MIMG 6
Microbiology for Nonmajors
Description: Lecture, four hours. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 101. Designed for nonscience students; introduction to biology of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, protozoa, algae, fungi), their significance as model systems for understanding fundamental cellular processes, and their role in human affairs. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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SUBJECT = LS3 ( I couldn't find it on the course listings ) I think professor campbell is a decent professor. He seems to pause a lot during his lectures, but I think he explains things well. I had to watch his podcasts after lectures because he speaks fairly quickly, and I found it easier to just listen and absorb the information during lecture, then take notes when I watched the podcast. Seemed to work well for me! His exams can have a few pretty specific questions, but everything you need to know is straight out of his lecture!!
SUBJECT = LS3 ( I couldn't find it on the course listings ) I think professor campbell is a decent professor. He seems to pause a lot during his lectures, but I think he explains things well. I had to watch his podcasts after lectures because he speaks fairly quickly, and I found it easier to just listen and absorb the information during lecture, then take notes when I watched the podcast. Seemed to work well for me! His exams can have a few pretty specific questions, but everything you need to know is straight out of his lecture!!
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If you have not taken any biology or life sciences you MUST TAKE his Micro 6. Very intersting and useful in life. He realy tries to teach something useful in life. Good manner and fun. Even there was lots of reading, I enjoyed them all. poor Grading policy: 40% midterm 60% final and nothing else, so be careful not to scrow up in the midterm. I thought I did realy good in the MIMG 6 midterm but I ended up with a B- but at the end after final he curved the grades and I ended with an A. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
If you have not taken any biology or life sciences you MUST TAKE his Micro 6. Very intersting and useful in life. He realy tries to teach something useful in life. Good manner and fun. Even there was lots of reading, I enjoyed them all. poor Grading policy: 40% midterm 60% final and nothing else, so be careful not to scrow up in the midterm. I thought I did realy good in the MIMG 6 midterm but I ended up with a B- but at the end after final he curved the grades and I ended with an A. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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I took LS3 with Tamanoi 11W and it was meh. You have to know every detail on every single one of his slides for his tests, but I would still say his tests are fair. It's just a ton of information to commit to memory. Also, we only had one midterm and final so the midterm was a big deal. I didn't really like his lectures that much. He would jump around between slides and didn't organize the topics very well. It was often difficult to keep track of when we were discussing eukaryotes or prokaryotes. I did not learn much from lecture but I would go slide by slide afterward and read the corresponding sections in the book to help understand the lecture slides. This helped A LOT because for me, I need to understand what I'm memorizing. I found the textbook (Molecular Biology by Robert Weaver) to be extremely helpful. It is a very good textbook. Although you can do okay without every using the textbook because the tests are only based on the lecture slides, the textbook is very helpful in elucidating the slides as the slides don't have all the info you need to fully understand the concepts.
I took LS3 with Tamanoi 11W and it was meh. You have to know every detail on every single one of his slides for his tests, but I would still say his tests are fair. It's just a ton of information to commit to memory. Also, we only had one midterm and final so the midterm was a big deal. I didn't really like his lectures that much. He would jump around between slides and didn't organize the topics very well. It was often difficult to keep track of when we were discussing eukaryotes or prokaryotes. I did not learn much from lecture but I would go slide by slide afterward and read the corresponding sections in the book to help understand the lecture slides. This helped A LOT because for me, I need to understand what I'm memorizing. I found the textbook (Molecular Biology by Robert Weaver) to be extremely helpful. It is a very good textbook. Although you can do okay without every using the textbook because the tests are only based on the lecture slides, the textbook is very helpful in elucidating the slides as the slides don't have all the info you need to fully understand the concepts.
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I got him for Life Science 4 in the Spring 2009. I agree that his materials are rarely related to the final exam. He asked for the minuscule facts in his dense and compact lecture notes. I got over 90% which was an A on the first exam with Dr. Pyle, and after taking the final of Dr. Wall, my grade dropped dramatically. The final exam was really confusing and maybe require you to deeply understand his confusing material. He spent quite a great amount time talking about Charles Darwin, his favorite biologist, in the beginning of the class that didn't help much in the final. Then he spent another half time to go over the previous lecture. For the new lecture, he just only went over by reading off the slides really quickly that I didn't think anybody could really completely understand what he meant. Moreover, he didn't care if anybody understand the materials or not. When asking him about the materials after class, he would talk about something else that you don't necessary need to know for the class. Avoid him if possible!!!
I got him for Life Science 4 in the Spring 2009. I agree that his materials are rarely related to the final exam. He asked for the minuscule facts in his dense and compact lecture notes. I got over 90% which was an A on the first exam with Dr. Pyle, and after taking the final of Dr. Wall, my grade dropped dramatically. The final exam was really confusing and maybe require you to deeply understand his confusing material. He spent quite a great amount time talking about Charles Darwin, his favorite biologist, in the beginning of the class that didn't help much in the final. Then he spent another half time to go over the previous lecture. For the new lecture, he just only went over by reading off the slides really quickly that I didn't think anybody could really completely understand what he meant. Moreover, he didn't care if anybody understand the materials or not. When asking him about the materials after class, he would talk about something else that you don't necessary need to know for the class. Avoid him if possible!!!
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This is the best GE I've ever taken. The material is dense and detailed at times but about a third of your grade can be made with extra credit! Also, the professor always brings in food for the students (the final review session was basically a picnic with all kinds of cheeses, breads, crackers, fruit, and yogurt). The exams, as long as you pay attention to the review sessions, are easy. This isn't one of those South Campus courses where you're competing with pre-med students for a curved C-. My class this Winter Quarter was about 1/3 student athletes (hint, hint).
This is the best GE I've ever taken. The material is dense and detailed at times but about a third of your grade can be made with extra credit! Also, the professor always brings in food for the students (the final review session was basically a picnic with all kinds of cheeses, breads, crackers, fruit, and yogurt). The exams, as long as you pay attention to the review sessions, are easy. This isn't one of those South Campus courses where you're competing with pre-med students for a curved C-. My class this Winter Quarter was about 1/3 student athletes (hint, hint).
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