Definitely a self-taught class. Lectures are not very useful, and listening to Kopeny lecture is honestly the best cure for insomnia. Honestly just keep up with the textbook readings and you will do fine on the exams, of which there are 6 and no cumulative final.

I made a mistake by taking this class for fun and using my AP credit for 2020. Kopeny only does podcasts, and grading is very subjective based on your TA. The material on the quizzes was sometimes very minor details, or things that were gone over more in 2020 so I didn't know it. The last half of the labs were very interesting because they were dissections however the first half were all microscopy and very boring. Its not a hard class but if you don't take it seriously like I didn't, your easy A is suddenly one of your lowest grades. Don't take it if you don't need it.

So this class really does depend on who your TA is. 40% of your grade depends on the worksheets you do in class which are graded by your TA. My TA's average was around a C- on them but other people's TA's average was like a 95%. Quizzes are also graded by your TA and mine was picky and even participation was graded harshly! Not having your name written on your kit for example took off points or if someone in the class messes up the whole class is docked off points. Megan was my TA but she graduated so I don't think anyone else will get her. The exams are the only thing that's graded the same within all the students in this course. So again, TA is key to getting a good grade.

Overall a very easy class....BUT you don't learn much. Don't bother watching the lecture videos before lab, they don't help with the quiz. Just look at the list of structures and memorize their function; this usually takes about less than an hour before lab. Exams are weird and worded weirdly but they're not worth much. And I second the person below that said "do not buy the lab manual." It's really useless.

Easy course. Kopeny is very chill although he is a very boring lecturer. It is hard to sit through the lectures and videos.

An easy lab course--no need to study before the lab, just cram right before the quiz! A word of advice: DO NOT buy the lab manual! You cannot return it to the bookstore and you use it exactly one time in lab.

This class is definitely more enjoyable and much easier in terms of doing well on the assignments (than Biology 2030)! Professor Kopeny didn't hold any of the lab lectures and the "review" sessions before the midterms were less than helpful; however, he did post PowerPoints on Collab that were good to review before lab and or the three midterms. The quizzes in lab are straightforward and manageable if you review the terms before coming to lab! Definitely possible to get an A if you go to lab and pay attention during the dissections!

Kopeny didn't hold any of the lab lecture sessions - just posted podcasts on collab. You don't really need to listen to them to get an A, just look at the powerpoint slides he posts. This lab is MUCH more doable than 2030. You don't get out early anywhere near as much but the quizzes are really straightforward and simple. You learn more in lab than 2030 rather than studying material outside of class. Should be an easy A.

This lab is one of the more enjoyable science labs, if you like dissections. It's pretty laid back; you get to dissect the animal with a partner and learn the parts as you go, which is important for the quizzes. The quizzes weren't too bad, just study the Powerpoints from lecture and the lab manual, and know the structures AND functions of parts! Lab lecture is completely pointless and nap-inducing (typical Kopeny); just get the Powerpoints from collab. I didn't do awesome on the final and midterm (they're hard to study for because the information is very widely spread across topics), but they're worth much less than the quizzes and in-class worksheets (which leaves you with little outside homework besides preparing for the lab), and I still got an A. Get a fun lab table, do the readings, and hope that your TA knows a little more than mine did.

This class was a joke. First of all, dont waste your time to go to lectures. They are completely pointless and Kopeny reads straight from the slides (which was much different from 2030's lectures). Overall, quizzes/labs themselves are easy and doable, just know something about what you're doing AKA don't come to class thinking you will be eating cupcakes and be surprised to see an earthworm. Jokes apart, most people take this class due to requirements, but this class will be much easier than your other classes, so dont worry too much about it.