BIOL 3140

Professor Roach makes class very interesting, and she is fun to listen to. The material is interesting as well, and cool to learn about. It isn't all about human aging like I expected, but you get a very good knowledge of aging by the end of the class. The one thing is that sometimes Professor Roach seems to contradict herself, and her tests can be a little unclear, but overall, it was a great class. Professor Roach is very approachable

GREAT class. Professor is very interesting and has great lectures to back up the information. Pay attention and take good notes in class and you don't even need the readings.

Material is easy but is made to be tricky on exams.

this class was pretty descent, no text book, so just go to class, take some good notes and the exams is kinda tricky, but if yhu really read the notes and paid attention in class, you will be fine.. the reading at not a lot, just a few pages every week..

Really enjoyable class. Discusses aging on the level of populations and individuals, and also talks about the evolution of aging. Really interesting material. The tests can be tricky but doable. Great bio elective!

Roach is my favorite professor at UVA! She is a really good lecturer, she makes lectures fun to go to and engages the class. She is also really nice in office hours, she does not put you down if you don't understand something. She is so nice, friendly, and approachable. I say hi to her whenever I see her. However, this is not an easy class, I got a C+ in it and I was one of those kids in class answering questions. Her tests are multiple choice and kinda tricky. I am also not a multiple choice person. I would still recommend this class though, it was really interesting and Roach is wonderful!

No textbook, so go to class! Overall really fascinating

I enjoyed the class material of Biology of Aging but the exam format definitely made the class much more challenging. Professor Roach is passionate about her subject and makes an effort to help students understand the theories of aging.

Tests are really tricky but she rewards you with a generous curve at the end. The course doesn't have a book; the readings come from published articles. The weekly home work is actually helpful, just to make you stay on top of the material. Definitely a worthwhile Bio elective!

If you think this is going to be an easy elective, THINK AGAIN. Though Prof. Roach is very enthusiastic about her course material, her lectures suffer from stuttering, contradictions, and a general lack of preparedness. To make matters worse, the course has no textbook, so if what she says in class isn't clear (which happens frequently) there's very little you can do to fill in the gaps. Homeworks are very simple and essentially graded for completion. Though the material covered in class is straightforward, her exams are very difficult and ambiguous. The saving grace of this course is that in-class "pop quiz" iClicker questions are worth 15% of your grade and as long as you are remotely paying attention, it is very easy to get these right. Overall, even though the course content could be interesting, it is completely marred by disorganized lectures and unfair exams. If you need to fulfill a 3000-level elective requirement, take a hard pass on this one.