The class was great if you like evolutionary developmental biology and dissections.

This is a very interesting class basically starts out with less derived organisms and moves up from there. It follows the evolution of "form function complexes" such as the lungs. The lab is harder than lecture however if you put in the time you will do well in it. Lelena is an awesome TA maybe not as easy as some but great person to be in lab with.

Tests were easy, but they were memory intensive. Know the slides inside and out and you'll be fine. If you put in the time you'll get the grade easy.

Very enjoyable way to get a 300 level lab credit. Material adds up, but there is no way around rote memorization in a comparative anatomy class. Kopeny is not the most engaging professor in the department, but his syllabus does a good job of covering select systems in depth, rather than just glancing over as many topics as possible. While 4 midterms and 2 practicals may seem like a lot, it helps that no one test is going to kill your grade.

Its not a hard class but can seem overwhelming right before practicals and exams. Just take really good notes and study those instead of the book and you will be fine

Kopeny is an enthusiastic teacher and I found the material interesting. Labs are cool and usually don't take the whole time. The only workload is going to class as that is where he gets all his test material. Be ready for some memorization, especially on lab practicals.

Kopeny's lectures are always hard to follow, no matter what class of his you take. An intersting course though. The labs and TA's were great.

Keep up with the powerpoints as the textbook is pretty much supplemental and he only tests lecture material. As for the practicals, make sure you actually see everything and know where things are relative to other structures.

Great professor, really wants students to enjoy the subject matter and do well in his class. Tests and practicals are challenging but overall a worthwhile course.

Dr. K is an awesome professor in that he is very approachable and excited about the class; however, his lectures are often a bit jumbled...like he gets so excited about the material he can't think straight. The tests are hard and require A LOT of memorization, esp. the lab exams; however, to relieve some of the pressure he sometimes lets you take them home if you cannot finish in the alotted class time.