BIOL 3000

HARD. Be sure you have the time to devote to the class.

Biol-300 is slightly more difficult than the pie chart would have you believe, but not by all that much. There are three tests which constitute your final grade, none of which are curved, and all of which are straightforward. Practice questions are really do come right back on tests.

This was the best core. Wormington is enthusiastic about the class and doesn't use unfair curves like many other science department professors use.

Wormington is definitely one of the best lecturers. He doesn't put everything on the slides, mainly images/diagrams. Going to all the lectures is the best way to prepare for the 4 exams. Don't even bother reading/buying the textbook. I got my highest grade on one of the exams when I didn't even read anything from the book but focused entirely on the slides and my lecture notes. Trust me on this one. I'm the type of person that feels the need to read all the sections/chapters pertaining to the material but it's seriously a waste of time. Definitely go over the study questions several times because those are basically the same questions on the exams. No joke. You do have to be careful, though, because he might change some small details so make sure you understand it and don't just memorize everything. Good luck!

my goodness- this class was HARD- don't let the grading pie chart fool you. But he is a great guy!- the tests are fair. Also, dont bother buying the book- I easter 200 dollars for it and NEVER opened it once during this semester (okay, maybe once or twice to get a glipse). He says that it is supplemental, but the book is confusing so focus only ont he slides.

Wormington is an absolutely amazing professor. That said, don't let the grade distribution chart fool you- this class can be very tough, especially if you're dyslexic like me and are prone to mixing up PKC with PKA with PGK. His test questions can be quite tricky sometimes, too. Still, grades aside, it's been one of my more engaging biology courses here at the University.

Focuses almost entirely on the material presented in class and not in the book

good lord this is a tough class. thought i was going to breeze through it. although you can do the reading, go to class and understand what wormington has to say, you NEED to go to the discussion section because this is when he pretty much gives away the test answers. I did not know this so this class was a little tough. Other than that, Wormington is an amazing lecturer and he keeps things interresting. Good guy and a worthwhile course for bio majors

Wormington's a great lecturer, funny in a dorky way. He's *fast* though, so make sure you can keep up, especially since his slides are mostly pictures from the book and not text-based at all. Tests were moderately difficult, but reasonable.

Wormington is GREAT, and you will definitely learn a lot in this class. Make sure you know everything on the slides, and his test questions can be a little tricky, but I would recommend this class to anyone interested in biology.