Reviews of professor Adam Norris

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Personally, this class was difficult, as the material was on a different caliber than my previous courses. However, I found Dr. Norris to be engaging, and his passion for the material made it significantly easier to pay attention. If you go to class and pay attention, actively taking notes, you will do well. I thought his tests were very doable.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take this class. Not only is this class boring, but so is he. He makes the exams extremely difficult and is not flexible at all. Steer clear of this class. It will only hurt your GPA. No matter how much you study for the exams, there will always be difficult information and an awful time constraint.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Norris is a nice guy who wants you to learn the material. Def nicer than Jones and doesn't try to confuse you. Genetics is a hard course so the workload reflects this. His tests are all comprehension based so make sure you take good lecture notes and know all of the material from class. I found knowing lecture material more important than the book.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was rough to say the least. The lectures are bland, complicated, and overall just plain stressful. The good news is that if you're taking this class, you're also likely in OChem, which is much easier than genetics. To their credit, both genetics profs are kind and caring, just be prepared to learn a new bio-related language bc it's hard.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
 Besides the level up in enthusiasm from Jones' lectures, I found Adam Norris' tests to be much harder due to the near impossible select all that apply questions that are asked. He talks SO FAST so good luck trying to grasp any concept he talks about in lecture. Your best chance at success is to memorize each powerpoint slide word for word.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I really loved learning in this class. But the tests are incredibly difficult and can tank your grade. Prof is dismissive when you don't understand something and his lack of understanding promotes a very discouraging learning environment. I've never studied more for a class and gotten so low of a grade. Prof was not helpful in office hours either