BIOL 3240

I really enjoyed this class. It is difficult material and Kittlesen expects that you know it. My best advice is to know the experiments that he goes over in class like the back of your hand. For them, you will need to know the basic material from the book and lecture, but that material can easily be found in the book. He loves to test on the experiments! I found that it is more about the application of the concepts than the concepts themselves, which is what actually made the class interesting and enjoyable.

At the start of the semester, I thought this course would be impossible because of some of the reviews that I've read, but it's actually doable. It's a hard class, yeah, but if you make an effort then you shouldn't have too much trouble.

Go to the lectures and read the book. What's great about this course is that you don't need to memorize every last minute detail. Kittlesen instead stresses that you understand general concepts and expects you to apply your knowledge on the tests [short answer and MC], which is why they can be challenging. He seems to pull more from the lectures than the book because of all the various experiments. You don't have to take notes word for word but it helps, just in case; it's even better if you can record lectures.

Overall this was an enjoyable and rewarding class, at least if you put some effort into it. I'd definitely recommend Immuno, especially since Kittlesen's a great prof. who lectures with clarity and throws in a few jokes every now and then.

If you approach this class like most pre-meds do (just trying to memorize everything by attrition) then you'll find this class very difficult. But if you actually try to think about and understand the basic concepts, an A is not unobtainable.

Also, Kittlesen is the best professor in the bio dept, hands down.

hard course. but great lecturer

A difficult but manageable class, it requires attention to details in the book and in class. I would record each lecture and have a back up note taker. I would not recommend in combination with Orgo, Orgo Lab, and a bio core.

Great class. The lectures are clear and logical, and the text book is even more so. There is a lot of information but its so interesting I am very glad to have taken the class. The tests are half multiple choice and half short answer.

Awesome class! Kittlesen is known for his difficult exams and this class is no exception. You really need to study and understand the concepts in order to perform well on the test.

This is a great class if you're interested in human biology. The material is not easy, but Kittlesen is a great lecturer and if you put the time in, you can get a good grade.

This class is probably the most interesting one I have been in so far in the biology department. It is hard to pull off an A in this class, as he tries to decrease the standard deviation of the scores and centralize it around the mean (which comes out somewhere around a high B-). However, it is possible to get an A if you put the work in. I highly recommend this class to anyone who is getting a BA or BS within Biology, it was truly a fantastic course with Kittleson.

Awesome class. Hard, but definitely worth it.