BIOL 105: EVOLUTION
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005C with a grade of C- or better; BIOL 102; BCH 100 or BCH 100H or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 002C, PHYS 02LC or PHYS 02HC, PHYS 02HLC; STAT 010. Covers the causal interpretation of organic diversity and adaptation. Topics include inference of evolutionary change from the fossil record and from genomic and molecular patterns; microevolution and macroevolution; systematics and the species problem; and natural selection, drift, and other forces of evolution.
Average GPA: 3.00
Grade distribution records: 4,546 students across 38 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 205 | 4.5% |
| A | 851 | 18.7% |
| A- | 478 | 10.5% |
| B+ | 459 | 10.1% |
| B | 871 | 19.2% |
| B- | 409 | 9.0% |
| C+ | 322 | 7.1% |
| C | 544 | 12.0% |
| C- | 159 | 3.5% |
| D+ | 54 | 1.2% |
| D | 93 | 2.0% |
| D- | 18 | 0.4% |
| F | 38 | 0.8% |
| S | 21 | 0.5% |
| W | 24 | 0.5% |
Based on 4,546 student grade records across 38 terms and 9 professors.
Instructors
- Theodore Garland 1,105 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Joel Sachs 494 students, Average GPA 2.71
- Alan Brelsford 379 students, Average GPA 2.71
- Kate Ostevik 307 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Daniel Moen 153 students, Average GPA 2.88
- Kieran Samuk 148 students, Average GPA 3.01
- Lucas Pineiro 133 students, Average GPA 3.07
- David Hillis 58 students, Average GPA 2.78
- Samantha Levell 39 students, Average GPA 2.88