Reviews of professor Brian Connolly

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Connolly is a very kind professor and provides many great resources to help students succeed in his section of the course. With that being said, the lectures are a drag and hes very fast paced (lectures are recorded so you can go back while studying). Majority of students found his exams easier than the animal section but study HARD!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Connolly truly cares about his students understanding the material, and provides many different ways of grasping it. He is clear on what is going to be on his tests, and you do not have to question what you should be studying. Be sure to do all the assignments that are provided, as they will be on his tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Connolly will go out of his way to answer questions and wants to help students. Microthemes can be challenging but if you take notes and pay attention in class to key points you should be fine. His lectures were enjoyable and he made them applicable to a large audience. He works his hardest to improve his lectures for everyone. 10/10.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is an amazing professor, he understands how to relay information to students so that they memorize it well. My class was cut short due to COVID-19 but overall, a pretty easy class if you put in the work.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Connolly did a horrible job teaching and did not take advice from a professor who has taught this corse for many years. He grades very heavily for teaching this course for the f first time, he took points off of my draft report for not staying within the word count, I did, and when I pointed it out to him he did not give me my points back.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I think Connolly gets a bad rep because he teaches 120 which is 7 weeks of plants. Nobody likes plants. If you get over the fact youre learning about plants and email/visit his office and get to know him he isnt that bad. The MB helps a ton with studying because theyre exam Qs. The first week I hated him by the end hes my fav in bio department

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was okay with his teaching skills, what do you expect from someone who just started out. Mistakes are gonna happen. Our class was split up into C. Shillington teaching animal portion and connolly teaching the plant section. I did better on the plant section than I did on the animal. For this semester his tests were easy.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He really tries to be there for his students. Plants aren't the most fun topic so it can get boring at times. He collects participation by mentimeter. No study guides for tests unless you get them from the SI's. Tests aren't too hard but make sure you study for them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hes very understanding and tries his absolute best to make his students understand. The course itself is difficult no matter who teaches it, but he really tries to make it so the students succeed. Great professor, dont know why anyone would rate him badly! Study and do your work and youll pass.