This class requires so much time! You literally have to memorize all her slides for each test. Tests are 100% memorization, memorize every single detail! Her TAs are completely useless. Section is annoyingly useless but mandatory.
Here's how I got an A (from an average, non gifted student): hand wrote her slides, hardly went to class(would read on any topics that seemed difficult to understand), and about a week before the exam I'd start memorizing the hell out of my notes. Any additional help I needed I got from the TA's. Test is almost NO application and ALL memorization.
Ppt lectures online but she adds info so pay attention & GO TO CLASS she's made us lol a lot Make sure you study for those little multiple choice quizzes They add up Book is good to clarify and make things solid so its recommend to get better grade TestsDetail of every detail so STUDY! know how to spell outcorrectly! memorization is key!
This class consists of a lot of memorization, however the content is pretty straight-forward. The lectures are long but she was really entertaining and would sometimes let us out early.
This class if brutal. I only passed because I transcribed and listened to her lectures online... and wrote EVERYTHING down. I didn't open the textbook. Be sure to write down every single detail because she will briefly mention one topic and there will be a 20 point question on the exam. She is a cute little lady, but don't let that deceive you.
If you don't absolutely have to take this course, don't.. Exams are brutalizing and are always subjective. You can memorize the slides all you like but when it comes down to the exam you can still be in danger of a decent F. Top grades go to the people with experience in the course material.. Curve is substantial however, so that is a plus.
For being a conceptual biology course this class proved rather difficult. Her tests tended to take the general gist of the material and ask the student to make serious extrapolations. I recommend keeping up in the textbook, if you do so lectures are not necessary. Learned more doing the book on my own then spending 1:15 bored in class.
Surprisingly entertaining, considering the subject. It's all memorization, and her tests can be tricky, but if you spend some time going through her powerpoints online, you'll do well.
The class was fairly boring, but Dr. Low kept it entertaining with her jokes. She is a solid teacher. You don't need to come to class because everything that is on the test is on her slides. The tests are pretty challenging though, so do study!
memorize slides to do well in the class.
This class is okay. Sometimes cool and interesting, sometimes dull. Slides are posted online, and don't need textbook at all. She makes a lot of little jokes that are really funny. Overall, the tests are very fair, yet detailed oriented. Quiz during each section and an easy, peer graded essay. Solid choice for a GE, but don't expect an easy A.
i truly loved this class- one of my favorites. It's a hard class and you have to make it a priority if you want to do well but if you're interested in nutrition its super interesting. Prof is HILARIOUS and makes lots of little jokes. all her slides go up on gauchospace so you can go back and review. She's incredibly thorough and very fair.
Material was not very hard but tests and quizzes were very tricky. The class average was extremely low but she used a bell curve. She is funny in lecture and teaches in a very clear way but her accent makes her difficult to understand sometimes.
MCDB20. favorite class. The teacher is lovely, very clear and explains well. Sections are mandatory because you get quizzed,quizzes are not too tough if you read the book and go to lecture. The slides are posted online. I got a B in the class but i could have gotten an A if i had read everything i had to. does require some time, i do recommend!
She was pretty funny in class but her tests are designed to trick you and she doesn't give study guides are anything. Definitely study off the lectures and not the book.
Generally easy class as long as you catch up the powerpoints and memorize them. Its not a lot of memorization and TA covers everything you need to know in sections.
Way too hard of a class for a GE. Difficult quizzes in section every week that everyone does poorly on. Powerpoints are online but dont help much. No study guides given. 2 midterms and cumulative final. Tests are short answer, matching, multiple choice, and true false but if its false you have yo correct it. Avoid this class take dinosaurs instead.
The class was interesting and for the most part he was able to get a lot of his points across clearly, and if not his TA's are very helpful and reliable. His lecture slides have about 80% of what you need to know the other 20% comes from attending lectures for clarity. His tests do test on a small portion of what he actually expects you to know.
Her tests were very hard. But if you studied her slides very well and read the book then you should be fine. Her lectures were pretty funny but not the most informative
I enjoyed lecture, she made the class fun! The tests were straight-forward but be sure you STUDY THE SLIDESHOWS and READ THE BOOK!! It's a lot of information to take in in such a short amount of time but if you study you'll be fine.
interesting class. 40% for each midterm and final, 10% for weekly quizzes. curved relative to the avg of top 10 scores (i think it was like 10% within that score was an A..) ended up with an 82% that was a A. lecture slides have everything you need to know.
The class was interesting, however, the professor was rude and unhelpful during office hours. Did not answer emails most of the time. In addition, did not fully answer questions during office hours, preferring to instead ask, "well do you go to lecture?" Overall an essential class, but negative experience.
Her tests are extremely poorly written. They aren't difficult, but rather very unclear. She asks ambiguous questions and even if you answer correctly, unless you give the specific response she is looking for, which is not clear, she marks you wrong. To do well on the tests, instead of learning the material, you have to learn how to take her tests.
Low is fantastic. Originally, I was scared to take class with her because of what I read on here, but I shouldn't have worried. She's been one of my fav's so far. Don't read the book. EVERYTHING you need to know is on the slides and stuff she says in class. Print out the slides & you're good!