EPS SCI 17
Dinosaurs and Their Relatives
Description: Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours; one optional field trip. Designed for nonmajors. Exploration of biology, evolution, and extinction of dinosaurs and close relatives, in context of history of biosphere. Information from paleontology, biology, and geology. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Most Helpful Review
Spring 2021 - Professor Brown made this class incredibly interesting and easy to digest, which I came to appreciate as I took this class as a GE outside my department. There are two books required for this class, but they can easily be found online through libraries, etc. I personally did the readings, from what the weekly MCQ quizzes (5 questions generally) are based on, but the quizzes (at least for this quarter) has unlimited tries leading up to the due date, so you could go back and look for your answer. A large part of your grade is lab, but the TAs are extremely helpful, they essentially guide you through all of the questions while asking for your insight. Go to your section and you will get full credit essentially! There were two exams in this class, not counting quizzes, the midterm and final, which were multiple choice plus one free response question at the end. I found both to be reasonable, nothing surprising if you attended lecture and understood the learning objectives, definitely nothing to fear. I am glad I took this class, it definitely has made me considered taking more GEs in this department and/or another class with Professor Brown.
Spring 2021 - Professor Brown made this class incredibly interesting and easy to digest, which I came to appreciate as I took this class as a GE outside my department. There are two books required for this class, but they can easily be found online through libraries, etc. I personally did the readings, from what the weekly MCQ quizzes (5 questions generally) are based on, but the quizzes (at least for this quarter) has unlimited tries leading up to the due date, so you could go back and look for your answer. A large part of your grade is lab, but the TAs are extremely helpful, they essentially guide you through all of the questions while asking for your insight. Go to your section and you will get full credit essentially! There were two exams in this class, not counting quizzes, the midterm and final, which were multiple choice plus one free response question at the end. I found both to be reasonable, nothing surprising if you attended lecture and understood the learning objectives, definitely nothing to fear. I am glad I took this class, it definitely has made me considered taking more GEs in this department and/or another class with Professor Brown.
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The information in this class is interesting and it is definitely an easy GE, however I felt that the lectures were not as focused as they could have been. Instead of just covering the Jurassic period, Eagle quickly went through the entire history of life on Earth from the first life forms to just thousands of years ago. I really learned a lot, but it was hard to retain all of the information presented to us. Overall interesting subject and an easy lab component.
The information in this class is interesting and it is definitely an easy GE, however I felt that the lectures were not as focused as they could have been. Instead of just covering the Jurassic period, Eagle quickly went through the entire history of life on Earth from the first life forms to just thousands of years ago. I really learned a lot, but it was hard to retain all of the information presented to us. Overall interesting subject and an easy lab component.
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