Reviews of professor Fernando Vonhoff

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For someone who teaches genetics, he should be able to explain the topics clearly and slowly. Dr. Vonhoffs lectures are too much and he only spends a very small amount of time explaining something that needs a deep explanation. Other than that he's chill

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Vonhoff is one of the nicest I've had at UMBC. His powerpoints have a lot of information on them but that is helpful when you need to review for exams. His exams did require a good bit of studying, which is typical for an upper-level BIO course. It's clear he cares about students and he is always happy to answer any questions you have.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a nice man. But his exams are all on slide material but he goes through 90 slides in such a short time every lecture so you have to make time outside of class to understand the material. He goes too quick and the exams are worded weird.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Can drop 1 exam. Lecture powerpoints were difficult to follow during class at times. A caring and kind person when you ask for help. Exams could be tough as lecture content was not the most dynamic all the time. Definitely tried to make the class more engaging.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. V is very approachable. Accessible outside of class and willing to meet with students to discuss lecture or test material. Genetics is a hard course so obviously the lectures are heavy, but he includes several visuals to help convey the info. Study lecture slides before and after lectures and the class won't be as bad as people say it is.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Class under Professor Vonhoff was intense. Each Lecture covered around 80-130 slides and his exams were brutal. Poorly written, and sometimes based on 1 specific detail on a single slide. He's a great person, but a bad lecturer. Exams are worth 60% of the final grade and with his bad lecturing and difficult exams, earning a high grade is tough.