Exams are short answer and Brodie is not clear on in the questions on exactly what he wants from you.

This was an overall great class. Professor Brodie is awesome, extremely knowledgeable about the information, and a great lecturer. This was definitely one of my favorite classes taken at UVA, and I actually looked forward to going to class. The material is really interesting, especially if you liked the first unit in Evolution & Ecology. The class is not demanding at all. I never read the textbook, just studied lecture notes and did fine on the tests. There are 3 midterms but you drop one and don't even have to take the third one if you're already happy with your exam grade. No final, just a group presentation which can be a pain if your groupmates are bad but still better than a final exam. Besides that, just 3 really easy literature synopses done in groups that he picks. Brodie is seriously awesome and makes the class a lot of fun! Would definitely recommend!

You do not need a background in biology at all to do well in this class. The text book is not useful for the exams. Study the slides. This class is amazing. Brodie is awesome.