Evolution Rewind

Honestly, I think before this class I really didn't understand how many different aspects when into evolution as a whole--more than just different ways that selection can occur, which is usually all that regular bio classes focus on. Also, it sounds so basic, but getting a good, solid definition of evolution (obviously complicated and elaborated upon by the entire semester of learning about it) is so helpful. Specifically, the elements that evolution cannot occur in an individual and that the traits evolving must be heritable. I have really learned how to do basic coding in R! I am by no means an aficionado but by the end of the semester I could make some pretty neat graphs and not have a lot of trouble with it. Honestly, it's a lot easier to make cool graphs in R than in Excel! Feels like a cool valuable skill. I learned that I thrive in an environment where I am in control of my pace of completing work since life things get in the way of school a lot. I can't day enough how much I loved the format of this class--which is unfortunate considering I'm about to go to med school where they aren't quite as forgiving! I really enjoyed getting to learn for the sake of wanting to learn in this class.