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Britt is a terrible lecturer. Even more so, she seems to have an unbelievable amount of trouble creating multiple choice questions with one correct answer. Often her class and test questions will be worded horribly and seem like they have multiple correct answers.
She might not be a good lecturer, but all of her lectures and podcasts are online if you need them. Tests are based off of lectures, which are almost laughably easy. Lowest midterm is dropped, so you can skip one!
Drops a midterm, HUGE CURVE in the end. Her lectures are repetitive and basic versions of the concepts but the test questions can be phrased weirdly at times, and also uses "two of these answers are correct" sometimes. Dont bother studying the book, just memorize her lectures and you'll be fine since the curve balances the weirdly phrased questions
She is not a very good professor, tests are not easy. However, she makes a really good curve at the end. Not that man people fail her class. Overall, not so bad professor
SHE LOVES CATS. Basically learned more about cats than I did about biology. 99.9% of all tortoise shell cats are female. The other .1% are males due to mutation. Expect 99% of all punnet squares to be about cats. Got an A.. probably because I have 3 cats.. (and because her class is really not that difficult. . memorize slides for great grade!)
Her class is not easy, I attend every lectures. read every chapters on the book, and also listen the podcast about two times for each lecture but I only got a C+... I think the Bis 2A is a very hard class in UCD. However, she is better than other Bis professor. Did a very good curve and has 3 midterms but she will drop the lowest one.
For a student who did not take AP Bio prior to the course, she was terrible - went too fast one very slide assuming we understood every concept. Material was so dense, but she failed to thoroughly explain each concept. Confusing lectures; she knows her stuff but poor teaching style. Advice: study the lecture slides not the book.
She was a horrible lecturer. She seriously squeezed in like over 40 slides in a 50 min class. She says "don't memorize this and that.." but she LITERALLY reads everything off her slides word for word without clarifying it any further. The clicker scores obviously showed that students weren't understanding anything in lecture.
Hands down one of the worst professors I've ever had. Speeds through lecture slides, very unclear in explanation (especially for a student who did not take AP Bio). Went to lectures but learned hardly anything . Tests based on slides. If you took AP Bio then take her, but if not then don't expect her to teach you anything.
Absolutely the worst professor I've had so far in Davis. Very disorganized, gets a few concepts backwards and doesn't correct what she says(aka oxidation, reduction). Lectures don't flow with just on theme and I feel like I learned nothing. No curve, hard exams. If anyone else is available, switch asap!!
Though I must admit the lectures do not follow the typical learning order, I feel like Britt still managed to teach the course. Midterms are tough, but possible. Just read the questions carefully. I don't know if there is a curve D:
Dr. Britt is a very good teacher, given an AP Bio base. if you haven't taken AP Bio, open up a study book and learn. The lectures are based on the basis that you have some good AP Bio foundation. Other than that, if you read her slides before and after the lecture and then before the exams, you should breeze through.
Very Bad teacher.... Her test are really hard!! I read the textbook did homework and studied slides but couldn't get a C on any exams! Did not take AP bio so was really hard!!!
Professor Britt is one of my favorite professors. Despite what others have said, I believe that she is an excellent professor who really cares about her students. I will admit her midterms and final are extremely difficult as I have never taken AP Biology and many of these topics are very new to me. But I'm still glad I took this class.
She is definitely great. She can explain things well but her tests are hard....Anyway, just focus on her lecture notes. Overall her class is worth to take.
Not a great professor at all. She is very unclear with the material she tries to teach. She also puts questions on her exam that she does not really teach or put on her lecture notes. She can be very vague and her test are pretty difficult. She words the questions on her exams that make it quite confusing to understand. i do not recommend her.
Her lectures are easy but only around 20% of that is on the exams. Class average on all the tests never went above 70%. For this course being first main bio course it shouldn't be this difficult. The tests were extremely hard and confusing. I hope she sets the curve to 60% this quarter because if not over 100 students will fail the course.
Dr. Britt is a very generous teacher. BIS 2A is supposed to be the hardest of the series because it covers many difficult concepts. On top of that, she combines concepts together to really test on whether you know the material or you just memorize it. Her ending curve was >80% was an A- or higher. >70% was a B- or better.
Best professor ever! The exams were like word for word directly from her lectures, don't listen to anyone who says otherwise. She had a very generous curve and a great personality (although not taking AP Bio made it super hard for me). Listen to the podcasts (make sure you understand every word she says) do the practice exams and you'll do great!
Britt was a pretty good lecturer. She is clear but sometimes goes quite fast. You get a point for using your iClicker as participation in each lecture so lectures are mandatory. Her midterms and final are okay and not extremely difficult. Do her practice exams because she sometimes reuses some questions! Would totally recommend!
READ THE TEXTBOOK It''ll save your life Confusing lectures but podcast so relisten. Do as many practice exams as possible because she reuses old questions. If you have Ted his real name is longggg as your TA good for you Discussion mandatory clicker question in class for attendance not extra credit. 3 exams drop lowest no practical.
