANS?

22, Wed: Discussion of field reports

23, Thurs: Final exam

24, Fri: to be announced