This class is needed for many pre-reqs and since Kittlesen is the only professor, you kind of have no choice anyway. He talks in a voice that makes you sleepy, however he does a decent job explaining. The lab portion of this course is the worst because of the irrelevant quizzes you have to take each week.

This is a very great lab that fully introduces a lot of biology lab techniques, while also teaching the students the science behind the lab. Professor Kittlesen is also a great lecturer. Be prepared for his quizzes!

A good TA is hard to find in this class. I really never went to lecture, but I did fine on the exam because I took 2010 at the same time and understood Kittlesen's questions pretty well. Do yourself a favor, and do the readings. You will do fine if you just do the readings and understand them. If you aren't taking 2010 at the same time, or haven't had Kittlesen, you will have to work harder to do well on the exam, just a heads up.

This class wasn't so bad for a lab. I felt like I actually learned something about biology, which sometimes doesn't happen when your stuck in the procedures of a lab class.

The classwork is easy until the final. The final is absolute crap and he sets the A at a 94 in the class...totally unfair.

Do not expect to get an A.

The experiment itself is conceptually really easy but somewhat boring and monotonous to carry out. Beware of the 5 question quizzes at the end of each lab period (which count for 25% of your grade) and hope for a fair TA that actually puts his/her office hours at an accessible time. Lab lecture is beneficial although also somewhat boring.

This is a really nice review for those of us with AP Biol credit. It was pretty easy too, just go to lab lecture and read the assigned lab manual pages and you should be fine. The actual procedures are really simple, and sometimes even fun. If you have the option to take Karen definitely go with her. She was really nice and gave very straightforward and helpful answers with any questions.

This class is really straight-forward, since you spend the entire semester pipetting and centrifuging bits of leaves. Dr. Kittlesen is really enthusiastic about biology, but the material is review for everyone who took AP bio. I have no idea how he determines final grades, but I'm pretty sure that the final exam carries a lot of weight, so study for it. Try to get a good lab table, because there's a lot of down time during the labs.

People tend to be overwhelmed by this class at first because of the weekly quizzes and tough pre-labs. This class is fine as long as you go to pre-lab lecture and do the work. You will get an A as long as you do the pre-lab sheets, the reading and memorization, pay attention in pre-lab, and try to understand what you are actually doing.

Grade depends on your TA. The TA can make the 5 question quizzes easy or hard. I had a hard TA...

He splits up the lab notebook into two, one that's a PDF and one that's a physical copy. That becomes SO annoying trying to find which page is where.

I would not take this unless you need it for premed or your major!