December 31, 1999

Cords, Marina
[V1011/W3011] Behavioral Biology of the Living Primates

Please keep in mind that this review is more than 5 years old.

Since 'Anthrop' does end in 'ology' this class can be used toward the science requirement. Though, it's not as easy as it sounds it is still a good choice for the calculator-impaired. The lectures are very well organized. In fact, this is one of those rare classes that doesn't degenerate into academic entropy during the last two weeks. And her primate impersonations are top-notch. The first few weeks are spent memorizing latin genus-species names, which can be tedious and makes for surprisingly hard quizzes. Attendance is taken at the discussion sections, but that's ok because they consist entirely of watching hard core monkey-porn. And the occasional review session. Her lecturing is unexciting but servicable and there's something about those videos that beckons. . .

Workload:

Midterm & Final Exams; 3 quizzes; no essays.