Reviews of professor Colenso Speer

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You NEED to read the book, review the slides, get outside help if needed. Exams are mainly case studies - know how to APPLY known physiology to real-life scenarios. Lectures covered main concept but but you need to put effort into knowing examples, diagrams, etc (THE BOOK IS THE BEST).The class is very interesting, highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There is a lot of material to learn and you have to be able to apply them, not memorize them. Speer's lectures are clear and through. His exams are challenging but do-able. The curve was reasonable as well. You can get the A if you put in the work for it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It's a challenging class no matter who you take, but TAKE HIM! Speer is probably the best professor I've ever had at UMD. He KNOWS & is passionate about the material he teaches & therefore, is a great professor. He is so good at explaining concepts & teaching. Helps you understand things that may be hard to get just by reading the textbook.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
440 is a hard class so dont even think about framing if. Speers exams are challenging but fair. He genuinely cares about kids. Super smart and enthusiastic. The topics are super interesting, spec for a premed kid, and he is the kinda teacher that makes you wanna take more classes with him.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
this class will take over your entire life. the schedule is as follows: week 1: quiz (with groups), week 2: midterm, week 3: break and repeat for 14 weeks. You will always be studying mamphys. Upside is 50% of exams are from the textbook so you can memorize those. Need solid understanding of information, exams are all application.