Good lecturer, she was clear but did not give you the answer to test questions in lectures. She explained concepts well and you had to apply the concepts to answer test questions; can't just memorizing facts. However she reuses many of her practice test questions so study those. Curve was good. I recommend if you enjoy bio; ap bio is helpful
She is by far the easiest Bis2A professor that is teaching at UCD. her test are very simple and based on the lecture slides. Just go to class take notes don't depend on the podcast. She repeats questions from the practice midterms on the midterms finals. Use your grip sheet. Not a bad professor!definitely choose her over the other professors!!
the only thing i remembered in her class was that she doesnt know the urban dictionary def of "ratchet" and have to google it up in class. tests are hard, explains concepts poorly, feels kinda judgmental. 1010 would not recommend. passed the class with a C only because I got lucky and somehow guessed all the questions correctly. btw shes hot lol
I took AP bio in high school, and this class was pretty easy. Her lectures were a bit messy sometimes, but the tests were straightforward, and I never felt thrown off by anything. I didn't even buy the textbook.
Really enjoyed taking class from Professor Britt. She made a lot of funny comments that helped me get through lecture.
Lectures can be long just because of her monotonous voice, but she keeps it relatively interesting by making cute little comments here and there. Take it from me, you need to go to lectures and stay on top of your reading. There isn't really a shortcut to success in the BIS series. Tests are difficult because they require you to apply concepts more
Britt is a really good professor, she knows her stuff and I really enjoyed her lectures. Some tips for the class are make sure you really study the lecture slides, like MEMORIZE them. Textbook is optional, but it really helps clarify anything you don't understand. It's not a difficult class as long as you really study and pay attention.
I got C- and below on all 3 midterms and D+ for final but ended up with a B in the class. Dropping lowest score of 1 midterm, curve, and discussionNB assignmentsclicker questions made my B possible. This class is stressful bc she talked too fast during lecture but she posts podcasts online. Study and memorize lecture slides. Hardly used textbook
Dr. Britt is a very nice lady, unfortunately lectures are confusing and the tests sometimes have random Q's that just trick everybody. However as most of you know Bis 2A at UCD is plagued with bad professors, but I would actually recommend you take Dr. Britt. Yeah it's hard, but review lectures, and study ALOT of practice tests, and you'll be fine
All tests are multiple choice so grading is hit or miss. Test questions are extremely tricky but are from the lecture slides so attending lecture is a must. She usually posts lecture slides online ahead of time and podcasts of the lecture afterwards. She is sometimes very funny in lecture and I overall enjoyed the class.
Test questions were vague with weird explanations to them. It's like they made sense in her head when she wrote them and expects everyone else to have the same mental reasoning as her. Lectures were okay. Don't need to do any reading outside of class.
Her voice is very monotonous and makes it difficult to stay awake during her class.
She reads from lecture slides and her voice is monotonous. I can't help but to fall asleep every time I'm in her class.
Not a boring class at all (CHE2A and MAT17A are much more boring), but her lectures are very confusing. Be sure to get a textbook to fully understand the concepts she presents.
Get ready to study on your own. Her lecture slides are full of words and super confusing. I can not understand her slides nor her lectures. There is no real homework to help me out either. She is not a bad professor. She just can't put together information in a clear way. Challenge yourself if you wish to take her class.
Bad lecturer. Anything that spews out of her mouth is confusing and vague. Lecture slides are disorganized and fail to give you the big picture, which is supposedly a big point of BIS2A.
the majority of your grade is based on tests which are significantly based on lecture. She provides readings, which barely have info for the tests. She teaches the class as if everyone has taken a biology class before. hard to understand lectures, which is where all the test questions come from
She's a nice lady but genuinely a terrible lecturer. She explains important concepts using a couple vague sentences and doesn't elaborate further. There's three midterms. Many test questions are equally as vague and ambiguous. I'm pass/no passing this class so I'm not salty about my grade. She's just not a good professor.
A terrible lecturer. She gives practice exams that have nothing to do with what is covered in class, and then says that it will not be on the exam. Her questions are very specific and don't even come from her powerpoint slides which she claims is the only material needed to be known for the exams.
Not a good lecturer - doesn't make sense EVER! Tests are really hard and make me hyperventilate. BEWARE of moss and cassava!
She is a nice lady. However, her lectures are wildly disorganized, and she talks ridiculously fast. I do not understand anything from lecture, but you have to go because of the clickers. Her tests are very confusing, and it's very easy to do very poorly on her midterms as they are only 25 multiple choice questions. Worst teacher I've ever had.
There are many assignments to pad your grade, lowest midterm grade is dropped, the tests are largely based on lecture slides and practice exams, and the class is graded on a generous scale. I basically slept through every single class and still have a 83% test average (calculated with my lowest midterm grade).
Would NOT recommend. Her lecture slides are vague and not very informational, she moves too fast on the slides, says important information that isn't on the lecture slide so you have to be all ears, and has confusing, poorly worded exams. I really didnt like her or her class at all.
OMG, can her lecture slides be any more confusing than it is????? Honestly, her lecturing skill is a disaster... The slides jumps over all places and it makes no whatsoever sense to me at all. Don't take it unless you love challenges.
Although not particularly unfriendly, Britt is a bad lecturer. Lectures are required and attendance is recorded with clicker but her lectures are next to useless. Slides are disorganized and she teaches all concepts through analogy/big picture "stories" yet tests on specifics. 3 Mt's, 1 dropped. Finished with 87% with about two hours of work/week.
If you haven't taken AP Bio, her lectures will be difficult to follow and will require lots of outside studying. Her exams are VERY short so every question matters. There were a few questions that weren't really covered well in lecture. Still, her grade cutoffs are very generous (84% + A) and I would take her again.
