Reviews of professor Adam Norris

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Norris is fun, and kinda funny. Seems like a nice person, but he sucks at being a professor. His tests are extremely overwhelming, I am straight A student, but this class is just extremely hard. There is no study guide at all. You have to go over like 150+ slides for every test. The questions on the exam are made to trick you.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I don't know why SMU allows this class to be taught by two different-but-not-really unapproachable, demeaning professors, but they do, and it's only offered one semester out of the entire year and there isn't another professor to take instead or any provision made by the University. Good luck passing this class, the final average was a 64.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Absolutely mid professor combined with an awful class only breeds sadness. 5 points for a MC question is crazy. (out of 25 questions) Could not care less if you get clapped by the exams. Homework and practice tests are truly useless to the highest degree. I hope you read this Dr. Norris and I hope you reevaluate your career.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is hard. Norris's lectures are fine, but powerpoints are very hard to follow. Tests are very heavy on "select all" questions which screw you over if you get even one wrong.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take this class unless you absolutely have to. Dr. Jones and Dr. Norris are two of the worst professors I've had in my time here at SMU. They are unapproachable, unhelpful, and do not care about the success of their students. The class is based almost entirely on tests that hardly address the material covered in class. My first C ever.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Norris is really helpful during office hours and adds some fun/humor to his lectures to make them more interesting. Harder than intro bio so make sure to study the ppt slides and know the details from lectures really well.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Norris was an okay professor but his tests were often frustrating and difficult. You just have to study a lot to even have a chance at doing well and his questions are just tricky.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He has a pompous personality that is unpleasant. I went in to see him during office hours, and he was rude and unprofessional. However, he does a decent job teaching.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tests on the most obscure lecture details that oftentimes have very little importance to do with the actual content, including the worst final I have yet to take at this university. Coming from fantastic Intro Bio Teachers, this was a huge let down. I would say avoid but you cant, so good luck.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tests are made to trick you into overanalyzing your answers. Adam Norris is quite rude, and wouldn't look into students' perspectives.