BIOL 2020

difficult class. keep up on your readings and study in advance for the exams. kopeny is organized and good lecturer, sometimes boring and always runs out of time, but will lecture necessary material found on the exams.

Worst teacher

Go to lectures and study the textbooks and you'll be fine.

He is incredibly boring and enjoys hearing himself speak, plus the topic is awful too. and ts just a bunch of premeds

Dr. Kopeny is a great guy. Some people say that his lectures are boring, but they are bored mostly because those that complain tend to have interests more in the cell biology/genetics component of introductory biology. Although I share this preference, Dr. Kopeny is definitely underrated. He truly cares that his students learn.

Quite possibly the worst follow up to Kittlesen's 201 possible. Whereas Kittlesen was organized, efficient and genuinely understood how to teach difficult concepts to students, Kopeny isn't. In all categories. His lectures are unorganized, drawing exclusively from definitions and pictures from the book and he has a hard time staying on track. While he teaches concepts that seem relatively simple to the naked eye, he makes them much more complex for the tests. Either teach the concepts with their due complexity or don't. Unfortunately, you have to take this class, but you have been forewarned.

I came into this class thinking that it would be easier than 201 but I was SO wrong. Kopeny's lectures are so boring and he never finishes what he plans to cover. As an EVSC major I was really interested in the material but kopeny ruined it for me. The tests were really tough and no amount of studying will help because most answers can't be found in the book. Not a good class.

Kopeny is unfortunately not as good a lecturer as Kittlesen as he is too ambitious with his lectures and moreover lectures COMPLETELY from the book bar SOME exceptions. He is great in office hours, however. Stay on top of the readings and make sure you go over what he says to go over by yourself. You will do well.

I personally LOVED kopeny's class! I found all his subject matter incredibly interesting in comparison to kittlesen's material. Possibly because of my interest in the material, I found the tests to be much easier, which most agreed with. His tests are not nearly as frustrating as those of professor kittlesen. Overall, I had a great time in this class!

I really liked this class. The information is very interesting and if you go to class and read just a bit a week you can get a good grade.