Such an amazing and engaging professor! The lectures were extremely interesting as Professor Knowles uses analogies and drawings rather than simply reading off slides to get his points across. This year, the class was updated, and there were quizzes on lecture material at the end of class, meaning participation mattered. The quizzes were easy, open book and consisting of 5 questions. You were able to drop 4 of the lowest quiz scores. Midterm was take-home short answer essay, and 'final' was a more than manageable in-class test with short-answer questions and quiz-like multiple choice questions. Group work consisted of making 6 TikTok videos about the content you learned in class during discussion, which was easy and fun! The class was very engaging and low-stress, which gave me the chance to enjoy and absorb molecular evolution and its nuances! Really loved the class and would 100% take another class with Professor Knowles again.

This professor is just a borderline comedian with degree. He is very knowledgeable and knows his material, but often runs on tangents to make some jokes (often super funny). If you do not mind that, his class is a breeze. I loved his material as I was taking other courses similar to this one and it reinforced my knowledge. He is a brilliant man with tons of potential and I am glad to have had him this fall quarter. I highly recommend this professor!