Tentative Lecture Schedule and Topics

 

Week 1 (09-13 January)

  1. Introduction
  2. No Class (instructor is out of town)

 

 Week 2 (15-19 January)

  1. Reproductive hormones                                                            Chapter 3
  2. Reproductive hormones                                                            Chapter 3, 6

 

Week 3 (22-26 January)

  1. Reproductive hormones, Minipaper topic                                  Chapter 6
  2. Reproductive cycle                                                                   Chapter 3, 6

 

Week 4 (29 January -02 February)

  1. Gonad formation Minipaper Due                                               Chapter 1
  2. Ovaries                                                                                    Chapter 5

 

Week 5 (05-09 February)

  1. Testis                                                                                       Chapter 4                    
  2. Exam I                                                            

 

Week 6 (12-16 February)

  1. Steroid hormone production and action, Minipaper topic           Chapter 4,5,8
  2. Steroid hormone action                                                 Chapter 8

 

Week 7 (19-23 February)

  1. Puberty, Minipaper Due                                                            Chapter 7
  2. Mini-paper presentation and discussion

 

Week 8 ((26 February -02 March)

  1. Puberty                                                                                    Chapter 7
  2. Exam II

                                                     

Week 9 (05-09 March)

  1. Fertilization 1 and 2                                                                              Chapter 9
  2. Implantation                                                                              Chapter 10

 

12-16 March, Spring Break

 

Week 10 (19-23 March)

  1. Maternal recognition of pregnancy, Minipaper topic                   Chapter 11
  2. Fetal growth                                                                             Chapter 12

 

 

 

Week 11 (26-30 March)

  1. Parturition, Minipaper Due                                                        Chapter 13
  2. Mini-paper presentation and discussion

 

 

Week 12 (02–06 April)

  1. Lactation                                                                                  Chapter 14
  2. Exam III

 

Week 13 (09-13 April)

  1. Gender, Minipaper topic                                                           Chapter 2
  2. Reproductive behavior                                                  Chapter 2

 

Week 14 (16-20 April)

  1. Fertility, Minipaper Due                                                            Chapter 15
  2. Mini-paper presentation and discussion

 

Week 15 (23-27 April)

  1. Fertility and contraception, Hand out Final Exam
  2. Course evaluation

 

Final Exam: Oral portion Tuesday, May 1. Written portion due by 5:00 PM Thursday May 3.