BIOL 3000

Never have I ever cried so much because of a class. Yes, the class was very interesting and eye-opening, but the exams were ridiculously difficult. Wormington definitely knows his stuff and has proved, time and time again, that he is a very knowledgeable person. The exams are difficult because the subject itself is complex and very integrative. There were three exams and a final, plus homework (THIS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE). He does not ask a lot when it comes to homework and other outside work, so use that time to say your Hail Marys and Our Fathers and study for this class. Like mentioned before from previous students, record the lectures. Aside from that, Wormington is not very approachable and is condescending. I went to get help from him a couple times, and he was very rude when responding. But yeah, good luck :)

The only way you can succeed in this course is to record the lecutres and literally transcribe word for word. Look for the homework questions on quizlet and really commit to transcribing if you want a chance in this class. Didn't think it was bad as all the other reviews but Wormington's slides are very bare. Really need to pay attention to his words.

Definitely a difficult class but so so interesting! Wormington is an amazing professor and is literally so intelligent. He does go through his lectures pretty fast and fits alloooottt of material into a 50 minute lecture. His powerpoint slides are mainly pictures and diagrams without much context, so I would highly recommend recording the lecture and transcribing it word-for-word later that day. I relistened to every lecture immediately after class and I found that doing so helped the material stick a little better. Because there is so much content and so many details, studying for exams are very time consuming. We also had homework quizzes due before every class that were very difficult, but they were open note and if you spent a lot of time on them you could do pretty well. His exams are pretty dense and I always left feeling brain dead. Occasionally he also had bonus homeworks that you need to take advantage of. He did end up curving the class at the end of the semester. I got two Bs and one A on the exams and ended up with an A in the class because of the curve. A different professor taught it Spring 2019 and I think the class was structured a little differently, but I don't know if its going to stay like that or not. Overall, a very interesting class that takes a lot of work but I would 100% recommend it!

READ THE TEXTBOOK FOR CO2 TRANSPORT FOR PULMONARY/SYSTEMIC CAPILLARIES AND GASTRIC EPI CELLS or you will get POINTS OFF even though he doesn't go over it

The person who commented about having to read about CO2 transport and pulmonary/systemic capillaries very clearly didn't read Mike's "reading assignments" where it explicitly states that he will NOT be teaching them in lecture but that you HAVE to know it on the exam. You can't be bitter about something that is expressed VERY clearly in his reading assignments. All of the other reading is irrelevant - just make sure to transcribe lectures and you will do fine. You do not really need to read except for what he doesn't talk about in lecture (which is stated on Collab!!!!)

This class will engulf your entire semester, so try to lighten the load when you take this class. Like everybody else says, record the lectures and relisten once after in order to catch the underlying details. If Wormington doesn't mention it in the lecture or explicitly tell you to learn it (PULMONARY UNIT), then it will never be on the exams; therefore, don't ever waste your time buying or reading the textbook (There's a free copy online that you can look at for the one time he wants you to actually read it), because Wormington is a walking textbook. He's clearly knowledgeable and a pretty cool guy. I really enjoyed the material, but it's a hard class. He rarely curves the exams and when he does, it's 1 or 2 points so don't expect it. Office hours are super helpful, so go if you can.

TLDR: Wormington is cool. Read the textbook only when he says in lecture to read it. Memorize the lectures. It's a hard class. Good luck.