Best class so far in the LS 7 Series. Dr. Kane was never the most knowledgeable about topics if you ever had deeper questions to ask her, but she was always able to teach you enough to prepare you for exams, which is all that was necessary. She gives a TON of extra credit through surveys and "mini-midterms" after exams to get points back, and the class is full of free points in general. Labs were extremely boring but 135 free points, as my TA, Shomik, literally graded on completion and made the class the best. First midterm was a breeze. Second midterm and final were a little harder, but it's almost impossible to not get an A in this class.

Professor Kane was nice and clear with her lectures. She was engaging with her students and even showed her dogs during the beginning of zoom. Since we were online, every lecture was recorded. If you took LS7A, you know all about Launchpad and how tedious it can be sometimes, but honestly the Launchpad assignments ended up boosting my grades in the end. The PEQs for Launchpad are timed, so make sure to treat them like an actual quiz. The midterms were fair, even if some of the graphs were hard to interpret. I had the best TA (shoutout to Graham Montgomery; take the lab section with him if you can), so the lab was pretty fun. Overall, the class is what you would expect from a Life Science class, and Kane is a pretty good professor

Ok, so personally, I felt this class was a small step down from the magnificence of Maloy in 7A. The class felt a bit more disorganized, with lab sections being rushed with a rigid due date right after section and the fact that the information being taught is a bit more conceptual than 7A. That might be my personal preference for 7A material speaking, but genetics is kind of confusing initially and ecology/evolution are semi-intuitive. On the other hand, Professor Kane is extremely chill and fun with her pets in the background of her presentations. Overall, a mediocre course with a chill professor.

I liked this class a whole lot more than 7A. Kane was very clear with her lectures and explained all the clicker questions very clearly. She also has very cute dogs and I appreciated her showing us them from time to time.

Dr. Kane was an OK professor. She wasn't outstanding, she wasn't horrible, she was OK. The course was co-taught with Dr. Kremer, which honestly presented its own set of challenges. Dr. Kane and Kremer lectured a bit differently even though the vibe of their presentation slides were the same. Dr. Kane was more thorough in her explanations, especially for the clicker questions. However, towards the end of the course, it felt as if she was exhausted. Our second midterm had many errors so I emailed the professors right away, and had no response for almost an hour, and I ended up having to restart the midterm even though I was 95% done. Office Hours with Dr. Kane was my key to success on Midterm 1 and 2, but the OH's closer to the final provided less clarity and felt almost useless. Midterm 1 was challenging, Midterm 2 was the easiest, and the Final was downright disrespectful. This was due to the LS7 formatting of exam questions. The T/F and multiple choice can be easily confusing! Despite everything I just said, this was definitely easier than 7A, and that says quite a bit considering I was one of the lucky students who got an automatic A+ on the 7A final in the Spring quarter.

Tonya isn't a bad professor, but her lectures are not engaging. You are required to attend lecture, and they check this with the Reef app. I preferred Tonya over Kremer because she is much better at explaining the clicker questions. Your grades are made up of Launchpad assignments, participation on Reef, lab sections, 2 midterms, a final, and a few extra credit opportunities. The midterms were pretty straightforward, but the final for this class was a bit different from the midterms. Lab sections are long, but most TAs will let you leave early if you finish before section is over. Most lab sections are conducted in breakout rooms with groups of other students. Tonya waited until the last day to put in our grades. I wouldn't exactly recommend this class to anyone but most of us have to take it for our prerequisites, so Tonya isn't a bad option.

Honestly, this is just your standard LS class. I personally thought it was way easier than 7A because you can honestly answer most test questions just using logic. The launchpad was annoying and not very helpful as always, but I just skipped through most of the reading. The clicker questions were great and very reflective of exam questions. The labs every week were absolutely useless and a waste of time, but unfortunately mandatory. Overall, very easy class, I would definitely take it again.

LIFESCI 7B was co-taught by Dr. Kane and Dr. Kremer. Dr. Kane focused on the introduction and evolution, while Dr. Kremer focused on ecology later on in the quarter. I thought that both of them were engaging lecturers, if a bit slow to go through the material. The clicker questions were very helpful to gauge understanding and preparedness for the exams, because the questions were similar. The exams were difficult because of the question style, which was true with LIFESCI 7A as well. But the material tested was fair, and if with some study was manageable. I enjoyed this class for its content, and it was never too stressful.

Dr. Kane's portion of the class was pretty easy to understand, but applying those concepts to the exams were tough. She explains clickers pretty well, but there was just too much Launchpad, especially in short weeks and midterm weeks.

Dr. Kane was a very personable professor and she knew the material well. One of her only drawbacks is that she could often get off topic, and when taking this course in the summer, that doesn't bode well for covering all the material before the final. Having two midterms during a 6 week course was a little rough, but it was doable. I would recommend doing the CLC worksheets and going to their meetings twice a week. This is your best way to apply what you have learned. Launchpad is not the best, but it is doable. I would recommend Dr. Kane as a professor for 7B! Lab sections were not the best, and how hard you are graded depends on your TA. I think they would definitely be better in person. Tests were on CCLE and they had a two hour time limit, expect the final had 3.