BIOL 3140

A must take for Bio majors!

Great class. Very theory and experiment based. May not be what all bio students are used to, and the tests are pretty hard, but it's really interesting and definitely worthwhile..

Pretty good class. Unfortunately the class is not too structured, so it can be frustrating to study and such. Very interesting material. Spans everything from demography to cellular bio.

Professor Roach was not very helpful. Her lectures were interesting and well-formatted. I thought I would do well on her tests because I understood the material, but she expected far greater of an answer than the questions warentted. It was a very frustrating course on which I ended up using my one free withdraw. I would NOT recommend this class at all.

Overall, not a bad course. Roach is very enthusiastic about the material. But the lack of a textbook and lack of organization in general can make it difficult to prepare for tests.

I absolutely loved this class. Nice evolutionary perspective on aging. You really have to understand the concepts/think like an evolutionary biologist to do well. Not a typical "pre-med" bio. Professor Roach is amazing and keeps lectures fun.

Roach is an engaging lecturer, using powerpoints and the blackboard. Her lectures were pretty well-organized and drew from a lot of primary source material - no textbook in this class. Definitely a challenging course since it was more conceptual and her tests are fairly difficult. Really interesting material, though, especially later in the semester.

The material is interesting and Professor Roach is very passionate about her work. Tests are quite difficult, though. The grading is harsh and you have to be able to answer with exactly the approach she is looking for. Take good notes - there is no book.

I found this class extremely hard to get a good grade in even when I had studied my notes from lectures (without missing a lecture). The level of the tests was much higher than the level she taught the course at.

Overall a very interesting class, Roach is very enthusiastic and seems to enjoy her field of study. However, there is no book, attending lectures are required if you want a good grade. Tests are much harder and more in-depth than the material she teaches in class.