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CHRISTOPHER DAY

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Raw average: 3.66/5 from 41 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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BIMM101 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
CLASSIC example of the absent-minded professor. He digresses a lot during class, so is not worth it to go to lecture. I took him for a lab, so I was fortunate enough to have had a wonderful IA. However, Day made the quizzes and they were generally very unpredictable despite having been given a problem set.
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GEN466 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor day was very scattered throughout his portion of the course. While he seems extremely knowledgeable he has a difficult time putting his knowledge out in a teaching format. The out of class course work was loaded right before the exam so there was no time for problem review and he takes FOREVER to grade
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GEN160 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is unarguably the best professor ever in my college career. His lecture is super-interesting. I am usually tired due to the lack of sleep, but his lectures are so interesting that it's hard to fall asleep (I fell asleep in other boring classes). He sparked my passion for genetics in me, which is the only reason I chose to major in genetics!
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GEN160 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Chris Day was BY FAR the best professor I've had here. The class is really difficult but if you go to office hours it will help you immensely - he is also really flexible to meet whenever you need help, so that's good too. His accent is a bit tricky to understand sometimes, but overall he is a great professor and a great person.
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466 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
by far one of the most scattered and unclear professors you will ever encounter in your college experience. Any and all good reviews for this man baffle me. His lecture style is essentially an impromptu conversation with the class. as a result, concepts are unclear and many test questions go off of random and highly specific facts from slides.
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GEN466 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
i thought he was very interesting to listen to, he really wants students to understand what he's talking about, but doesn't understands that its hard to speak up in a large lecture, so sometimes some things can be unclear. wished he would do more practice problems to get a sense of what kind of answers he was looking for. glad for the notecard!
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Classes with CHRISTOPHER DAY

GENETICS 566

Advanced Genetics

Credits unavailable

Advanced Genetics is a capstone course teaching genetic analysis via scientific literature readings and group projects.

No offering record · Spring 2016

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Christopher DayKathaleen O'connor-giles

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2012–Spring 2016
GENETICS 699

Special Problems

1–3 credits

GENETICS 699 is a special problems course allowing students to conduct individual advanced work in a specific area of Genetics under faculty guidance.

No offering record · Spring 2016

Francisco PelegriAhna Skop+23 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2012–Spring 2015 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2016GENETICS 566Advanced Genetics
Spring 2016GENETICS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2016GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2015GENETICS 155Freshman Seminar in Genetics
Fall 2015GENETICS 567Companion Research Seminar
Fall 2015GENETICS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2015GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2015BIOLOGY 399Internship/field Experience
Spring 2015GENETICS 155Freshman Seminar in Genetics
Spring 2015GENETICS 299Independent Study
Spring 2015GENETICS 566Advanced Genetics
Spring 2015GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2014BIOLOGY 399Internship/field Experience
Fall 2014GENETICS 299Independent Study
Fall 2014GENETICS 567Companion Research Seminar
Fall 2014GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2014BIOLOGY 399Internship/field Experience
Spring 2014GENETICS 299Independent Study
Spring 2014GENETICS 375Special Topics
Spring 2014GENETICS 566Advanced Genetics
Spring 2014GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2013BIOLOGY 399Internship/field Experience
Fall 2013GENETICS 299Independent Study
Fall 2013GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2013GENETICS/MDGENET 677Advanced Topics in Genetics
Spring 2013BIOLOGY 399Internship/field Experience
Spring 2013GENETICS 299Independent Study
Spring 2013GENETICS 375Special Topics
Spring 2013GENETICS 566Advanced Genetics
Spring 2013GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2012GENETICS 299Independent Study
Fall 2012GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2012GENETICS/MDGENET 677Advanced Topics in Genetics
Spring 2012GENETICS 299Independent Study
Spring 2012GENETICS 375Special Topics
Spring 2012GENETICS 566Advanced Genetics
Spring 2012GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2011GENETICS 299Independent Study
Spring 2011GENETICS 299Independent Study
Spring 2011GENETICS 375Special Topics
Spring 2011GENETICS 566Advanced Genetics
Spring 2011GENETICS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2011GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2010GENETICS 299Independent Study
Fall 2010GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2010GENETICS 566Advanced Genetics
Fall 2009BIOLOGY 375Special Topics
Spring 2009BIOLOGY 375Special Topics
Fall 2008BIOLOGY 375Special Topics
Fall 2007BIOLOGY 375Special Topics
Spring 2007BOTANY 960Seminar-plant Physiology
Spring 2007GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2006GENETICS 990Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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