Reviews of professor Richard Carter

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The exams are brutal. Book is unnecessary. Know everything in his slides. EVERYTHING.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Carter only tests what's on his PowerPoints, so I did not use the textbook at all unless I wanted some clarification. Also, STUDY THE MASTERING BIO PRACTICE TESTS!! For one of my exams, it was mainly questions from the practice tests. If you have those memorized and the diagrams down pat, you'll be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had heard a lot of bad things about him, but came to realize that he's actually a pretty cool guy. He does an AMAZING job summing up pages from the textbook into just a few paragraphs. 35% of your grade is essentially a free 100. I'll tell you though that you WILL need to read the textbook, you are in a college science class. It is DIFFICULT.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Carter is a very smart lecturer! Many think that he is out of touch or just reads off of the power points, but he actually can be very interactive and is very quick to meet with you if you need any help. I took him with bio2 and it was VERY material heavy, but he understands this and attempts to break it down in the best way 020 possible.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Carter himself is a very good man and a good lecturer. His exams are just extremely hard. You literally have to know almost everything on the powerpoints to be able to get an amazing grade on those exams. I would study multiple hours a week and get Fs, Ds, and one C.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Carter was a very boring professor. He only reads from his PowerPoints and his class is extremely boring. I did other HW during his class. I simply read the chapters on my own to study. His first exam was easy but then the rest were way more difficult than that one. He sucks at communicating with students and his TAs. Well good luck!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures are enjoyable. His exams come straight from his lectures & powerpoints, but be sure to study a lot for his courses. Overall, he is an amazing professor

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a nice enough guy but he is not at all accessible outside of class and he is very detached from lab.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He covers everything he wants you to know in his slides. The slides can be brutal to sit through, but they are critical for passing the exams. Know everything on them. If slightly more than mediocre effort is put forth, there is no reason to not make an A. Do the homework and show up for in-class quizzes - free points that will boost your grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
By far, the worst professor I've ever had. Has no communication with our lab TAs, doesn't teach material that coincides with lab, and exams are pretty difficult. ETSU should be embarrassed having this man as a professor. Unfortunately, he is the only Bio 2 lecturer, so this is a class you have to deal with.