Course format: Daily lectures (8:55A-10:10A, JH A106) plus twice-a-week
discussions.  The discussions are not review of the lecture but rather
expand on selected lecture topics.

Requirements:  Basic academic skills.

Course description: The course is intended for entry-level science majors.
The course is an introduction to the diversity of living things.  Topics
considered are 1) how organisms may have originated and how they have
evolved subsequently.  The latter is an introduction to evolutionary
theory, the unifying theory of modern biology; 2) how organisms are
adapted, structurally and functionally, to different habitats and to
different life styles; 3) how different types of organisms can affect one
another; 4) how organisms can be classified.

Required text: To be announced.

Weekly assignments: Two discussion topics: read assigned articles and
prepare answers to list of questions; four textbook chapters.

Exams/papers: Three multiple choice exams in lecture.  One one-page essay
in each discussion meetings.