BIOL 1050

This is perhaps one of the most boring classes ever, but the last few weeks of information are fairly interesting. Adler is a sweet guy who does his best in making presentations and helping students understand the material. However, his tests always had 4 super tricky questions that did not correlate to the simplicity of the class. I recommend this class only if you are a non-bio major who needs to fulfill science requirements. Also, DO NOT buy the textbook. It is called "Genetics for Dummies" and is completely useless. I don't see why it is even allowed to be a textbook at UVA...

This class is worth taking if you're looking for a fairly easy science requirement. Professor Adler is very nice and gives lots of opportunity for extra credit and participation. He also grades fairly and drops the lowest exam grade (there are 5). All the information you need is on the power points that he lectures on in class. Even though it's not the most riveting material, it is fairly easy and the professor is nice.

Adler is a horrible professor. His lectures are very disorganized, and the material on the tests has nothing to do with what you spend the majority of the time on in class. Also, if you do not have a strong background in Biology and Chemistry, you will not understand most of the material. Although the class is advertised as for non-science majors, I do not understand how someone without an extensive science background would be able to figure out the questions on the test. I would not recommend this class to anyone.

Easy class. Sometimes it's interesting, and sometimes it's boring, but you'll definitely learn something. Read the power points, and attend class to be successful. All the tests are take home, and he drops the lowest one. Participation is just iClicker questions in class. He usually tries to give as much extra credit as he can.

An ok class. Not hard, memorizing is essential for the tests, and it helps to read the textbook so that you know the vocab which makes understanding lectures easier. It's an easy class that fulfills a math/science requirement.

Prof. Adler is a really nice guy and he is a fair grader, but his tests are confusing and are not an accurate depiction of the lecture material. That being said, extra reading may be necessary. Make sure to bring your clicker to class to earn participation points, pay attention, and try to be engaged. I took this class to fulfill the science requirement for the College and I really regret it, because I'm not interested in this field at all. If you're like me and you hate science, try to find a different class to take because this one was boring. There were moments when I found the information interesting but then Prof. Adler would throw in a bunch of random science facts that completely confused me.