1 Introduction to the Class and Overview of Topics 2 Input Function, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and Cooperativity 3 Autoregulation, Feedback and Bistability 4 Synthetic Biology and Stability Analysis in the Toggle Switch 5 Oscillatory Genetic Networks 6 Graph Properties of Transcription Networks 7 Feed-forward Loop Network Motif 8 Introduction to Stochastic Gene Expression 9 Causes and Consequences of Stochastic Gene Expression 10 Stochastic Modeling 11 Life at Low Reynolds Number 12 Robustness and Bacterial Chemotaxis 13 Robustness in Development and Pattern Formation 14 Microbial Evolution Experiments and Optimal Gene Circuit Design 15 Evolution in Finite Populations 16 Clonal Interference and the Distribution of Beneficial Mutations 17 Fitness Landscapes and Sequence Spaces 18 Evolutionary Games 19 Survival in Fluctuating Environments 20 Parasites, the Evolution of Virulence and Sex 21 Interspecies Interactions 22 Ecosystem Stability, Critical Transitions, and Biodiversity 23 Dynamics of Populations in Space 24 The Neutral Theory of Ecology