Reviews of professor Mark Fisher

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mark has done an excellent job teaching my BI 211 class and has made it easy to learn the material. He gives good lectures and is always willing to take students questions both in and out of class. I would recommend anyone to take a biology course with Mark because he's so enthusiastic about it and does a good teaching it too.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really liked this teacher but felt like I had lots of homework constantly. Lectures went a little long. Labs also had to be done online and sometimes felt unclear because of technology. Science isn't my strong suit, but he explained things well and had a good sense of humor and felt very involved with his students.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor, knows his stuff and has entertaining lectures. Can be a bit scatterbrained but if there's ever a problem he responds to emails right away.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You do have to do some of your own research/studying outside of this class. This is not a class you can just come to lectures for and expect to pass. The concepts start to get into the backbone of biology and Marks there to help you if you have the initiative in my opinion.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was Marks first term teaching this material, and he was very transparent about what he knew and what he was still figuring out: content, structure, testing, and lab pacing. He is funny, interesting, and is passionate about biology. His lectures are interesting and thorough, and he expects you to remember what is talked about during class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Mark is very, very tough. Be aware for Bio 160 that there is a large learning curve and it is not easy, even though it is a general class. His exams are crazy (you'll have to study glycolysis and the Krebs cycle). But, his toughness prepares you for Miro (Bio 260). He is fair and hosts Google Hangout study sessions before each exam. Funny, too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing Professor and human being! Hilarious, memorable analogies used in lecture to brighten even the most tedious topics, extremely accessible outside of class, and so inspirationally passionate about his field! This is a tough course and Mark is clear from the get-go that you NEED to show up and put in work outside of class if you want an A/B.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great teacher! Very sweet and understanding. You read the text every week and you'll get an A. Makes even the boring stuff interesting and funny. Answers even the dumb questions that I asked, 20/10 would take again. Just a genuinely good person.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Professor Fisher for BI 211 and really enjoyed his lecture style. This class is a difficult one, no matter who your professor is, but if you attend class and keep up with the reading material then you will succeed. On top of being a great lecturer Professor Fisher was great at communicating with me whenever I had questions or concerns.