Reviews of professor Fernando Vonhoff

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The Professor rushed through the slides during lecture so it was very hard to understand. The textbook wasn't really helpful and the exams were based on the slides. The curve is high though

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think he is a new teacher for genetics this semester. He has a lot of slides and some of them are filler. He does not go into depth on certain topics he teaches. However, I can see he tries his best in engaging with his students. I believe he will get better as time goes on. However, for the class, make sure to use outside resources to study.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Vonhoff as a lecturer was just all over the place. I don't think he should have taught the classical genetics portion of the course since the textbook questions were not really reflective of what would be on the test and lectures were very dense. Do well on the first 4 exams so you can drop the final. The final was 73 questions (as a reference).

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Probably his first semester teaching genetics. Very sweet but lecture slides were repetitive and not well organized. Tests are difficult so you have to study a lot to even get an 80. Class exam average was around 62. There are not enough practice problems provided that appear on exams. Some exam problems even the Professor couldnt explain well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I am taking BIO302 this semester with Prof. Vonhoff and I would not recommend any other student to take this class with him because he spends more times reading information off the slides instead of actually explaining them. The exams are heavily based on his slides and each of his lecture consists of 90-100 slides.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Vonhoff is very knowledgeable and passionate about teaching and wants his students to succeed. He provides resources to do well on exams. it is a tough class in general so you have to study on your own and put in the effort, but if you have any questions or concerns about the material or class he is happy to discuss with you in his office hours