First of all, if you have prof. Epstein, don't waste your money on the textbook. I read the chapters for the first exam and found out that the exams are COMPLETELY lecture powerpoint based. I didn't open the textbook again and got an A in the class. I also skipped maybe 1/4 of the lectures and did fine just cramming the powerpoints before the exams !

Howie Epstein is a wonderful professor, and really cares about his students. He is so friendly! Coming from the standpoint of a biology major that has taken evo/eco, this course is really easy. The hardest thing I had to do was memorize photosynthetic reactions (throwback to high school biology). I still feel as though I learned more useful information from this course compared to evo/eco however. Anyways, take this course with Howie, because if you don't meet this kind soul I actually feel sorry for you.

Professor Epstein really knows his stuff and is passionate about the topic. He takes time to explain everything to make sure you understand. The study guides for the tests give a very broad overview of everything you need to know, but I definitely recommend going to his extra study sessions before the exams because he often ends up giving you the answers to many of the more difficult questions that appear. Overall, a very nice and informative guy, would recommend.

There is basically no outside work at all, but the tests are rather challenging. You have to memorize the whole study guide, but then you will do fine. By fine I mean a B. This class is by no means an "Easy A" because the grading scale is absurd. 74-83 C, 84-91 B, 92-100 A. He doesn't give letter grades with + or -'s.

Epstein is a good and clear lecturer, so I learned the material well. Exams are hard, and you basically need to memorize entire slides of the powerpoints. But overall, I'd recommend Epstein for 3200.

Epstein was great! He's real enthusiastic about the material which made it more interesting. There were discussions once a week that you had to read for but those readings were the only weekly assignments. End of the semester was kinda stressful because we had a presentation, paper, and final exam all within the same week or so. Loved him and the class though

the TA was the best , the class was difficult, but worthwil

awesome TA for the lab, very chill

Professor Epstein is a great professor- he's kind, approachable, and really cares about his students and their understanding of the material. The class material is difficult but doing well is definitely possible if you pay attention.

Very straightforward class. All the material is given in powerpoints and the tests, while challenging, are curved in the end. Epstein is very helpful outside of class if you don't understand concepts, as well.