[Assignments] [Papers] [ProblemSets] [Optional Seminar Review] [Extensions Policy]

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Assignments:

Each week there will be either a paper or a problem set. One TA will be in charge of each assignment and will offer office hours for that week. Look for the location and time on the handout for the assignment and please contact the TA if you have questions, but cannot make it to the scheduled office hours. We can accommodate another meeting or answer questions via email (but NOT after 11 pm the night before assignment is due) Please direct questions specific to the assignment only to the TA who is grading it. Assignments will count for 30% of your final grade. They are due at the beginning of class on Tuesdays. Please be on time.

Pick Up in Class	Due Date	Assignment	Recitation TA	Assignment Grader	Office Hours and Location
Jan 5	Jan 12	Paper 1 Paper Critique Guidelines and Dolly Critique Paper Review Guidelines Reading a Paper	Benji	Benji	Fri 1/06 at 4-5PM BI 11 Mon 1/10 at 4-5PM BI 11
Jan 12	Jan 19	Problem Set 1	NONE	Jon Valencia	Mon 1/16 4-5PM Kerckhoff 017 Wed 1/18 4-5PM Kerckhoff 017
Jan 19	Jan 26	Paper 2	Jon Schor	Jon Schor	Mon 1-2PM Red Door Wed 1-2PM Red Door
Jan 26	Feb 2	Problem Set 2 Problem Set 2 KEY	Na	Na	Fri 5-6PM Beckman Institute 11 Mon 5-6PM Beckman Institute 11
Feb 2	Feb 2	Midterm Review	ALL TAs	All TAs	Check Main Page
Feb 9	Feb 16	Paper 3	Jon Valencia Recitation 5	Stan
Feb 16	Feb 23	Problem Set 3	Benji Recitation 6	Jon/Stan	Check Main Page
Feb 23	Mar 1	Paper 4	Stan	Na	Check Main Page
Mar 1	Mar 8	Problem Set 4	Jon Valencia	Benji	Check Main Page
Mar 8 after 3 pm	Mar 15 by 11am	FINAL	All TAs	All TAs

Papers

Reviews for the papers are limited to ONE PAGE. Guidelines and a sample review were passed out in class, and will be covered in discussion sessions. These reviews are to help you develop your skills in understanding and evaluating scientific papers. Please follow the guidelines and limit your reviews to one page. There is no collaboration allowed for paper reviews. You may discuss the paper to help you understand it, but your review MUST be written up independently and the proposed experiments must be derived on your own. If you have questions, please attend the office hours (or email, etc.) and ask us.

• Paper Review Guidelines
• Reading a Paper

Problem Sets

The goal of our problem sets is to help you study and practice for the exams. Problem Sets and some answer keys will be handed out in class. Discussion of concepts covered by the problem set is allowed, but your solutions must be derived on your own and written up individually.

Optional Seminar Review:

You can choose to replace your lowest problem set or paper review grade (you cannot replace a zero from an assignment you did not do!) by attending a developmental biology seminar that we have chosen and handing in a ONE page synopsis of the talk. Only one seminar review is allowed and is due by March 11.

Extensions

Please contact Dr Bronner-Fraser for homework extensions. Extensions may only be granted for medical reasons and with a valid note from a doctor. Extensions cannot be granted for longer than a week. There will be a 10% deduction per day for late assignments without an extension. No homework assignment will be accepted after a week past its due date (with or without an extension). There are no extensions for midterm or final exams.