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[kiddynamite914]

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What are some very interesting science courses that you guys have taken? I'm currently looking at an upper-level biology course called Neurobiology of Sleep.

 

[Pastamahn]

I'm actually enrolled in a neurobiology class called Basic Sleep Mechanisms next semester haha. But for me the most interesting upper level bio course has been systems neurobiology

 

[foreverbuckeye]

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[kiddynamite914]

I'm actually enrolled in a neurobiology class called Basic Sleep Mechanisms next semester haha. But for me the most interesting upper level bio course has been systems neurobiology

haha my class is actually called Basic Sleep mechanisms and sleep disorders lol. I'm also planning on taking Behavioral Neuroendocrinology but I am on the waitlist for it.

 

[mimelim]

I took Physics of the Heart as a Freshmen which led me to my first lab that following summer. Which eventually led to interest in medical school, which led to a career in vascular surgery.

 

[ChrisMack390]

Stem Cell Biology was awesome. Biology of Cancer too.

 

[kiddynamite914]

I took Physics of the Heart as a Freshmen which led me to my first lab that following summer. Which eventually led to interest in medical school, which led to a career in vascular surgery.

Wow that class seems very interesting, I did a quick search and it doesn't seem like my school has a class like this. But quick question, how were you able to take that class as a freshman? Took physics in high school?

 

[22031 Alum]

Molecular Modeling and Simulation. Led to me picking Computational Chemistry as my area of concentration. I use none of it as an OB, but I still think it's a really interesting topic.

 

[sancasm]

Medical Microbiology, Metablic Biochemistry, Biostatistics and Insect Ecology

 

[Lawpy]

I took Physics of the Heart as a Freshmen which led me to my first lab that following summer. Which eventually led to interest in medical school, which led to a career in vascular surgery.

That sounds like an upper level course given my very brief knowledge on heart mechanisms. But glad to see you found it meaningful.

Molecular Modeling and Simulation. Led to me picking Computational Chemistry as my area of concentration. I use none of it as an OB, but I still think it's a really interesting topic.

Yeah i took something similar and while it was a pain for sure, it was pretty interesting and i enjoyed the aspects of it in one of my research projects.

I don't really have the most interesting class, but i did enjoy Game Theory, even though that course didn't make much sense at first glance. The applications in voting, financial competition and surprisingly in medical school admissions made it worthwhile. Still pretty counterintuitive

 

[mimelim]

Wow that class seems very interesting, I did a quick search and it doesn't seem like my school has a class like this. But quick question, how were you able to take that class as a freshman? Took physics in high school?

That sounds like an upper level course given my very brief knowledge on heart mechanisms. But glad to see you found it meaningful.



Yeah i took something similar and while it was a pain for sure, it was pretty interesting and i enjoyed the aspects of it in one of my research projects.

I don't really have the most interesting class, but i did enjoy Game Theory, even though that course didn't make much sense at first glance. The applications in voting, financial competition and surprisingly in medical school admissions made it worthwhile. Still pretty counterintuitive

300 level class. I actually took 5 Physics classes my Freshman year including two 300 level classes. I mean I was a Physics major, so I don't know if standard, but certainly not that crazy. It was probably one of the easier classes that I took in undergrad. Certainly my easiest Physics class that year compared to quantum mechanics or relativity.

 

[Lawpy]

300 level class. I actually took 5 Physics classes my Freshman year including two 300 level classes. I mean I was a Physics major, so I don't know if standard, but certainly not that crazy. It was probably one of the easier classes that I took in undergrad. Certainly my easiest Physics class that year compared to quantum mechanics or relativity.

That's what I felt. If anything, it seems like an "application of physics" class, but definitely meaningful in its own way.

 

[kiddynamite914]

Has anyone taken a course called or similar to "Infectious Diseases in Humans". This is the second time it is being offered and the professor says it is a "lite" version of an infectious disease course that they teach at medical school. He also teaches the medical school leveled class and is a doctor himself. The class is primarily taken by advanced undergrads and PA students. The immune system is studied, antimicrobial drugs, respiratory infections, CNS infections, etc.

 

[Cotterpin]

Neurobiology of Sleep sounds crazy interesting! I wanna take that class, lol! I was in a really great undergrad seminar called Clinical Neuropsychology. Anything neuroscience, really.

 

[kiddynamite914]

Neurobiology of Sleep sounds crazy interesting! I wanna take that class, lol! I was in a really great undergrad seminar called Clinical Neuropsychology. Anything neuroscience, really.

lol, same here! Anything neuroscience related really gets me going! I am currently signed up for the Neurobiology of Sleep class, and am also trying to get into a class called Functional Neuroanatomy which is a graduate student level class. But do you feel as if taking all these neurobiology classes will make you look boring or one dimensional to medical schools?

 

[Pastamahn]

lol, same here! Anything neuroscience related really gets me going! I am currently signed up for the Neurobiology of Sleep class, and am also trying to get into a class called Functional Neuroanatomy which is a graduate student level class. But do you feel as if taking all these neurobiology classes will make you look boring or one dimensional to medical schools?

