This class was basically all memorization. I took it in the summer and everything was very condensed, but it was very manageable if you took the time to study. There's a lot of material to remember, but it was all highly interesting and basically a repeat of LS 2. The discussions and labs were sorta useless, but they were easy points. Unfortunately, my TA was extremely picky when it came to grading though.

Not a phy sci major but had to take this class for graduate school. Didn't enjoy Cooper's lecturing style or materials covered in this class. He basically reads off those boring slides and draws his own figures with his markers. He tests lots of detailed concepts and expects you to draw the similar figures for the short answer part. There are always questions about diseases he talked about in classes, so be aware of them when you review for exams. He curves fine but I still wouldn't take him if he wasn't the only professor teaching this class.

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As hard as LS2 is, having Cooper as the professor made it 10x harder. His lectures are incredibly dense, hard to follow, and at an extremely quick pace. He expects you to memorize every single process and detail, which wouldn't be so bad if there weren't like a million processes mentioned. His tests are all multiple choice and entirely impossible. The only way I passed this class was because the second portion was taught by professor Fain. Avoid Cooper at all costs. I took him as a last resort, and I still regret it.

I took LS2 with Dr. Simmons and Dr. Cooper. Dr. Simmons had more personality, but his slides contained only pictures and little explanations. He often added information that was not found on the slides or in the books to test if you pay attention in lecture. Dr. Cooper was the easier of the two professors. His lectures tended to be a bit dry, but at least most of the info he tests on can be found on the slides.