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    • Introductory Biology I . MCDB 1A

    Introduction to biochemistry, cell biology and development, and genetics.

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    Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-B-C with a grade of C- or better (Chem 1C may be taken concurrently), or a score of 4 or better on either the Advanced Placement Chemistry or Advanced Placement Biology exams.

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    1, 2, 3

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    Letters and science

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    GEs Area C
    Unlocks BIOE 243 EARTH 144 EEMB 102 EEMB 103A EEMB 116 EEMB 127L
    Instructors
    Dennis Clegg
    3.8
    40 reviews
    Stuart Feinstein
    4.4
    63 reviews
    Max Wilson
    1.9
    9 reviews
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    CAMPBHALL
    M T W F
    08:00 AM - 08:50 AM
    706 / 855
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    Spring 2024 . Gonzalez Nino Kranzfelder P
    ILP 2101
    M W F
    09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
    Summer 2024 . T B A
    ILP 1302
    M T W R
    09:30 AM - 10:55 AM
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    MCDB 1A Gonzalez Nino Spring 2025 Total: 231
    MCDB 1A Clegg D O Fall 2024 Total: 734
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    MCDB1A . A Month Ago

    nice guy but not the best at teaching the material. i had to go back and rewatch every lecture + do extra outside research to understand anything at all.

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    MCDB1A . A Month Ago

    Words the questions weirdly.

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    MCDB1A . A Month Ago

    super boring and messed up a lot and im pretty sure he copied the material from the slides from the amoeba sisters lol

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    MCDB1A . A Month Ago

    This guy yaps too fast

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    MCDB1A . 3 Months Ago

    MCDB 194SM: Broke his own grading criteria, empty canvas, rude over email, held class on MEMORIAL DAY! + held class outside of actual timings!? Lectures suck and he copy pasted his lectures (including the welcome message in bubbly letters) from a prof named UriAlon on YTube (not joking). 2 unit course w/ 7000 word final not mentioned on syllabus :)

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    MCDB1A . 11 Months Ago

    Dr. Wilson is not a good professor. I emailed him a few times with questions, to which he responded with "Just look at the slides" or something unhelpful. With no practice exams, I was SUPER nervous about the genetics portion. Luckily, there weren't many pedigree questions on the final. The questions were derived from the slides!

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