BME 2104

Prof Abebayehu is a great guy who is relatively new to teaching. This course is structured/ordered poorly but I don't think it's Abebayehu's fault since he and Zunder teach the same curriculum. The semester is divided into 4 sections with a midterm after each of the first three sections and one final for the last section (non-cumulative). There are 7-question quizzes every Thursday. Your quiz grades can replace your test grades per section.

Pros:
- Abebayehu loves talking to undergrads and is super approachable
- Abebayehu is SUPER knowledgeable + passionate about the subject and is very willing to go in-depth
- Lots of visual support given in lectures

Cons:
- Abebayehu is so passionate about the topic that if a student asks him a niche question, he will use up class time to go over the question... in-depth. So often I thought about how much shorter class would be if Abebayehu asked for the niche questions to talk to him after class instead
- The class is structured so poorly. You go in-depth in topics in a seemingly random order rather than progressively diving deeper into the subject as a whole. Keeping afloat is much easier if you took AP, IB, or dual-enrollment bio earlier

Advice:
- Study for the quizzes and exams early
- Talk to Abebayehu after class and get to know him
- The pre-lectures are pretty irrelevant to what's on the quizzes and exams
- Don't procrastinate on your final project and meet with Abebayehu to discuss ideas early on so you don't get stuck later in the semester