She is a nice person but not the best professor. Lecture is mainly her doing clicker questions and not much else. Lab sections were very bland and dry. Luckily I had a good TA who did not grade too harshly on worksheets. However, some kids were unlucky and got some that deducted tons of points even if you had grammar mistakes. I mean it is literally a biology class not english. Midterms and final however were incredibly difficult. Way harder than 7A. My recomendation is to know genetics and all the math behind it so WELL. That is literally all on one of the midterms and it was so difficult and was why so many kids did poorly. Anyway good luck.

The six week course undoubtedly is more challenging than the course during a regular quarter due to the much faster pace. I do think, however, the amount/ variety of content in 7B is better suited to be squeezed into six weeks without overburdening the students (compared to 7A).

Since the class was online, it could not be very interactive. However, I do feel that Dr.Kane created a casual but productive learning environment that keeps students engaged. Dr. Kane is quite easy going and spends a good amount of time explaining clicker questions, as well as making necessary clarifications for questions asked in Zoom chat.

The three day lecture + 2 day lab format works fine and allowed us to cover all the necessary materials (though I think there was a bit of rushing in the last week). The animal and plant diversity take-home labs were extremely long and frustrating for students to complete. The midterms/final, like all other LS7 series' assessments, are all multiple-choice questions and often involve nuisances (regarding relationships between different processes or factors) that may be confusing. We could not see which questions we got wrong and had to meet Dr.Kane one-on-one (I really appreciate her taking out probably 3-4 hours in an afternoon to meet everyone, but I think this restriction from the LS department really makes life more difficult for both students and professor).

Def a lot easier than 7A. Kane is a good professor, but she isn't all that, maybe because I did not really get to know her but her lectures are good and she explains the material sufficiently enough. When reviewing for midterms, her and Pires contradicted each other a few times, so that was bit confusing. Absolutely hated the labs they were always way too long and sometimes confusing. Didn't love or hate this class but everyone is different.

I honestly don't see what all the hype is about. Sure Kane is a great person, but there wasn't anything special in lecture. It was the same as any other LS 7 series class. They say 7B is easier than 7A, but I actually found it to be wayyy harder than 7A. Since the final was on CCLE because of COVID they made the exam harder, which is frankly very unfair. A lot of people were flaming the LS core for the way they handled the whole final situation.

Definitely easier than 7A. A lot of the material isn't the most engaging if you're pre-med, as it delves a lot into ecology, but it isn't too difficult. Kane is a good professor and you can tell she really cares about the subject.

The 7 series is the 7 series; it's not gonna vary too much by professor. However, I highly recommend Kane. She's super sweet and would chat with me before and after class. She really cares about her students and her lectures are AMAZING, she's so clear. Take it with her!

LS 7B was a horrible class! So disorganized! The professor nor did the TA give a shit! Kane is one of the most lazy professors I have met.

Honestly, I hate the LS series. I genuinely believe that if I were to skip every lecture (which I can't because of stupid clicker questions), I would get the same on my tests. I think it's stupid how we literally have to learn everything ourselves through Launchpad. I don't particularly like the structure of flipped classroom. I personally think that discussion section should be the time for problem solving. I don't think that Kane gave anything more to the lecture and that was really disappointing. The "labs" were TRULY THE WORST THING EVER. We spend almost 2 hours (they made us stay the whole time) on doing worksheets that were not helpful and that were too long for the amount of time we were given. I found myself always scrambling down some BS just so I could finish the worksheet and turn it in on time.

As for the course itself, LS is pretty predictable. Clicker points, Launchpad, surveys - there are a lot of ways to get free points. The midterms aren't awful, just be wary of time. Overall, I hated Biology/Ecology before and Kane made me hate it even more.

I don't really like the LIFESCI curriculum because of launchpad. But Kane is a good professor and the lectures are solid. Midterms are not too bad, just a time constraint on the first midterm. There are so many free points in this class that even if you do poorly on the midterms and final you should still get a decent grade. GL

Professor Kane is a really solid professor, but I think I had extremely high expectations of her given all the amazing things that are said about her, so I didn't really feel the magic. She definitely knows the material and knows how to properly lecture. She got a little scary when she told me to get off my phone during class, but I would take 7B with her again. I never really left the class unclear about a topic, and if I did all the TAs were great at clarification.