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Do not take this course. Way two much material to memorize from the entire textbook, class notes, and online material. Questions are way too specific and the her notes and textbook have conflicting dates to make a hellish experience trying to figure out which dates are correct. I am in my fourth year, I have take over 30 courses and the U of M and this is one of the worst courses I have taken (except biochem 2).

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Do not take unless required.

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Take it online! Super easy, just read the textbook and a bunch of small online tests with questions straight out of the textbook. There's a discussion forum that was an easy 95% as long as you make a few small comments, don't even have to make sense. Some units were interesting, but it got boring for me as I'm not into Anthropology. Went into the final with an A+, didn't study or read half the textbook and came out with a B

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The final is a bunch of random facts, so write down anything of relevance from the textbook.

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Fairly easy but there's a LOT of memorization for the exams. No surprises on the tests though, prof tells you what to study from notes and textbook

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Keep track of what parts of the textbook the prof brings up in class, those will be important for the test

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The information is interesting, but the lectures are a little dry.

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Make sure to read the textbook.

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Professor was enthusiastic and always willing to help. Kept the lectures interesting which was a huge bonus for a seemingly dry topic. In UMlearn he provides a study guide which I found quite helpful. Be sure to see him after midterms (he tapes them onto the wall and allows students to take pictures with keys)

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READ THE TEXTBOOK. you will not pass if you do not read the text. I created timelines (and other visual aids), which made memorizing so much easier. Also; in your syllabus is a site that connects with your text–useful for quizzing yourself!

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It was a little boring, but easy enough.

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READ THE TEXT BOOK!!!! It is super important for this class

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As the famous anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber once said: "Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities." Although the every day personal usefulness of this course is questionable, I believe the knowledge this course serves as a powerful tool against racism and prejudice. Anthropology has taught that regardless of race, religion or culture, all humans are united by the same biological way of thinking. We all feel the same emotions.

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Although the course material is interesting, Haskel Greenfield is the most boring professor you will ever have. Reading is a must and it is a course that revolves around memorization, unfortunately.

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Good gpa booster for any degree that allows you to take it, definitely content heavy but all the information tested on was pretty easy as long as you have a grasp on the content

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Read the textbook!

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Dr. Fowler was a great professor for a first year course! The material is very interesting and Dr. Fowler keeps everyone engaged throughout the lectures. The only downside for this course was that I didnt read the textbook consistently throughout the course which is key for tests.

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Read the textbook! It's key for the multiple choice midterms and exams, it'll help you very much.

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I took this course online. I found the material to be extremely interesting, especially the stuff on primatology and evolution. There was a lot of info dump in this course because it's an intro course so it's a little difficult in that regard. The exams were multiple choice which helped but you really have to study of them. A good anthropology course if you're more interested in biological anthropology than social or cultural anthropology.

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Study for the midterm and final. There's a lot of information.

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The amount of information to know is a lot so definitely need to spend time studying. She said she tested from the textbook I didn't use it and still got an A

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Know everything from the notes because she tests on everything. I also made poster boards of the different lineages of monkeys and humans which was really helpful!