J.
Wine, Psychology 121
Across the Membrane:QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
Q: How do I
ask questions about this course?
A: Send email
to wine@stanford.edu
Q: I'm a biology
major. Is psych 1 a prerequisite?
A: Psych 1 is not
a prerequisite.
Q: Will the
course require a lot of mathematical computation?
A: No.
Q: Will this
be a large course?
A: This is
a small course. The maximum is 20 students, but 15 students is optimal.
Q: How
do you limit the number of students enrolled?
A: It
has not been a problem in the past. The course appeals mainly to
bio majors but is not listed as a bio course.
Q: How
disadvantageous is it to not have a great deal of previous exposure to
the topic?
A: The
less you know the more you will learn--given that you have had basic biology.
Q: How
much work is involved?
A: A
sample class answered as follows: "Compared with other classes you have
taken at Stanford, how much time have you spent on this course: Much
Less 0, Less 1, Same 13, More 6, Much more: 0