Reviews of professor Matthew Weinstock

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This was a great, straightforward class. Weekly open-note quizzes (entirely based on the lectures), weekly discussion posts (fun and not tedious), and a final exam. He also provides ample extra credit opportunities. Super recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Best Professor around in any and all aspects! Take any of his courses and you should do well as long as you put in the effort. Ultimate class act and grades right. Wish he taught more classes due to the online delivery he utilizes with 10 tests/discussions, and 1 final. Ample amount of time to finish timed tests. Extra credit at end of course helps

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you can have him as a teacher take it!! There are Extra Credit Assignments throughout the course and assignments during the week were manageable as someone working full time!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I'm taking Matthew Weinstock online at UCSD Ext. for Biochemistry. He is SO nice and friendly when he speaks to the class. I'm only halfway through and he's been nothing but kind, understanding, and so passionate about science. The discussions are easy and his quizzes are fine too. Definitely take this man for Biochem. You won't be disappointed.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My favorite thing about this facilitator is that he just decided that he would never answer anyone's emails for the whole semester. So, either there is no accountability for these instructors or Weenstock just doesn't care. He is zero percent involved with the class. No study guides at all and FILL IN THE BLANK questions on Molecular Biology exams!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took this course based entirely on these reviews and now I'm VERY sorry that I did. First and foremost, his lectures are INCREDIBLY long, boring, and DO NOT even cover all of the material on his exams! You are left completely on your own in this course for answers. There is also NO EXTRA CREDIT either! Trust me, do not walk, RUN away from this guy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Weinstock did a great job of making cell and molecular biology easy to understand. He was extremely responsive to messages through the canvas portal and gave great feedback. His weekly quizzes were very fair and not too long. I really appreciate that he posts PDFs of the text he wants you to read.  Great class, would recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is a great Prof to take Biochem with imo. I had taken it before elsewhere & the Prof & the layout of it here is ideal for writers & self-starters. The Prof, & prog, give many opportunities for students to be successful! If your grad or med school want a sci & you can take it here, recommend it. My only regret is not taking Biochem before here!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class was developed by Brett Barbaro. Matthew Weinstock facilitated the class. Grades based on discussions and quizzes. Lectures had transcripts and as long as you understand the concepts, you'd be set. Discussions takes time to complete as research is required. Both professors were easy to reach, I would recommend taking this course.