Britts lectures are useless, tests are pretty difficult but manageable - one is dropped. She's just ok
Her lectures are very unclear and will not help you on her tests. She teaches you questions instead of the actual bio material, but the reason why you have to go to her lectures is because of participation clicker points. Homework is light from Notabene and Discussion worksheets. Test outlook: 3 midterms (25 mc/drop lowest)
Lectures were disorganized and hard to understand due to jargon use and scattered presentation of topics. Reading libretext before class is a must to remotely understand her. Tests were ok, 80% reuses questions from previous exams, find them online. Tests don't always make sense, but easy grading, 85 and up was an A-. Uses clicker questions.
General biology is notorious here at Davis but i'd say Britt is definitely is on the better end of bio professors. She does make you work for your grade so read the handouts and do well in discussion since it does rack up alot of points. Britt is known for reusing questions on older exams. Never took bio seriously in hs and ended up with a B.
A tough class! You must know a generous amount of chemistry in the first few weeks of this class. Professor Britt's lectures are hard to follow, either she goes too fast, isn't organized, or just doesn't explain the topic well enough. Discussion labs are where you can get the most help, and be prepared to be called on.
The test is so hard. There are only 25 multiple choices and the each worth 4 points. Don't take this class if you want a high GPA. I have never been so stressed about the exams in my life.
BIS2A is an overall hard class you def have to put in work and do lots of reading on your own time. Britt is for sure top tier, she drops your lowest test, tests are all multiple choice testing you on fair material. I took this class with another professor who tested you on random stuff had confusing open questions without dropping any scores.
Lectures are hard to understand. She changes powerpoint so quick that I can not take notes. And there are no homework . After I reviewed the lectures and podcast, I thought my test will be fine. However, her test is too hard, I don't remember she has talked about those problems before.
Professor Britt overall, isn't too bad considering that the science classes here at UC Davis are pretty difficult. Study time outside of class is essential as her lectures are confusing and goes too fast. Tests are multiple choice although she does recycle questions from previous exams. Discussion doesn't help too much and be ready to be called at.
Teaches way too fast and doest explain material well. I've had better science profs at davis. 3 MTs (last mid in week 10), 1 final. lowest MT dropped. Be ready to get called on in discussion. Some TAs are better than others. Material is super confusing if you haven't taken Chemistry&molecular biology. There is also no curve.
She's alright. Her lectures are pretty disorganized and hard to follow, so you need to really dig deep for the important info. Going to class for clicker q's is a must. She drops your worst MT grade which is helpful. Who your TA is matters a lot. I had a stellar TA which has helped immensely with exams.
Anyone giving Anne Britt a bad score is because they had done poorly in the class, and expect highschool grading criteria. Her tests are 100% based on lecturesso if you listen to lectures there is no reason you should get a bad grade. She does talk fast but she also podcasts, so relisten to the lectures. If you do this, its an easy A.
I think 1 thing that is necessary to teaching is organization but w/ this class there is no clear organization. Everything is out of order. Its incredibly difficult to be in lecture, try to learn, comprehend what she's saying but then also reorganize the information she teaches at the same time. She also tests on things we haven't seen yet.
Britt is a great person, but a TERRIBLE lecturer. Her lectures go insanely fast, and her slide to lecture minutes ratio is way off (some lectures had 65+ slides for a 50 minute class). You can learn the material all you want, but It won't help much on the tests since they're largely comprised of questions that make no sense whatsoever.
She shouldn't be allowed to teach. She is seriously awful. Her tests are composed of questions that often times make no sense. She will put multiple questions on a test that only had 1 slide dedicated to that topic.
Brit is a funny person but her lectures are terrible. you can pay attention all you want study outside of class but you still wont know what will be on her exam.
Her lectures are no help in taking the exams. Here exams consisted of 20 multiple choice questions that were worth 100 points. There are three midterms. SHe often explains things very confusingly.
She really isn't that bad if you just read her lecture slides in detail and actually TRY. Tests based solely on lecture slides, just study those and put in a little extra effort. I failed the 1st test, but making a comeback wasn't that hard, considering she drops lowest midterm. The final was EASY. Don't let the chem in the beginning scare you.
If possible, take any other bio professor! She will drop your grade at the end of the quarter a mere 5-8% by entering the discussion packet! Her lectures are helpless on her tests, and to succeed I highly recommend you study past midterms. Take your iclicker and answer a question then leave lecture because they are pointless.
Honestly, her lectures are packed with information and go at a fast pace. But she makes podcasts available for you to go back and listen to. If you listen to the podcasts and do the practice midterms you are provided with, you should pass. Her tests are fair, and she doesn't give you any trick questions. Also, she lit and watches the anime Hetalia.
The reality of Dr. Britts class (and getting an A): 1. Every night before lecture read libretext article 2. Download lecture notes and review BEFORE class 3. Carefully listen to lecture (minimize note taking) and ask questions 4. After class (that same day) listen to podcast; pause/rewind and take copious notes 5. Dont JUST memorize material!
She goes super fast in lecture, so I'd suggest looking at the lecture slides she posts online ahead of time. She also posts lectures as podcasts, so you can go back and listen to them when you look over the slides. There's clicker points, so attendance is necessary. She also curves slightly. Her tests are worded strangely but there is a gripe sheet
Slightly lower grade cut-off. Lowest exam dropped. 20 q test so ALL count. One huge topic could one question. Do many practice exams. One week to do discussion packet, do it well. Studying can be boiled down to re-listening to podcast and make intense notes. Go to TA's O.H. if you're confused asap, find the best ones, leave if they're confused. gl
Going into this class, I had so much passion for biology. This woman is amazingly talented in making you loathe school, the topic, and possibly your existence. Literally reads off her slides, goes to fast, and does not answer questions. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE.
