Reviews of professor Michael Menze

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The only grades are the (participation grades) iClicker questions and the exam. He gave practice questions, many of which were on the exam. His section of the class is very content heavy, and he goes through said content very fast in his lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Menze has a very obvious, strong German accent, but it's not hard to understand him. He is a performer and loves his subject. He's funny but stays on topic so lectures are incredibly interesting. Of the four professors that teach this class, he is by far the best and he gets through the most content in his lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It is a difficult class, but Dr. Menze was enjoyable. You need to really know the powerpoints and have background knowledge of molecular biology.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He taught the first half of the course the lectures were hard to understand because he has an accent. the class was in a big hall and he didn't have a mike so it was hard to hear. The lecture moved so fast and was not recorded.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Exams are multiple choice, but they can be rough--the majority are application questions. The lecture slides alone are not sufficient for studying, but he posts detailed study guides and homework (completion grade) that help tremendously if you use them. He makes a point to paint the "big picture" and make connections across units while lecturing.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class made me lose my love of biology. Dr. Menze is no doubt very smart and funny, but not a great teacher. His exams are the worst part; they consist almost entirely of trick questions, often over topics barely or never covered. I spent hours every day studying and barely scraped by with a B. Majority of my class either dropped and/or failed.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is an incredibly difficult class. However, Dr. Menze is great at explaining concepts, and he adds humor to make his lectures more interesting. His tests are completely application-based, and you must understand (and memorize) everything in order to apply what you have learned.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Great lecturer, but exams are extremely difficult. Most questions are application questions with 2+ close answers to choose between. It is also necessary to read the book, as the lectures alone don't prepare you for the sheer amount of content covered on exams.