Assuming you're a neurobio major or bio major, I think it just shows you're following your passion and delving into some appropriate higher level courses.

 

[Cotterpin]

lol, same here! Anything neuroscience related really gets me going! I am currently signed up for the Neurobiology of Sleep class, and am also trying to get into a class called Functional Neuroanatomy which is a graduate student level class. But do you feel as if taking all these neurobiology classes will make you look boring or one dimensional to medical schools?

I don't think neuroscience could ever be construed as boring because the brain is probably the most complicated thing we know of and there's sooooo much left to learn about it. As long as you're also showing interest in other things, I don't think it looks bad to have taken a lot of classes in one subject. Med schools like passion. (And in my case, I was a neuroscience major, so it would have been hard to avoid taking a lot of these classes.)

 

[kiddynamite914]

What are some neuroscience classes you guys would suggest? Thanks.

 

[Hospitalized]

Qualitative analysis in organic chemistry.

We get unknown compounds and basically treat them like patients. Run a bunch of tests, form a differential, receive spectra and classify the compound down to the isomer. Such a fun class.

 

[DocFarnsworth]

What are some neuroscience classes you guys would suggest? Thanks.

Neurobiology of disease, neurobiology of language, learning and memory, sports-related brain injury, cognitive neuroscience were some of the most interesting neuro classes I took in undergrad

 

[cooldriver]

stem cell biology and cancer biology were most interesting courses for me specially since I took them together, the dedifferentiation of cancer cells into a stem cell like form was the topic that really got me stuck to the books.

 

[kiddynamite914]

Neurobiology of disease, neurobiology of language, learning and memory, sports-related brain injury, cognitive neuroscience were some of the most interesting neuro classes I took in undergrad

Is cognitive neuroscience the same as Cognitive Psychology?

 

[DocFarnsworth]

Is cognitive neuroscience the same as Cognitive Psychology?

They are probably very similar

 

[deleted393595]

What are some very interesting science courses that you guys have taken? I'm currently looking at an upper-level biology course called Neurobiology of Sleep.

Movie Appreciation. It was as awesome as it sounds 😀

I took Physics of the Heart as a Freshmen which led me to my first lab that following summer. Which eventually led to interest in medical school, which led to a career in vascular surgery.

Ewwwww fluids and Navier-Stokes equations!

 

[Lawpy]

Movie Appreciation. It was as awesome as it sounds 😀



Ewwwww fluids and Navier-Stokes equations!

Spoiler: epic stuff

Looks okay to me 😉

But I'm interested about the Movie Appreciation class. Someone I know also mentioned their favorite class was similar to the Neuropsychology of Sleep mentioned before, except they actually spend 20 min sleeping each class day. Sounds pretty great.

 

[deleted393595]

Spoiler: epic stuff

Looks okay to me 😉

I don't mind the complexity, but fluids are just so bleh.

 

[bee17]

Disease and Human Evolution. Pretty awesome. I'm also pumped for my Medical Microbiology class this semester!

 

[WedgeDawg]

I don't mind the complexity, but fluids are just so bleh.

I've now decided I'm too dumb for physics lol

 

[Lawpy]

I don't mind the complexity, but fluids are just so bleh.

Fluids is the worst. Any realistic scenario can't be solved analytically any way.

It's more like deriving a bunch of equations and using numerical methods to approximate the solutions. I mean it starts off fun but gets tiring and error-sensitive in the end (one small mistake can lead to a totally different answer)

I've now decided I'm too dumb for physics lol

I don't think anyone really likes dealing with such types of courses. They can drive you insane the moment you get drawn into them.

 

[deleted393595]

I've now decided I'm too dumb for physics lol

Haha you're fine! @Lawper's equations are actually in a really complicated form that would give severe math anxiety to upper level math majors.

It's more like deriving a bunch of equations and using numerical methods to approximate the solutions. I mean it starts off fun but gets tiring and error-sensitive in the end (one small mistake can lead to a totally different answer)

I understand the math behind those methods, but fluids are sooo boring. Like, how can you make water sexy? Q.E.D.

Now, the Hamiltonian on the other hand....

 

[WedgeDawg]

Haha you're fine! @Lawper's equations are actually in a really complicated form that would give severe math anxiety to upper level math majors.

Regardless, I still think I'll keep my distance 😛

 

[Lawpy]

Haha you're fine! @Lawper's equations are actually in a really complicated form that would give severe math anxiety to upper level math majors.



I understand the math behind those methods, but fluids are sooo boring. Like, how can you make water sexy? Q.E.D.

Just goes to show that NASA is really really hardcore 😉 But what's surprising is that the Navier-Stokes equations are actually Newton's 2nd Law applied to fluids. The same law that AAMC praises happily in the MCAT and prereqs!

Well i mean, water is a Newtonian fluid under practical circumstances after all. It is at least sexier than paint.

But i think we're drying up the thread with physics chat instead, you have yet to describe your movie appreciation class. I never had one in my university sadly 🙁