Gives clicker points for attendance. She says that none of the questions are there to trick you, but in reality if you're not paying attention to what the question is asking, you'll get tricked. She goes through each lecture so fast, but she does answer questions in class.
Dr. Britt rushes through her lecture slides and assumes that students have previous knowledge of everything biology and chemistry. She didn't thoroughly explain (in simpler terms) the material and left students really confused. Honestly just memorized previous exams because questions are recycled. was harder than ochem for me tbh
She expects you to have prior knowledge therefore she goes really fast in lecture and doesn't explain anything in detail. Exams and finals are completely based on lecture slides, but don't be fooled because she is very ambiguous in asking questions therefore she has to use a gripesheet. She's very vague and doesn't answer questions clearly.
Optional pre-lecture readings, but tests are based off of lectures not readings. Records lectures and posts them on Canvas, so review them. Not an interesting lecturer, but gets the job done. Tests are mediocre, but she drops your lowest midterm grade. She changed the grade weighting last minute, which dropped my grade 3% two days before the final.
Do practice exams. Find her old practice exams. Do not forget to do the packback.
sets up review sessions b4 midterm, drops lowest grades in each category, recycles old test questions, test questions based only on lectures. Talks FAST, sometimes she circles around an idea for a long time before she finally lands on it, which can get confusing. Listen to the podcasts and watch slides to study. she's not bad it's just ALOT.
It was an introductory to bio class and she taught glycolysis, respiration ... but not cell structure > disorganized > assuming people know bio before. MT were 20 MCQ > no room for mistakes. Cover big topics like DNA replication, Mitosis ... but MT questions were asking who found DNA and only half the questions were about those big topics > ???
Memorize all her slides that she could possibly test you on. Try to get old practice midterms. Missing a few questions on her mc midterms can really add up. i don't think i ever paid attention in her lectures, but you can learn most of the material on your own.
Youtube is your best friend for all the concepts and the online reading/slides for the details. Lectures were useless because I could never follow what she was saying.
Britt's class was a bit hectic, but I mean BIS 2a is tough class. She gives good examples and she's very passionate about the subject, but often the grading criteria is vague and its tough to argue grades. She has clicker questions in lecture, and she has a sheet you can fill out on each test if you think a question was vague. Midterms are all MC.
I enjoyed Britt as my professor even though I didn't enjoy the material. She was nice and the tests were all multiple choice which I prefer. There were a few tricky questions but most were pretty simple. You just need to study her lecture slides and make sure you actually understand them! Refer to the textbook or go to office hours for help.
I could never follow her lecture. But if you go over her slides and understand every thing, you will get a good score on the tests. Be sure to go over iclicker questions and look up exercises online before tests.
I learned more in the discussion sections than in lecture. She's a little disorganized, so it makes it hard to follow her lectures. Her tests are all multiple choice but if you don't know the details of the material, be prepared for a fail. If you have little to no biology background, this class will be difficult.
Horrible lectures.
Dr. Britt always give us ambiguity questions, and it always make me counfuse. Also, I think her teaching need to be improved
Lectures are very confusing and super long. Most of the time she puts very ambiguous questions on midterms. There's weekly quizzes and discussion packets. Lecture is mandatory for clicker questions, but it's totally useless. All she does during lecture is re-read the slides for you, not very clear. I wouldn't recommend taking her, didn't learn much
Although she isn't the best lecturer, it's easy to get good grades on the exams if you study. The discussions aren't too helpful, but they can reinforce some ideas she tried to go over. All of the midterms are multiple choice, and some questions can be worded ambiguously.
Watch the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube if you have her. Watch the videos before class so you can understand the concepts better in her lectures.
With BIS2a professors, you can really only pick the lesser of many evils. I would say Dr. Britt is the lesser. Exams only based on lecture content. Discussion section required. Readings optional. Weekly quizzes with unlimited attempts. 3 midterms, lowest one dropped. Attendance for first 10 minutes of lecture required.
Let's be clear. Britt is a super nice lady but the WORST professor I've ever had. I have no idea why she's paid to "teach" this class. This lady mumbles through 50 slides in 50 minutes that contain paragraphs of information. Only way you survive this class is with a good TA. Lectures are useless but mandatory. Good luck if you're stuck with her.
She gives good examples and uses easy to understand analogies for more complicated processes. Sometimes she doesnt really answer your question, so you have to rephrase the question to get the answer you need. Dont need to do the readings at all, just go over slides and learning goals and make sure you understand those
Britt has 3 midterms, 1 is dropped, a final, and weekly discussion packets and online quizzes with unlimited tries. Her exams ARE from lectures, but pay attention. ALWAYS do practice exams and find more online. She posts everything you need online, but she is a terrible lecturer. She will say "this is important to know" and move the slide.
STUDY HER LECTURES! Her mc tests are based on her lectures. You have to know the biology basics and the little details on her lectures. Overall, good professor. Goes a bit quickly through her slides, but if you are good at multiple choice tests then you should be fine.
She knows the material well but doesn't explain very clearly. Lecture slides are very wordy and she doesn't really follow them. She expects you to already know the material before she explains in lecture. Has 3 midterms ( lowest dropped) with only 24 multiple choice which makes it hard to get a good grade. Clicker points awarded just by attending.
