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Eric Kruger

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Raw average: 4.45/5 from 11 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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FW415 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Such a great teacher, he made concepts easy to understand. He wants students to succeed, but also pushes them to do their best and expand their knowledge. Would recommend this professor to friends.
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FW415 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Kruger is awesome. His maniacal laugh will stick with you far after the semester. He will also imbue you with an appreciation for forestry humor. A particularly endearing quirk is he thinks of mechanisms in Tree Phys as cartoons, which works well to clearly explain complex ideas. He teaches through case study which you will either love or hate.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He was a great prof and really knew what he was talking about. He went over everything that you needed to know and made it really clear. His lectures were the most enjoyable of this class. His exam was fair and covered everything we went over in lecture.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr. Kruger was a great professor for the plant section of Bio 152! He really emphasizes what you need to know and takes time going through what might be more complicated. His exam was probably the most fair exam I've ever taken at this university, so if you study the power points and discussion materials you should be fine! Great prof
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Kruger taught the plant physiology section of Bio152 and was extremely enthusiastic about it. His lecture slides are very useful for learning, and best of all, focused more on the more interesting parts of plant physiology. Test is not too difficult.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I thought Eric really did a great job teaching plant physiology. Although some people might find him a bit arrogant at times, to me I thought he truly wanted students to understand/learn the material. Also I found the exam very straightforward, exactly on things we talked about in lecture, and pretty easy. I think you should definitely take him.
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Classes with Eric Kruger

F&WECOL 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent study involving research work in Forest and Wildlife Ecology under direct faculty guidance, where students arrange work and credits with the supervising instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

George MeindlEric Kruger+17 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027F&WECOL 299Independent Study
Spring 2027F&WECOL 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2027F&WECOL 699Special Problems
Spring 2027F&WECOL 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026F&WECOL 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education

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