<p>Not sure if any of you actually took O’Dowd’s class, but simple memorization will have you struggling in her class. Most of her quiz and test questions requires you to apply what you “memorized” from lectures and notes to problems. Many questions involve problems that aren’t explicitly covered in class. I will say that you will probably learn a lot from her and might recommend her class if you are a bio major. I’d look for something else if you just need to fill a bio course to meet general ed requirements.</p>