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Jeff HARDIN

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Raw average: 4.24/5 from 50 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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DEVBIO470 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
He is a great professor. Class is difficult but if you know your bio you will do fine. This is mainly though for cells and inside of the animals.
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DEVBIO470 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
Professor Hardin is a lovely man but this class is HARD. It's listed as an intro class and the only prereq is Bio 151, but that definitely isn't enough. You learn some pretty specific cell bio and molecular pathways, and there's A LOT to memorize. If I had known how hard it was going to be and how much studying was needed, I wouldn't have taken it
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BIO470 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He gives hints sometimes repeats for hints. He uses good ananlogies and has study sessions for his tests.
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DEVBIO470 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He does extra seminars to attend to prepare for his tests. Gives hints and makes sure you really know the stuff. But you got to try hard.
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DEVBIO470 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He does a good job to make sure his students pass gives great advice on what to study for and has hints what will be on the test.
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ZOOLOGY 470
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof Hardin cares about his students and he wants people to succeed in his class. He makes it clear what material will be on exams and will adjust grading scales if the class overall does worse than expected. His slides are super helpful and reading the textbook is not necessary.
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Classes with Jeff HARDIN

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