tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post6447914564530125700..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Did biologists really think that human evolution stopped?Larry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-37369737661759630162009-03-15T23:04:00.000-04:002009-03-15T23:04:00.000-04:00We are by the way, commencing work on a second edi...We are by the way, commencing work on a second edition .. which will for better or worse, have a bit less math. And in addition, we are probably going to make a significantly shorter version which will have even less math. We wanted to challenge people but alas may have challenged them a bit too much ...Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-25300476708182137292009-03-09T16:36:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:36:00.000-04:00The other authors are Derek Briggs, Jonathan Eisen...The other authors are Derek Briggs, Jonathan Eisen, David Goldstein, and Nipam Patel.<BR/><BR/>You may recognize Jonathan Eisen's name. He has a blog called <A HREF="http://phylogenomics.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">The Tree of Life</A>.Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-21976570516993300972009-03-09T16:15:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:15:00.000-04:00@ChrisA former post-doc in my lab described Dr. Ba...@Chris<BR/><BR/>A former post-doc in my lab described Dr. Barton as a very nice guy who described himself as a mathematician first, and biologist second. I've read papers of his that begin and end with equations. I'm not sure how the textbook is, but perhaps your prof. is basing his judgment on Dr. Barton's technical work?Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153076425887492166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-67572667463082016432009-03-09T14:32:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:32:00.000-04:00I wonder just how many profs are using that Barton...I wonder just how many profs are using that Barton et. al book to teach undergrads. <BR/><BR/>I suggested to my evolution prof last year that he consider using it in place of the 7th edition Evolutionary Analysis assigned for the class, but he seemed to think that Barton's textbook was a bit too math/molecular oriented for undergrads to comprehend. Of course, that was just his opinion, but considering that many of the people in my class last year could barely do basic hardy-weinberg problems, I too doubt they'd readily absorb Barton et. al's book.Chris Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383092030160768244noreply@blogger.com