http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - University of Michigan - Dearbornen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comSun, 21 Sep 2008 02:45 ESThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssdylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com)dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8789/Friendly-Not-Too-DifficultDr. Nesmith taught me in both the lecture and lab parts of this class. She seems like a very nice woman, and was very friendly and helpful to me. The lectures were interesting and she delivered them in an easy to digest manner, often incorporating the lessons from the lab into the lecture to help reinforce understanding. There were quite a few homework assignments and quizzes in the lab portion, but nothing extremely hard. They were given mostly to check if you had read about the lab in your coursepack. The lecture tests were more difficult. Make sure you take the tests seriously and study carefully, because they were pretty long and detailed. However, I would not consider them very hard. As long as you take the time to study, odds are you won't have too much trouble.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8789/Friendly-Not-Too-Difficult#comments2000-12-13T06:48:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8789/Friendly-Not-Too-Difficulthttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8787/Brilliant-but-DEMANDINGDr. Adler is a brilliant man. He knows what he's talking about and I learned a lot from him. However, if you are lazy or prone to procrastination, STAY AWAY FROM HIM! He expects a lot from the students and won't cut you much slack. Try to make sure that you take this class during a semester when all your other classes are pretty easy, because this one will probably be pretty rough. The lectures are very fast-paced and packed with information (often very complex info). Actually, though, I enjoyed the lectures. Adler is very smart and occasionally sort of funny. The only problem is that sometimes he gets so wrapped up in a particular topic he will end up going off on a tangent about something (like evolution or animal testing--two things he happens to be passionate about, by the way) at the expense of the lecture material. The main thing with Dr. Adler is that his exams are extremely hard. He does not grade on a curve and gives very little extra credit (at first he was not going to give us any extra credit but ended up giving us extra credit for writing an optional essay). He purposely designs very challenging tests that are almost impossible to master. Even if you memorize everything in the book, he still gives "practical application" questions that mean you must be able to USE the info. The class average on the exams was about a 60 or 65 as I recall. If you excel in biology or just plain enjoy challenges, you'll love Dr. Adler. But if you are kind of lazy or not that good at science to begin with, Dr. Adler isn't your best bet. Over all, I am glad I took his class and proud that I did well in it. I also have a great deal of respect for Dr. Adler. He would be an awesome teacher if he didn't give such incredibly hard exams.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8787/Brilliant-but-DEMANDING#comments2000-12-13T06:39:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8787/Brilliant-but-DEMANDINGhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8786/One-of-the-greatestIf you see Dr. Straub in the class schedule, I can't think of a better professor to take. His lectures were informative and serious, but never dull. He always put the key points in a computer presentation, which of course makes it easier to follow everything. Sometimes he would also incorporate video clips. Straub also is very relaxed about the grading. It's easy to succeed as long as you show up for the classes. He drops the lowest test grade so that if you do well on all the tests then you don't even have to come to the final exam. This was my favorite class to date. Easy and fun. What more could you ask for?noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8786/One-of-the-greatest#comments2000-12-13T06:14:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1171/review8786/One-of-the-greatest