Reviews of professor Michael Parsons

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took him over the summer and most of it is review (punnet squares, hardy-weinberg, DNA replication) so its not too difficult to understand. The final is 10 questions but you get to choose which 7 you want to do. Midterms are mostly calculations based so don't memorize specific details. You can approach him after class for lecture clarification.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Always heard complaints in his class, but the tests were all extremely fair and easy to do. His grading distribution made it hard to get a bad grade. You have to try to not get an A in the class. People said his midterms were open notes, but I never heard him say it and neither did my recording of the class. Reading is not necessary for an A+

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His grading distribution was extremely generous. People complain about the difficulty, but class was easy to get an A+. You can self teach just wont be able to do some assignments. He curved when he didn't have to. Easy to get 100s on all the tests. If you get a D in the tests, you can still get a B in the class. He aint bad they trippin hard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Both midterms were mostly problem-solving, final included some more traditional memorization of facts, mix of MC/short response. Exams only cover stuff he goes over in lecture. He's a fun lecturer, although he can go a little fast at times. Super helpful with questions and hosts pre-exam review sessions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Parsons for Bio 97 over the summer and really enjoyed it. Both midterms were open note and the final was closed note. I thought he explained the content well and never found myself bored in his lectures. Although since it is a five week course, it is basically two lectures (from the normal 10 week quarter) back to back.