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She was probably the best LECTURER in the course, but her exams were so difficult, requiring you to know things that were so in depth or covered very briefly in very small font. I did the worst on her exams because of this, which is unfortunate because I liked her lecturing style and I found it easy to follow.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Forest is knowledgeable about Microbiology. Her exams on the other hand, cover things we either didn't discuss in lecture or didn't go into detail about. Average for the first exam was a C. The exam was more about being able to pick the best guess and questions were worded confusingly. The other professors for MICROBIO101 are more fair.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Forest is very passionate about her teaching; however she doesn't provide a lot of content in class or in slides and expects you to read the textbook a lot. Her exams are also very challenging compared to the lectures that she teaches in class. She makes the questions way harder than what we've ever done or discussed.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Forest is a terrific lecturer. However, she also doesn't tend to use slides. This means studying off of the book that has a lot of extra information or off of your probably very messy notes taken from her whiteboard. Without the help of my friends on the problem sets, I would have struggled in this class. Confusing problems were also an issue.Rate My Professors ↗
Don't take this class in the Spring. Both professors are awful and do not give fair exams in the slightest. Exam averages were around a 60% and the material on the exam expects way too much from the students. Dr. Forest thinks we are all experts by the time the exam arrives, which is far from the case. There is no indication of what to study.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures were long and sometimes boring but she tried to keep us engaged with in class activities. Its probably helpful to do the readings before class. Tests are pretty hard but similar to the assignments she gives.Rate My Professors ↗
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BMOLCHEM 990 is an advanced biomolecular chemistry course focused on supervised research.
No offering record · Spring 2008
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WISE Seminar is a learning community seminar featuring speakers from math, science, and engineering to explore campus research and its daily impact.
No offering record · Spring 2008
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Fall 2007–Spring 2008 · limited sampleCovers the basic biology of microorganisms, including their structure, function, physiology, genetics, ecology, diversity, and evolution.
No offering record · Spring 2008
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Fall 2006–Spring 2008MICROBIO 990 is a research course involving full lab and literature review of a microbiology problem, leading to thesis preparation and publication.
No offering record · Spring 2008
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Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2008 | BMOLCHEM 990 | Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research |
| Spring 2008 | INTER-AG 175 | Wise Seminar |
| Spring 2008 | MICROBIO 303 | Biology of Microorganisms |
| Spring 2008 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2007 | BMOLCHEM 990 | Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research |
| Fall 2007 | INTER-AG 175 | Wise Seminar |
| Fall 2007 | MICROBIO 303 | Biology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2007 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2007 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2007 | BMOLCHEM 990 | Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research |
| Spring 2007 | BMOLCHEM/MICROBIO 668 | Microbiology at Atomic Resolution |
| Spring 2007 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2007 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2006 | BMOLCHEM 990 | Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research |
| Fall 2006 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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