Only need to study the slides thoroughly (and refer to readings) before exams. I took a lot of time to study for the exams. Class is definitely doable A, especially with the slight curve.

Took this to count towards my bio major. You don't really have to go to class or read. Just study around test time and it's an easy A.

Lerdau's lectues were very boring and somewhat disorganized. It took him months to return tests and no numerical grades were given.

class was easy, dont have to study to get a good grade.

I think Manny knows a lot about his particular field of study but gets easily confused and is a horrible lecturer. He doesn't grade tests/I think he lost one. We never got Test 2 back but I think everyone got A's in the class so no complaints here. Take the class for an easy A but be prepared to be real bored. The tests are really straight forward and he gives a study guide.

This was a really easy class, I didn't do any readings and still got an A. Lerdeau posts reviews for all of the tests and the tests are straight forward. He is not good with returning e-mails and we never even got one of our tests back. Overall a nice guy though.

The professor is really knowledgeable and you can get good info out of him if you talk to him in private. But he is so hard to catch! And he's really disorganized, which shows in the fact that we didn't have our first test grades back when we were taking our third test. Bugger!

Lerdau knows the stuff and is a decent lecturer. Is overwhelmed by the whole teaching thing though. Cannot figure out collab and doesnt grade tests. It is november 12th and we just took our third test. he hasnt graded EITHER of our first two tests. its been 8 weeks now

Lerdau is the kind of professor who encourages mindless information regurgitation and doesn't return tests or provide feedback, ever.
Wait, what kind of professor is that?

Test #3 next week and the class still doesn't know what the actual grades were for Test #1 and #2. Instructor appears to be quite knowledgeable in Ecology field, but not so easy to approach and somewhat disorganized.