Lecture, three hours; discussion, 75 minutes. Enforced requisite: course 7B. Organization of cells into tissues and organs and principles of physiology of organ systems. Introduction to human genetics and genomics. Letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
3.3 / 10
Organization
6.7 / 10
Time
5-10 hrs/week
Overall
5.0 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2021 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Lecture questions (Clickers)
    Discussion worksheets
    Weekly homework assignments

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    I think this class was super engaging! I would advise people to stay on top of the content, especially because midterms are about 2 weeks behind lecture material. I personally waited to learn all of the second midterm content after taking the first midterm, but that was quite stressful and made lectures less useful. Use Campuswire! Not only do you get extra credit, but it's also really helpful to answer other people's questions because it helps you find gaps in your own knowledge. This course is known for being hard, but it's really interesting and there are a lot of opportunities to do better in the class. You'll do great!

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    The class is pretty challenging, and you definitely need to be on top of the readings because they will build off of one another, and cramming for this class is pretty ill-advised. Launchpad wasn't the most helpful, and I would focus on understanding all the learning objectives thoroughly.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Khan Khan is a great at detailed explanations that help you understand the problem.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    This class is structured like every other class in the 7 series with weekly reading and quizzes on launchpad (I think now they switched to achieve). Midterms in my opinion were harder than the midterms from 7A and 7B but even if you don't do well on them there is a group portion and the rest of the assignments act as enough of a buffer to still get a better grade in the class. Lectures are helpful as many of the clicker questions are similar to exam questions, and the exams have questions very similar to what Khankan emphasizes in lecture. Overall, Khankan was one of my favorite professors from the 7 series and offered clear, engaging lectures and helpful review sessions, as well as seemed to genuinely care about students.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: B+

    The content was interesting, but there is just so much material to get through which makes it really hard to stay on top. Her tests were also challenging and I felt like I was drowning in this class.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    The class content was really interesting and Dr. Khankhan made it even more engaging.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A-

    This class was super interesting and the content was really cool, there was just a lot to learn and most of it was readings outside of class. It's pretty easy to get by without doing the readings though. The lectures are mandatory with location based clickers. (at least for Khankhan as the teacher)

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Khankan is a great professor! This class is very interesting and while the assignments can be tedious, I did learn a lot. Very similar structure to the rest of the 7 series.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Class covers a bunch of topics early on and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. Tests are really hard and are nothing like what you see in class. Final is a lot easier compared to MT1 and MT2. Don't stress at all if you did well on those.

Course

Instructor
Rana Khankan
Previously taught
24S 23S 23W 22S 22W 21F 21Su 21S 20Su 20W 19Su 19W 18F 18Su 18S

Grading Information

  • Has a group project

  • Attendance required

  • 2 midterms

  • Finals week final

  • 93% recommend the textbook