I enjoy teaching undergraduates and I have some agency in selecting which courses I teach during the academic year and summer. I tend to teach lecture and lab courses in the Fall and Winter quarters from this list. The courses I teach serve the Anatomy & Physiology requirements for the Biology B.A, the Ecology & Evolution B.S, and are General Electives for the Marine Biology B.S. and the Biology B.S.
BIOE 134 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Upper Division 5 Units
Course focuses on vertebrate form and function: an integration of physiology and biomechanics. Topics include: the physiology and biomechanics underlying vertebrate locomotion; vertebrate feeding; and the morphological changes associated with different locomotion and feeding strategies through evolutionary time. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B and BIOE 20C; Physics 6A. Concurrent enrollment in BIOE 134L is required.
BIOE 134L Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory
Upper Division 2 Units
Course focuses on the gross dissections all major clades of vertebrates: development, form, and diversity of organ systems and basic principles of evolution; vertebrate classification; and functional morphology, with emphasis on feeding and locomotion. Anatomical dissections integrated with the associated lecture material focusing on biomechanics, form, and function. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B and BIOE 20C; Physics 6A. Concurrent enrollment in BIOE 134 is required.
BIOE 133 Exercise Physiology Upper Division 5 Units Course focuses on understanding human response to acute stress and endurance exercise, identifying control centers in the body and what they do during exercise, determining how we use fuel for exercise, and understanding environment-exercise interactions. We require that students attend an hour section with the lecture where we can discuss topics that are covered in the Sports Gene by David Epstein.
BIOE 131 Animal Physiology
Upper Division 5 Units
Principles and concepts underlying the function of tissues and organ systems in animals with emphasis on vertebrate systems. Students cannot receive credit for this course and BIOL 130. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B, and BIOE 20C.
BIOE 131L Animal Physiology Laboratory
Upper Division 2 Units
Experiments conducted with primary focus on quantitative physiological principles of organ systems and intact organisms. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 130L. Students are billed a materials fee. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B, and BIOE 20C. Concurrent enrollment in BIOE 131 is required.