BIOL 3410

The content of the class is pretty much exactly what you would expect: a systematic study of each of the body systems. The lab component is mostly self study with a quiz at the end of the lab. There is a cat dissection, but you aren't graded on how well you do. 40% of the final grade is based upon lab participation and quizzes and 60% on 4 exams (non-cumulative, multuple choice with 10 short answer, no cumulative final). Professor Kopeny's teaching style is much the same as in intro. His lectures very closely follow the slides, as do the exams. Overall, a great class for anyone interested in pre-med, or other health professions.

There is no reason to attend lecture--the slides come directly from the textbook as does the entirety of the information. The lectures are basically this disorganized overview of the parts of the books you were supposed to review beforehand, with Kopeny just randomly talking about parts of it verbatim from the book. Even most of the slide pictures come from the textbook. This class having a lab is also really useless because all you do is sit there and try to cram information for the quiz at the end, which cumulatively are worth 30% of your grade (while being in lab every week is only worth 10%...?). The exams aren't that hard, but if you take this class you'll constantly be asking yourself why there is even a professor and why you pay money to read a book, which anyone could do on their own time.

Lecture: There was no point in going because he just read off the slides. I went anyways just to get an emphasis on materials and to learn what was important. Test was relatively easy due to straightforward questions and couple of short answer questions that were moderately easy.
Labs: very relaxed and the quiz was easy if you studied. Did nothing in lab except learn a lot of information from the texts. But, I did not understand the point of lab when I could have just studied at home to take the quiz.
Overall somewhat time consuming. Not worth the time or the credits for a biology class that was not well taught.

This isn't an easy A like the reviews below. It's tedious. The labs are really long, and I suggest to never take lab on Mondays because you would have to study for the lab AND the midterm, so that isn't fun. My TA was pretty hardcore compared to the other ones, so that's why I didn't enjoy it. Her grade averages were much lower than other TAs who would throw A's. This is why I'm not going to get an A in the class. But Kopeny is dull and incompetent too, so I really did not enjoy this class. I also feel like I didn't learn much.

Don't take this if you aren't in Kinesiology or need it for later pre-med endeavors. The lectures are SO boring and Kopeny just randomly takes about different topics from the book that are just reiterations. He randomly jumps to different chapters which makes it way harder to grasp the material.

Anatomy and physiology fascinated me personally as a subject (especially since I'm interested in medicine), but unfortunately, this class is not stimulating whatsoever. Professor Kopeny is a very pleasant guy to have a conversation with, but his lectures are just consistently poor, with maybe half the class showing up. The lab is also frustrating. I thought we would be doing more hands-on work, but most labs consist of studying the lab notebook for the end-of-lab quiz. It's not something you really need a lab for most times. There were, however, a few days (~5) where we worked on dissecting cats with a partner.

I was initially planning on taking both semesters of A&P, but I just cannot bring myself to take the second semester. Professor Kopeny himself is absolutely a decent guy, but this course is not very worthwhile for your personal educational experience. If you need it on your transcript for whatever you're doing in life, it is totally manageable. However, it's really not likely to be fun or very stimulating.

You go at a pace of about a chapter per lecture. And you practically need to memorize word for word the book and the lecture slides in order to do well for the tests. I spent hours every other day taking meticulous notes for this class and while I did get an A, this was the class I had to do the most work for. Content wise, the class is not difficult. But overall, the sheer amount of information can be overwhelming. Kopeny is also a terrible lecturer. I stopped going to class and

I took this class because it's a grad school requirement. It's definitely a lot easier than your other biology electives. To get an A, you need to do well on your lab quizzes. Study an hour or two before lab. It's straight memorization.

Lecture is quite pointless because he just reads off the slides. The test questions are pretty straightforward--I've realized that those who don't do very well overthink the questions. Don't second guess yourself. If you read the book 2-3 times before the tests, memorize what it says, you'll be fine. He literally tests straight from the book! Though I ended up with a good grade, unfortunately I can't say that I learned anything because I just dumped all the material out of my brain afterwards. Good luck

Prof. Kopeny is a dry, boring lecturer. Would not recommend, no one goes to class

Kopeny's super boring with his lectures, so it's fine if you don't go to them. He takes long pauses in between his slides and I couldn't sit through an hour and 15 minutes of him talking. The tests were pretty straightforward. None of the questions are there to trip you up in any way, which is nice considering other Biology classes. As long as you read the textbook, you will be fine. The only thing I didn't really like about this class was the lab. I honestly didn't get much out of it and Kopeny/the TAs made a rule that you couldn't leave until after being in lab for 90mins. The in-lab quizzes were much harder than the ones put on Connect. Overall, I would say this course if pretty fair though.