Bees, Trees, Germs, and Genes: a History of Biology
A history of biology course examining classic texts and game-changers from agriculture to molecular biology within scientific and social contexts.
Summary
Historical reviews of Lynn Nyhart: The course required significant reading, weekly quizzes with tricky questions, discussion posts, and a final paper, demanding careful note-taking and time management.
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Lynn Nyhart’s historical reviews present conflicting views on her teaching style. Some students found her lectures difficult to follow and the content challenging, while others described her as caring and invested in student well-being. Both perspectives highlight the course's heavy reading load and specific quiz requirements.
LYNN K. NYHART is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2023. 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
the class
Historical reviews of Lynn Nyhart: Lynn Nyhart’s past sections featured interesting content but were criticized for difficult, specific quizzes and lectures that were hard to follow, particularly for freshmen.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.42 GPA, 73.5% A/AB (n=200 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.43 GPA, 74.2% A/AB (n=198 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.45 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=64 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Lynn Nyhart: The course required significant reading, weekly quizzes with tricky questions, discussion posts, and a final paper, demanding careful note-taking and time management.
Historical reviews of Lynn Nyhart: Reviewers noted Nyhart was caring and invested in student well-being, offering extra credit and dropping low quiz scores, though some found the workload overwhelming.
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About this comparison
1188 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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