Terrible lectures. Idk why Dr Easlon (she handled all the grades) didnt teach the class instead.
Britt is simply not a good lecturer. Don't let that dissuade you from taking the class, though. As long as you can force yourself to read each and every slide of her 25+ powerpoints with 50+ slides each a couple days before the midterms and final, you'll do fine. Leave the understanding part to your discussions cuz they are actually really helpful.
She goes through her slides really fast. She will slow down for questions but people dont know what to ask. Her tests are all MC 24-25 questions. Just do the practice exams and clicker questions. She did lecture capture for my session which made things a lot easier.
Britt was okay if you want an easy grade. Her test questions can be vague at times, but she offers the option of filling out a form for that. Her lectures were sometimes wordy and poorly explained the concepts. Overall though she isn't too tough compared to Kopp, whose exams are a lot lot tougher from what I have seen.
To be clear, Britt is not a great lecturer, not for lack of trying though. She's very nice, her review sessions are helpful, and if you know the slides well, you'll find the midterms very, very easy, though ambiguous. The 3 midterms with 1 dropped format is super helpful and let me have a 100% midterm average.
She is probably the best professor for BIS 2A, she has three midterms but she will drop lowest one. She also curve her class. Take her class.
She is not a terrific lecturer. However, her midterms were all multiple choices. Even better, if you can get her past exams (corseheero), this class is easy A.
Rude attitude and doesn't respect students. Made the class, which is supposed to be an introductory bio course, extremely and unnecessarily difficult. She definitely doesn't want all students to get a good grade, even if they work hard.
Professor Britt uses advanced vocabulary and often states that things are "relative" when explaining. or she will go on a tangent and only afterward tell you its not a need to know. she assumes you have a godly foundation in bio and chem, and expects you to know extremely in depth material for a 101 class. She seems proud of how hard her class is.
Not a good professor. Lecture slides are clunky and disorganized, good luck getting structured information from them. Drops one midterm out of three, so it isn't a big deal if you flunk one. Discussions are helpful for review.
Midterm questions are recycled from her old ones, you can find a lot of them in quizlet, course hero, etc. Clicker required, but many leave lecture after clicking once. Shes lovely to talk to and is always helpful. Posts slides on canvas, if you have an ipad you can write on the slides directly and upload to google drive which is really helpful.
I don't understand the hate. Britt cares about her students. She lets you drop one midterm and even only allows 1 question for click points, this isn't common in BIS2A or the BIS series at all. She explains her slides thoroughly and it is up the student to review the material before/after class to understand.
Fast talker so it's hard to write down notes during lecture. Lecture slides can be confusing if you don't know what's going on in the class. Exams are all lecture based so you need to understand everything. Discussion helped a little, but not too much. Exams are difficult, 3 midterms and 1 final but one is dropped.
3 MIdterms one gets dropped & one final. avoid her as her deaf dog avoids her. She does not recycle questions from previous exams anymore (maybe just 4) and tests are difficult. Answer one clicker question per lecture for attendance then you can leave.
Lord knows what the heck she's saying in lectures. *giant block of text* "yup you'll need this" *next slide*. She basically expects you to have taken all BIS and CHE courses before starting the course. You basically learn everything in discussion but it's not nearly to the depth you'll need for her weird and oddly specific exams
All multiple choice tests are on her lecture material. Unfortunately, she rushes through tougher concepts. Luckily, you've got lecture capture. Study those lecture slides like mad. Use YouTube videos to understand broader context, as in class you'll be in gritty detail. Would've gotten an A had I studied slides and videos ahead of time.
Britt is not a great lecturer, but the questions on her exams are pulled from her lecture slides. Understand the slides conceptually and do not memorize because her exams test you on if you understand the concepts she covers.
Terribly disorganized lectures and slides. I only went to class for the clicker questions and learned the material myself. Find past exams. The questions are either identical or really similar so make sure you actually understand the questions. Discussions are easy 100%. I got an A because I did well in AP Bio and had a bunch of old exams.
Im not typically the student that skips class but truly attending her lectures makes the material 10x more confusing. Test questions are so bad there is a grip sheet attached to each exam for student complaints. Shes very nice, but replaces a textbook with strange metaphors and disorganized PowerPoints.
I attended every single lecture/discussion and was still confused most of the time. There are 3 midterms and a final (lowest midterm gets dropped). Tests are based on lectures, but good luck trying to figure out the slides. She goes through them pretty fast, and they're super convoluted/text heavy. A lot of outside resources are needed to succeed.
ASK QUESTIONS. when you're confused in lecture, instead of staying lost make a list of qs to ask her right after lecture. keep a list of qs organized by lecture to ask her during office hours and go as often as you can-- only way I never fell behind in the class. test qs can be super specific so study every slide & understand concepts well
Lectures were very confusing and I only went because she used clickers for attendance. I learned the material completely through the discussion homework and the TA. Grading is pretty fair though and she drops the lowest midterm. Tests are completely off lecture slides which she posts on canvas.
Main material comes from the lecture slides which are detailed but not very good for notetaking and are confusing at times. Exams are relatively easy as they're mcq but the final was harder. She's a very caring professor and clearly likes teaching, but the lectures are just a little boring and hard to understand.
Professor Britt is a really kind human, but her lectures are a bit confusing and all over the place. I went to all of her lectures until I realized it was so much better for me to just skip her lectures and watch the lecture once it was posted on Canvas. She lets you drop your lowest midterm score, and she did curve the class a bit at the end.
