Jenna Lawrence

Literally the worst class at Columbia. Don't take unless absolutely necessary. While Prof. Lawrence is a decentish lecturer, Mutter is the absolute worst lecturer. Reminded me of the absolute worst classes I took in high school. Most of those had far more effort, to be honest. The class structure is absolutely horrific. I cannot explain to you just how bad this class is. 80 percent of the class never came and that's a HIGH estimate. I don't blame them. Mutter once took 30 minutes to go through a survey. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. I can't believe something like this can exist at Columbia. Dear God. This class is a repudiation of the entire education system.

I took Professor Lawrence's primates class last summer and absolutely loved it. I am not a science person at all, so I took this class purely for a science requirement. Let me say that this was my favorite class that I've taken at Columbia, and Professor Lawrence is one of my favorite professors. She is an incredible lecturer, and the 2-3 hour classes were easy to sit through because of it. (Note 2-3 hours - many of the classes did not go the entire 3 hours, and the lecture portion did not usually exceed 1-1.5 hours if I remember correctly.) She delivers the information very clearly, and as long as you write down what she says and pay attention in class you should have no problem getting an A. I, like most others, did not do well on the taxonomy quiz. However, it's not worth a whole lot, so don't worry if you don't do well - you can still get an A. Oh, and before I forget, YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ THE TEXTBOOK. Just go to class and take notes (on the movies too since she always includes a question on exams about the movies) and you'll be fine. I wish every class was like this class, and every professor like Professor Lawrence. She is so much fun and extremely approachable, and a great lecturer to boot. Bottom line is you should take this class regardless of whether or not you like science or primates.

Jenna is the most amazing teacher. Everyone in my class absolutely LOVED her. I just finished the CERC Punta Cana summer session with her and had a fabulous time. She is so passionate about the material she is teaching that she makes science engaging for all students- even kids who were not even remotely interested in science at all. Not only do you learn A TON in her classes but she makes everything so enjoyable! I have never written a review before but I loved her so much that I want everyone to recognize how great she is. I literally cannot say enough good things about her. -organized classes -cute sense of humor -great for extra help -AMAZING person with the coolest life experiences/great attitude towards life in general TAKE HER CLASS IF YOU CAN!!! <3

Like I keep mentioning this was the best course I have taken. I am not kidding when I say I actually cried when we finished our last class because of how much I will miss the group. This was probably the most special experience I have had at Columbia, both socially and academically. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2022 Course: SDEVUN3280_002_2022_3-WORKSHOPINSUSTAINABLEDEVPT : SDEVUN3280_002_2022_3 - WORKSHOP IN SUSTAINABLE DEVPT Instructor: Radley Horton

Foundational elements of science for sustainable development.

Pretty light for a 5-week intensive. Go to class and take notes, and study, study, study those notes for the 2 exams. 1 taxonomy quiz as well that's not worth much. A final presentation on a primate of your choice (make it fun and choose something you're interested in - research might take a while, but if you're interested in it it's not that bad). She said she preferred if we presented "well", so just do your best, but if you're not a good presenter and have to read off your cards don't worry, she won't penalize you for that.

Jenna is by far one of the most adorable and enthusiastic professors whose passion for biodiversity you will feel during the entire semester. As a CC student who has some high school background but no love for science, biodiversity was the perfect class to fulfill my science requirement. Lectures are really entertaining as Jenna shows us lots of interesting/cute/weird pictures and videos to illustrate the concepts she's covering. Definitions and explanations are not fully written on the slides and most of the examples that she mentions during lectures - and which you need to know for the exams - are not mentioned in the books. But she often spends a lot of time repeating and re-explaining some concepts that you might have learned in AP bio to make sure that everyone understands everything. The first half of the semester covers the description of all species and life on Earth and there's little to no reading to do. The latter half of the course, however, focuses on genetics, genetic diversity and species diversity, and there is some reading to do but it really isn't necessary to understand what's covered during lecture. Thank god the final was not cumulative because I really didn't feel like memorizing all types of species that existed on Earth again. But overall, this was an enjoyable class and as long as you provide the effort to go to class and memorize the definitions/speci…

na 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Spring 2021 Course: SDEVUN3280_002_2021_1-WORKSHOPINSUSTAINABLEDEVPT : SDEVUN3280_002_2021_1 - WORKSHOP IN SUSTAINABLE DEVPT Instructor: Radley Horton

The science behind climate phenomena, like climate change, weather effects, water, biodiversity, etc.

a wide overview of topics in the environmental field. Very similar to frosci for the first few weeks but picked up and became more interesting as time went by.