Comparative Animal Nutrition
ANSCI/DYSCI/NUTRSCI 311 explores nutrient assimilation, function, and metabolic interactions in mammals, emphasizing comparative physiological differences.
Summary
Historical reviews of Louis Armentano, Thomas Crenshaw: Students report unfair exams and confusing teaching styles under Louis Armentano, who mixes whiteboard and PowerPoint instruction. Thomas Crenshaw's homework and quiz questions are described as oddly written and difficult to interpret, despite easy-to-understand lecture material.
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Prerequisites
Course mapCHEM 341, 343, (BIOCHEM 301 or concurrent enrollment), or (BIOCHEM 501 or concurrent enrollment)
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Thomas Crenshaw: Thomas Crenshaw is a knowledgeable instructor who offers one-on-one help, though his lectures can be monotone and off-topic. Reviewers note that while lecture material is understandable, homework and quiz questions are often confusingly written, and the course moves fast.
LOUIS ARMENTANO is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
THOMAS CRENSHAW is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
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Reviewers describe ANSCI 311 as a tough course with fast-paced information, yet manageable if students study old exams and quizzes. Historical reviews highlight that Louis Armentano's exams often recycle questions, while Thomas Crenshaw's material is dense but supported by one-on-one help.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 2.91 GPA, 42.2% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.81 GPA, 35.7% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.09 GPA, 46.9% A/AB (n=64 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Louis Armentano, Thomas Crenshaw: Students report unfair exams and confusing teaching styles under Louis Armentano, who mixes whiteboard and PowerPoint instruction. Thomas Crenshaw's homework and quiz questions are described as oddly written and difficult to interpret, despite easy-to-understand lecture material.
Historical reviews of Louis Armentano, Thomas Crenshaw: Thomas Crenshaw's lectures are criticized for being monotone and over-reliant on PowerPoint, making it hard to stay awake. Conversely, Louis Armentano is noted for being funny and drawing things out, though his lectures do not always follow the PowerPoint slides.
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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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Model & dataset provenance
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