Evolutionary Medicine
Lecture, two and one half hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: Life Sciences 1 or 7B. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 120. Designed for departmental majors specializing in environmental and population biology and in medicine. Introduction to mechanics and processes of evolution, with emphasis on natural selection, population genetics, speciation, evolutionary rates, and patterns of adaptation. Coverage of fundamental principles of evolution, with special focus on medicine and human health. P/NP or letter grading.
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6.7 / 10
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5.0 / 10
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10-15 hrs/week
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5.0 / 10
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The course operates as a completely flipped classroom. All lectures have been recorded and all material is provided at the beginning of the quarter. The material is also front loaded at the beginning of the quarter. Meaning, there is a lot of material the first few weeks. During lecture period, the class works together in small groups answering worksheets, so its important to watch the lectures before coming to class. There is no group project in the lecture period, but there is a group project required for discussion section. The material is manageable to understand, but time is really an issue if its hard to keep up watching the pre recorded lectures. Success in this class truly lies of whether or not you personally work best in flipped classrooms.
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No group projects
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Attendance required
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2 midterms
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Finals week final
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100% recommend the textbook
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