Reviews of professor Nicholas Minster

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Minster was boring the majority of the time and long winded. Lectures are boring and consist of Nick talking for a whole hour or more. He's a real picky grader over small things and the lab grade is part of lec. grade so it can hurt in lab and lec. when I get counted off for not showing calculations or data.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nicks lectures are informative for the lab but every one loves the questions he asks the class. I really hate long boring one sided lectures but this class everyone contributes and we talk about some really interesting applications of the days lab experiment. He also made my dreaded Genetics group project so much fun.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nick's dedication to instruction is inspiring. He is great about providing personal feedback and gives off a very personable, caring, attitude. He is a Masters student and always reminds us he is not a Professor or PhD but if any of my instructors deserve the title it's him. The only bad this is that this is his last year teaching. Thanks Nick!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Thanks for the great class Nick! Anyone worried about the fly experiment take the class with Nick, he will make sure that you are not left alone with bad group members. Also he is often in the lab after class for extra help on homework or the fly work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
this is pretty hard for just a lab class. Hes a hard grader and accepts no late work which hurt me early on but I saved this class going to lab hours. The quizzes are based on hw so study that.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lab was going great until we went online due to Coronavirus. The lectures are long but clear up any questions I have about the lab and the hw. One of the best tas Ive had.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
good teacher. A bit difficult to get a response from but he's very helpful. the material isn't too bad, but he provides feedback and extra hw for credit towards the EOC grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His exams are nothing like the practice exams, he's not a mean guy, pretty chill but there's barely any homework to help your grade. He said the average for his exams are C's which was the first red flag. The slides don't help either. His teaching style is monotone, he reads off the slides and summarizes it in his own words, which anyone can do.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this over the summer of Corona and it was online. The class was a little confusing at first but I guess it's never been online. He does grade hard but I think all labs grade the same. Best online prof I've had so far. He was always available to talk. lol it looks like someone failed his lab based on one review. Just do the hw and you good.