Lectures make no sense so don't even bother going to them. Its much easier to watch them on your own and pause when you need since the professor talks so fast and is disorganized. She only tests on info given on the lecture slides which is nice. Tests are very similar to practice tests. Honestly the class is pretty easy but you wont learn anything
All exams are multiple choice, but there were 3 midterms with one just before the final. Took this class as a refresher so it was an easy A, but other classmates seem to be pretty confused about the course. Her PowerPoints are kind of messy. Would only recommend if you have good chemistry background, especially about redox, bonding,and energistics.
Her lectures are not great because it's so hard to follow along. Self-studying is the only way to get good grades. Others who say she isn't difficult have a strong foundation in bio. Discussions were helpful but test questions can be tricky. Wait for another quarter if possible.
Britt is a good professor. Not extraordinary, not bad, just good. While she's certainly friendly enough, she is certainly not the best lecturer, as I can recall nearly falling asleep quite a few times in that class, but perhaps for someone more interested in biology than myself that won't be a problem.
Honestly anyone who thinks Britt is a bad professor has yet to meet a truly bad one. She's alright. Lectures were boring, but her exams were pretty fair if you studied and read the questions carefully.
Dr. Britt gives 3 midterms and drops the lowest. All her tests are multiple choice & based on lectures slides ONLY. She hosts review sessions which are extremely helpful. She can tend to go fast sometimes, but is ever willing to help her students before/after class, during office hours and the review sessions. Attendance is based on clicker q's
Dr. Britt is a nice person. However, her lectures are very inefficient, as they are just powerpoint slides that she talks about. Her midterms are all multiple choice, but they have very confusing wording, so it was easy to second doubt yourself. Not the greatest experience of my first science college course.
Not the best, but not the worst. My TA was amazing (I got lucky), but in class I recommend taking notes on top of the slides (on tablet, laptop, etc) bc there is SO much info on each slide. Then to study, go over your annotated lecture slides and rewrite info or use Quizlet to memorize. Her tests are worded weirdly, but it's all multi choice.
Quiz result was invisible after submission. 3 MT and 1 final, all multiple choices. Lectures were pre-recorded and reading disorganized slides, so confusing.
When I tell you that her lectures are the most boring thing I've ever experienced, I am not lying. I LOVE biology, but her class really makes me want to stop learning biology. It's not even the information, it's the fact that her lectures are so weird and disorganized. She seems sweet, but that isn't enough to help you do good. Won't recommend her.
Free textbook. Her slides were nightmares. Nobody understood how she organized it. She really loved making analogies, which made things more difficult to understand. She deserved the current score.
Her lectures are a garbled, disorganized mess of information. Her slides are impossible to read due to how much she tries to cram onto each. Gives very poor, nonsensical analogies.
her lectures are GARBAGE. literally cannot learn from them at all and she is horrible at explaining anything. do not recommend.
Her lectures are useless. You can't grab the key points she wants you to know from lectures, and her slides have a lot of ideas but you don't know which is important. She just goes over the points list on the slides and rarely explains the new concepts. All concepts are mixed together and hard to do categorization.
She threw a survey out after MT 1. Rather than asking for feedbacks of the exam, the survey asked students to self-examine themselves: time spent on reading, reviewing, and even how to do better in MT 2. Excuse me? How can students do better if the lectures made no sense first?
Lectures are incredibly disorganized and boring, it's hard to grasp the general concept of what we're supposed to know. No study guide was provided before the midterm and the "review session" didn't help at all. Questions were poorly-worded. If you want a good grade, get ready to spend time outside of class learning the concepts from other sources.
Lectures very hard to follow, constantly goes off topic and makes simple topics even more confusing. Biology is one of my favorite subjects and this class has been extremely frustrating due to her teaching skills.
Be warned! Do not take this class because she gives lectures with really weird topics and does not get straight to the point. The midterms and finals are all multiple choice, but they are extremely hard. Her "review sessions" are only the students asking questions. She does not give accurate lecture notes either.
THE WORST PROFESSOR FROM THE BIS2 SERIES. She tries to make analogies to simplify concepts, but only makes things even more confusing. Her lectures don't go into depth and are extremely dry. Exams are only 25 questions, but are all multiple choice and worth 100 points so it's easy to tank your grade. Also, no study guides provided. AVOID THIS CLASS
She is an AWFUL lecturer. I literally learn nothing and have to rely on TA's or online resources. She's very nice but her teaching is terrible and her midterms are hard. She has long lectures which are overly complicated for no reason and she dances around the point she's trying to make instead of just saying it. Do not recommend.
None of the lectures she gives makes any sense and expects you to know all of the terms that are coming out of her mouth when she doesn't explain any of it. In order to survive, you must teach yourself.
Definitely not the worst prof ever like a lot of other reviews make her out to be but I'd still avoid her if possible. Typical prof who just can't teach.
She's a nice person, but she can't teach. The content wasn't that hard, but her slides were disorganized and confusing. Her exam questions were tricky and hard. 2 quizzes and 1 discussion manual each week, 3 midterms, and 1 final. All multiple choices. Fortunately, TAs are great and can explain things clearly (tbh, better than the professor...)
Professor Britt is nice but she does not do a good job at teaching people who have little to no background in the material. Her explanations and lecture slides are unclear and disorganized. In-office hours, her explanations tended to be similar to the lecture and confusing. Needed to use outside sources to learn all the material and TAs.
