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DAVID ABBOTT

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Raw average: 4.30/5 from 66 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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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Abbott was a fair professor and did his best to give students the materials they need to succeed. The lectures got a little long, but I thought his concept maps were super helpful. The exam was challenging but the grading was reasonable. Would take one of his classes again!
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Dr Abbott was nice, but he crammed in SO much information, and most of it had to do with what he was interested in vs what we really needed to learn from Bio151. The exams and quizzes were so hard and all the questions were in paragraph form which made it difficult to comprehend. Felt more like advanced biology vs beginner biology.
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
HE IS A NICE MAN BUT DONT LET THAT FOOL YOU. HE THINKS THIS IS THE ONLY CLASS WE HAVE AND PROBABLY THINKS THAT WE HAVE TO DISSECT THE ENTIRE HUMAN BODY TO BECOME A MEDICAL DOCTOR. INSTEAD OF CUTTING THE LECTURE CONTENT, EACH LECTURE WAS SOMETIMES 130 MINUTES. SARS-COVID-2 IS PROBABLY MADE FOR HIM SO THAT HE CAN TALK ABOUT WHATEVER HE WANTS
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Lectures are long + dense, but quality lecture notes are provided. Tons of content covered very quickly, and it can be hard to keep up especially asynchronously. His "concept maps" are good to remember/visualize the info. Activiti… Read full reviewShow less
Lectures are long + dense, but quality lecture notes are provided. Tons of content covered very quickly, and it can be hard to keep up especially asynchronously. His "concept maps" are good to remember/visualize the info. Activities and quizzes are tough but doable. Felt like I memorized stuff, but didn't really learn. Good sense of humor.
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Great person, but beware of what you are getting yourself into. His lectures are dense and with online class have been around twice normal lecture time. Takes FOREVER to get through the material and there is so much of it. But very interesting
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Dr. Abbott has a lot to cram in just a few weeks, so his lectures are really fast-paced. Because of this, he does not have a whole lot of time to elaborate on a lot of the mechanisms. But, he is very passionate about what he teaches, and makes the lectures go by quick. He has a great sense of humor too!
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Classes with DAVID ABBOTT

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2026ZOOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2025OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2025BIOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2025OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2025ZOOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024BIOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2024ZOOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024BIOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2024OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2023BIOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2023OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2023OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2023OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2023ZOOLOGY 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2022OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2022OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2022ZOOLOGY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2022OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2022OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2022ZOOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2022ZOOLOGY 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2021OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2021OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2021ZOOLOGY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2020BIOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2020BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2020OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2020OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2020ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Fall 2020ZOOLOGY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2020OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2020OBS&GYN 712Critical Thinking in Reproductive Endocrine Physiology
Spring 2020OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2020ZOOLOGY 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2019BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2019OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2019OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2019ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Fall 2019ZOOLOGY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2019OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2018BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2018OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2018ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2018OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2018OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2017BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2017OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2017OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2017ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2017OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2017OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2016BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2016OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2016OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2016ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2016OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2016OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2016ZOOLOGY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2015BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2015OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2015OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2015ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Fall 2015ZOOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2015OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2014BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2014OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2014ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2014OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2014OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2013BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2013OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2013OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2013ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2013BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2013OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2013OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2012OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2012OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2012BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2012OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2012OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2011OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2011OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2011BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2011OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2011OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2010OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Fall 2010OBS&GYN 990Research
Spring 2010BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2010OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2010OBS&GYN 990Research
Fall 2009OBS&GYN 699Directed Study
Spring 2009BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2009OBS&GYN 699Directed Study

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