Designed for transfer students who have completed part of MCDB 1B through transfer work. Topics will be selected by the department, as appropriate, to fulfill the introductory biology requirement at UCSB.

Prerequisites: Consent of department.

1 - 2

Units

Pass no pass

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
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Seng Low
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CHEM 1179
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12:30 PM - 13:55 PM
Winter 2024 . Finkelstein R Low S H Nguyen A T
CAMPBHALL
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12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
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MCDB 1BZ Low S H Winter 2020 Total: 6
MCDB 1BZ Low S H Winter 2019 Total: 7
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MCDB139 . Low S H 5 Months Ago

1 group project (presenting medical microbiology research) + 6 quizzes (3-5 questions) that you take every week in your section, as well as 2 midterms and 1 final, which make up roughly 80% of your grade. Midterms were a cakewalk, with 100% being memorization. The final, however, was the hardest I've taken in college, but the curve was fat though!

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MCDB26 . Low S H 7 Months Ago

Did not know what kind of class I was getting into. It was more like AP Bio then actually learning about nutrition. Do not take this class if you do not like science. Only reason I passed the class was because of my goated TA Michelle!

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MCDB1B . Low S H 8 Months Ago

would not have gotten an A if it was just her teaching the class. bad lecturer and worse tests. shes the weeder prof for a reason. just dont

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MCDB1B . Low S H 8 Months Ago

Funny professor, yet miserable class. Exams are poorly written and not fully reflective of lectures. She does not curve. Exams are fairly difficult. My biggest tips are to go to office hours and never underestimate the difficulty of the class.

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MCDB20 . Low S H 8 Months Ago

the final highest score was a 74 with an average of 48. Majority of the tests had averages under 60. No one is passing and she does not curve. What does this say about the teacher? If the whole class is scoring poorly?

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MCDB20 . Low S H 8 Months Ago

If I could have her license as a teacher removed I would. She's a poor teacher during lectures, just reads off slides which the slides are just the text book readings she has you do before class so she's not teaching anything. Doesn't offer good help outside of class/office hours. Your tests = stuff she didn't teach. Tests are poorly written.

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MCDB 1LL
22 / 22 Full
Introductory Biology Laboratory I
Ruth Finkelstein 2.0 Alice Nguyen 1.2
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15:30 PM - 18:20 PM
84.4% A
MCDB 1AZ
1 / 10 Enrolled
Selected Topics from MCDB 1A
T B A
M T W R
09:30 AM - 10:55 AM
75.8% A
MCDB 1B
181 / 240 Enrolled
Introductory Biology II--Physiology
Seng Low 2.5
M T W
12:30 PM - 13:55 PM
21.1% A
MCDB 1A
173 / 240 Enrolled
Introductory Biology I
T B A
M T W R
09:30 AM - 10:55 AM
20.7% A
MCDB 1LL
22 / 22 Full
Introductory Biology Laboratory I
Ruth Finkelstein 2.0 Alice Nguyen 1.2
T
15:30 PM - 18:20 PM
84.4% A
MCDB 1LL
22 / 22 Full
Introductory Biology Laboratory I
Ruth Finkelstein 2.0 Alice Nguyen 1.2
T
18:30 PM - 21:20 PM
84.4% A