Interpreting the rules and other basics: offers, objections, and the judge's function
Judicial notice, presumptions, and burdens: substitutes for evidence
Relevancy, its counterweights, and related exclusionary rules
A special relevancy vs. counterweights problem area: similar acts, characters, propensity
Privileges
Witnesses: competency, examination, and impeachment
Opinions, experts, and scientific evidence
Hearsay: the basic theory, rationale, and constitutional considerations
Hearsay rule modifications for admissions and witnesses' prior statements
Exceptions to the hearsay rule
Authentication, exhibits, and the best evidence (original writing) rule.