She is unable to teach because both slides and explanations are extremely confusing. TAs grade manual questions harshly. Britt set 95% as the cutoff of A. Expect A- the most if you are not "extremely" familiar with content.
The lectures are extremely confusing. She uses analogies that don't make sense and fail to explain concepts well. In addition, she makes the test questions difficult, and simply watching and studying her lectures is not enough. Thank goodness for the other professor and the TA's. Avoid if you can!
Lectures with Dr. Britt can be unnecessarily long and she tends to ramble, get ready to hear "... but we talk about that later" a lot. The class isn't too challenging because everything but the tests is basically a guarantied A if you show up.
Her lectures were absolutely horrible. She created extremely complicated metaphors which made difficult concepts even more difficult. Her recorded lectures exceeded the time allotted to the class by more than any other professor. Honestly learned more from Youtube videos about the concepts she tried to teach. Tests were not that difficult though.
Professor Britt is nice, but her lectures were very disorganized and confusing, I don't feel like I learned anything. Her exam questions were super hard as well. Also, she set a 95% cut-off for an A, anything below is an A-, which is ridiculous for a class with no curve. 3 midterms and a final, all multiple choice, and you get to drop 1 midterm.
This class with Britt/Diaz was my worst one at Davis up to this point. The test questions were incredibly difficult compared to the material we learned in class. Britt was very unclear in her lectures and would ask paragraph long questions on midterms that take too long to decipher. AVOID
She seems nice but her lectures are so disorganized. She uses so many metaphors that make things more confusing than they should be. Her exam questions were worded weirdly. TAs and Dr. Diaz made the class better. If you can get a different professor, do it.
A professor who's unable to lecture. Exams were extremely harder than practice questions. I also got a TA who graded manual uploads harshly. Even 1 of 3 midterms was dropped, it was extremely difficult to make 95%, which was the cutoff of A. This cutoff is ridiculous.
Professor Britt seems like a very smart lady her lectures made absolutely zero sense. The only reason I passed was because she switched out with a different professor half way through. The people who passed her midterm were the ones that didn't watch her lectures and just watched YouTube videos on the topics.
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!!!! Lectures doesn't make sense and explains wrong things then correct them in announcement very often. Lectures are toooooo long and not helpful. Doesn't learn any thing :(
Only got an A because the other Prof gave extra credit. Britt had an A being a 95 and no curve. Explains things in such a round a bout way and simple topics turn into complicated subjects. I asked a simple question that could've been answered in 2 mins, ended up taking like 12. TAs explain the subject better than her.
lectures were not well organized and she skipped around a lot. Sometimes she was not expecting a certain slide to be placed where it was, which made her seem unprepared. Because of this, I focused on the textbook more. I didn't find lectures very helpful. Mandatory discussions were like extra lectures and very boring
Horrible lecturer. Do not recommend taking her class.
Confident professor, but convoluted lectures. Hard to follow and disorganized lectures leave you with no new knowledge when you walk out. You end up teaching yourself the class.
She knows her stuff, but cannot teach to save someone's life terrible terrible lecturer, she reads off the same slides quarter after quarter her lectures are just hour long "let's throw random facts at students" sessions; this is basically a self taught class learn from my mistake: avoid at all costs
proabably the worst teacher i've ever had, just blabbers on about incoherent slides. i only got an A from SKIPPING EVERY LECTURE and using the book instead.
I should have listened to my gut when it told me to switch out of her class... I am not suffering the consequences. Avoid at all costs...
Lectures were hard to follow and constantly crammed in information we didn't need to know. Discussions were boring and felt horrible like high school. It's appalling that I'm getting an A in Nasiri organic chemistry, but not in this class.
I am a first year student, and its my worst decision to take bis 2a at the first quarter of my college life. Lecture is hard to follow because her lecture slides have no logic in it. My philosophy paper is even more organized than her lecture slide. Discussion is helpful, but textbook is better. No study guide before tests.
I have never felt the need to rate a professor until now. This professor is completely unable to make the topics interesting and everything is taught in a random order. She paces the class horribly, as we have a midterm the Friday of week 10. I mean this whole heartedly, if you can take a different professor please do.
Just not a good professor. Does not explain anything well or to the extent needed to do well on any of the class material. Avoid this professor unless you are really good at learning everything by yourself.
Up until now, I've never felt the need to leave a rate my professor because they just haven't been "that bad". Britt is. Her lectures are so convoluted and confusing making it incredibly difficult to study. Her tests are awful and she does not provide study guides. Claims that you don't need to know the little details but puts them on the tests
There are some professors who just aren't a good match, but they're still capable. Britt is not one of those. Britt will spend 10 slides on stuff she "wanted to talk about" and then in a midterm review say "we didn't cover that in lecture, so be sure to study it!" She's condescending during OH as well. Better to wait for a diff prof/lecturer.
I know other reviews say its an easy A but dont do it to yourself. Her lectures make the content more confusing than it needs to be and often the weekly homework is beyond useless. If you do take this class it would be more useful to show up to a different professors lecture or just consult youtube/wikipedia. Its tempting but please save yourself.
Truly an awful professor. Most convoluted lectures I have ever experienced. Exam questions are poorly written and very specific on small details. Lectures slides are an absolute mess. I find bio fascinating, but this class was beyond uninspiring. Also, anything below 95% is an A-. Horrible experience.
