Several videos to watch in order to take a weekly quiz, reading the lab manual before lab, a ridiculous amount of questions in the manual that you need to answer, two practicals, and a fat research project without ANY guidance and sources that hardly make sense or cover necessary material. Good luck!

Honestly I hated this class. At first I found her funny, but increasingly I got frustrated with her. The average during my quarter for midterm 1 was a 57, and for midterm 2 a 62. Her lectures move incredibly fast and are hard to follow, her class is boring. She blames the students for not succeeding and doesn't explain answers to questions.

Dr. Low knows her stuff. However, she expects the students to be just as smart as her and will not slow down, answer questions, or try to explain concepts in a different way. Basically, just be prepared for hard tests that are nothing like the practice tests. Read the book its easy but the class itself is very misleading and tricky.

Trust me, too much work for 1 unit class. Lab manual is so unorganized

He's a nice, engaging lecturer, but his exam was awful. It was way more specific than what he *or* the book covered, and I could barely understand it. Apparently, the rest of MCDB 1A didn't, either. He seems like an alright guy, but I wouldn't trust him as a substitute teacher

I'm going to come off as so extra but I swear, this is most disorganized class that I've ever taken w the most disorganized lab manual that I've ever read. The lab manual constantly has conflicting information in it, is written out of order, is so grammatically incorrect and vague, etc. yet we are graded on our knowledge of extremely specific info

Dr. Low knows her stuff. There is no doubt about that. However, she expects the students to be just as smart as her and will not slow down, answer questions, or try to explain concepts in a different way. Basically, just be prepared for this, and READ the book. Her lecture slides are straight from the book, but the book actually explains it.

Low appears to be nice and funny at first, but that changes throughout the quarter. She insults the students' intelligence. She makes attendance and iClicker mandatory, but the points amount to pretty much nothing. She lectures fast and will not slow down, even after students express their concerns. An extremely difficult class, would not recommend

Objectively graded class, no curve or very low curve. Make a good connection with your TA because they grade your paper that is worth about 20% of your grade. Do all the pre-labs and labs on time, these are the easy points. 1 unit class, but if you want to get a good grade, study hard for the practicals.

While it's clear Dr. Low is very knowledgable in her field, she expects everyone taking her class to understand material as well as she does. When the average for her midterm was an F, she told the class that "you just need to know EVERYTHING!" and that we clearly do not know how to study at the university level. Read and listen to lectures after.

Taking this class with Low was challenging to say the least. I would watch lecture with the book open and she was essentially reading the book out loud. Additionally, there was zero guidance midterm material. While she is funny and entertaining, she would mock the class's intelligence and had little sympathy for those struggling.

May be one of the most disorganized people for this job. She is in charge of coordinating the lectures and labs for intro bio classes and fails to do so well. The class is over complicated and the lab doesn't match the class at all. During my final she repeatedly screamed out errors she made on the final in a disruptive way. Very negative person.

Very disorganized. Overcomplicate concepts in an intro class. The experiments she design barely match lectures. Has a lot of attitudes. Practicals are hard to study for. She really doesn't deserve this job.

This class made me very interested on the topic of nutrition. The class is pretty easy, everything on the test is on the slides. I thought the questions on the test were fair. It is also curved so that also helped my grade. Reading the book also helps but anything tested on will be on the slides so its not necessary.

Online txbk portal thing you only use for extra credit, but it helped me a lot. Paragraph summaries on articles each week. Quiz in section every week, review material before. Tests are graded harshly. Lectures are put online before class, I recommend printing them and taking notes on the slides, she moves fast. Low is funny and easy to understand.

It's a fairly interesting class but not easy. After studying for the midterm/final you may think you know everything but questions will appear that you've never seen in your life. I would always score much lower than I expected so be prepared to study a ton. Other than that she's really funny and very educated on the topic.

Funny and easy to talk to, Professor Low was one of my favorite professors at UCSB. She writes confusing questions on her tests, so be on the look out for lots of double-negative statements and "E. None of the above" being the answer most of the time. Sit in the front and be sure she knows who you are - she appreciates candidness.

Really funny. Class doesn't count for any GEs besides basically units but Low cares about and loves teaching. Lectures are posted online so never went to class. Memorize lectures to do well on section quizzes and you will do well. Basically memorization. Short answer and multiple choice tests.

This class was really not that bad. I consistently did well above the average on tests by writing flashcards for every slide, as well as things she said in class, and memorizing them starting a week before the test. The people who are saying this class is hard are just lazy and don't know how to properly study for bio classes.

its a great ge to take while trying to balance difficult classes. Dr. Low is funny and sweet. My ta was awesome and section only lasted around 10 min each week. I would take this class again!

The tests are poorly written and focus on memorization more than the larger concept. Tough and inconsistent grading... submit regrades. Section is a journal club and a waste of time but you have to show up because it's 14% of your grade. Memorize every seemingly worthless piece of information on those slides. Thrower teaches it in summer.

Low is mildly funny and has good lectures. Sh posts them on line with less detail but lectures aren't mandatory. Sections have a quiz every week which make attendance matter. Sections also have summaries due weekly but they are only a page and very easy. Overall the class was very interesting and I enjoyed it.

Go to class and highlight the things she says twice! That is what will be on the midterm and test. Memorize the PowerPoints; I suggest making notecards and studying those. Make them every week and study them before the quiz in section. If you don't like your TA the 1st day then switch! Answer all ?s she gives for summary so you get max points.

Dr. Low's lectures are pretty entertaining and her slides are well put together. For the most part the textbook is not needed. The TA's were not helpful until the final exam. The exams required your ability to memorize every bit and detail on the slides versus your ability to apply concepts. Furthermore exams were harshly graded and get regrades!