Reviews of professor Songnian Liu

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
professor Liu is a really passionate professor who wants to get to know his students and help them as much as possible. He does struggle with english and exams are not easy unless you study the material. textbook isnt required to pass but it sure did help me understand concepts rather than memorize them. Overall great professor. Would take again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Liu is a very nice guy, but I have a hard time understanding him sometimes. The class is very lecture heavy, I just teach myself with the powerpoints uploaded on blackboard. He also uploads a quiz per chapter online and they are not difficult. The tests itself I have to study a lot for though, because Biology is not my best subject.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Liu is such a great guy! Although he was hard to understand in the beginning, you get used to it. He truly cares about his students doing well so he gives study guides before the tests and tells you exactly what will be on it. He took chapters off of the final to make it easier for the students to study for. Overall he is an awesome guy!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
DO NOT take if you want to learn anything. Does Not know how to teach at all! 3 to 5 chapters per test with so much focus on small details no way to succeed unless taking only this class. Not helpful when try to get help and ignored when ask for clarification. Save yourself the hardship. DO NOT TAKE!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A good professor, a little hard to understand at times. He just reads off the powerpoints so there's no extra material from the textbook you need to know. Tests are of expected difficulty so you have to study no matter what.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Biology itself is a hard subject, so it is going to be difficult with any Professor you take, but Professor Liu tries his best to make it easier for the students. Though the class is lecture heavy, he gives study guides with the exact things you need to know for the test, which most professors don't do. I am not even a science major and I did fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Even though he is hard to understand at times, if you follow along and review the powerpoints and review the study tools he gives a good grade on the test. He gives online quizzes for each chapter and they also help with studying. He is also always willing to answer any questions a student may have.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Liu was a very nice man and told a lot of stories. His class was a bit boring as he did not interact with the class but only taught. Overall I would recommend the class though, it was easy to pass.