As a biochem major, you have to take this class. Professor Grisham is definately a nice guy. Unfortuantely, he wrote the textbook, so you get the textbook read to you during class. It's hard to learn when no new insight is provided. This class is completely memorization (how many angstroms across are hydrogen bonds between base pairs in DNA?), as opposed to the conceptual approache used in 442. So you should take it if you want 442, but it is not very fun at all.

This is a very valuable class for those heading into a career in the biological or health sciences. The material can even be enjoyable. However, despite Grisham's best attempts to spark the class with enthusiasm it is a ton of work, there is no way around it.

Great class.

This class requires a lot of studying and not just the day before the exams. There are quizzes almost every day in class, which makes you learn everything as you go

This class is easy... provided that you can memorize the textbook and/or lecture slides verbatim. The tests are fair, but difficult if you haven't memorized obscure details. Dr. Grisham mainly spends lectures covering the same information printed directly on his slides (which are taken directly from the textbook). More often than not, people come to class only to take the quizzes. Most people spend lecture on the internet using the tablets provided for the class. Grading in the class takes forever, and Dr. Grisham doesn't respond to e-mail and is never in his office. In short, I can't really recommend taking this class unless you fall into one of these categories: A) you're a biochem major, in which case, it's unavoidable, or B) you're pre-med. Medical schools like to see biochemistry, and it will prepare you for biochemistry when you take it in med school. Also, biochemistry is useful when taking the MCATs. If you're not in one of these two categories, I wouldn't recommend this class, unless you're looking for a semester's worth of regrets.