I have never given a professor a review but for Britt, I have to. Her lectures are so complicated and unorganized that I just stopped going because they genuinely confused me even more. Her lectures don't even help for exams, discussions were 2 hours & boring, and multiple weekly assignments. Terrible class, do not recommend !
Anne is an extremely disorganized and ineffective professor. Her lectures are all over the place and crowded with strange metaphors and confusing language. Half of the time, she doesn't cover her own learning objectives in class, so it's extremely difficult to figure out what to study for the exams. I'd avoid her like the plague.
Unorganized lecture and unclear with explaining topics. None of the "learning goals" are truly associated with what is covered in the exams. Would not recommend taking her.
Absolutely horrible. Could not care less whether students pass or fail. Does not give helpful feedback. Extremely disorganized. I've had a lot of bad professors but she is by far the worst.
Super unclear lectures, tests are based off of the concepts she poorly explains during lecture, so everything is super vague and hard to study for. Honestly theres no hope to learn anything from this course. Go with a different professor or expect to learn from outside sources
Do NOT take this class, not even as a last resort. I've never felt the need to rate a professor until right now. Britt likes to pretend she can teach, when really her lectures are convoluted, scattered, and a waste of time. She spends most of lecture making poor analogies that degrade the material, and fails to cover most things on the exams.
Britt honestly doesn't care. No study guides. Puts random unnecessary facts on midterms that she claims won't be tested. Half the class was late to the final because she didn't tell them the correct building until 15 minutes before it started. Stopped attending lecture because it got to a point where it was easier to teach myself the material.
Britt is one of those professors that just doesn't seem to care about her students. Her lectures are disorganized, unfocused, and rarely make sense. On top of that, she bulldozes through lecture slides and doesn't elaborate on the topics at all. I haven't met a single person who could comprehend - much less enjoy - her class.
Take advantage of online quizzes and discussion manual, easy 100%s! The midterms are tricky, make sure to read every question carefully! She tries to trick you with how things are worded. I didnt really find the reading to be super useful for me, but they can help clarify. I recommend watching lectures online to slow them down!
The only reason I managed this class was because I took AP BIO in HS. Britt just isn't it. I went to 3 lectures total maybe, it's a waste of time. She reads word for word off her slides which make no sense. Discussions were way to easy compared to what we were learning so it helps as a base level but outside sources are needed.
Worst lectures ever. Extremely dense slides & talks about unrelated info on top of it. Tests are multiple choice but very difficult. It's pretty clear she doesn't rly care abt being an educator. Avoid if possible.
literally thought about dropping out after taking her class. just don't. the tests don't make sense and neither do her lectures. concepts arent too difficult but she makes it complicated.
3 midterms 1 Final, all Multiple choice. Fair Difficulty . LOTS of readings! Lectures are dense. Helpful during Office Hours. You need to read in order to understand her lectures. If you skipped/postponed the readings, you will be cramped up!! NO CURVE! Two quizes every week.
Terrible lectures to be honest, VERY disorganized and way too fast. So redundant that you cant distill whats new. Textbook is also bad which doesnt help self studying. Rather passive aggressive, and does not care about feedback. Taken from an announcement I did, little earlier, drop the cutoffs for many scores by a point, so, you're welcome.
Lectures are confusing and you will learn more from just reading the textbook. Test questions can be confusing and Britt does not seem to care about the class.
Lectures were full of weird metaphors and slides were very dense. Better off teaching yourself. Class has 3 midterms and a final; one midterm dropped. Quiz answers were locked after taking so you couldnt see what you got wrong. Britt comes off as very passive aggressive, and either does not answer emails or answers unprofessionally.
Ive never left a review but shes unprofessional and passive aggressive and plain rude even if someone literally dies in your family. She makes lots of mistakes and doesnt correct them and screws us over. She bulldozes thru 50-70 slides in one hour. Two quizzes a week, 3 Midterms, all mc super hard and no curve. average on the final was failing
Would speak too fast during lectures, a plus was the lectures being recorded so you could rewatch it later.
Imagine Im exposing 2+24 simple right, well Brit will explain it as ((5+6)-(3^2))+80/402. A real round about way of explain things. Not only that but the lack of resources and her test questions are so incredibly in depth that its impossible to do well in her class even if youve studied cuz shell put stuff never covered on the test. 0/5 stars
This was a terrible experience, avoid her if you can. She's unprofessional, lacks compassion, and isn't accessible. Her lectures were not helpful and dense. 2 quizzes and lab manual due every week and 3 midterms and a final. She gave us a midterm the Friday before our final on Tuesday and her class average was an "F"
DO NOT TAKE HER IF YOU HAVE THE OPTION!! worst professor i've ever had. refused to change grade cutoffs despite the average on the final being a failing grade. genuinely didn't care about her students. attending lectures was the best way to pass but even when i went i had no clue what she was talking about. gave inaccurate and confusing metaphors.
lectures were bad and discussions were barely helpful. i did pretty well on the first two midterms by virtue of taking ap bio before. the final had the most idiotically specific questions, the average was a failing grade and she refused to lower cutoffs. I was at a 88.9 after the final (I went in with a 95) and she refused to round/lower cutoffs.
by far the worst professor i have encountered at Davis. I got my grade simply based on prior knowledge from AP BIO cause her lectures are almost as incoherent as her analogies to describe complicated biological mechanisms. DO. NOT. TAKE. IF. YOU. HAVE. THE. OPTION.
Horrible lectures. Slides are just random lines of text, no big concept or no points of emphasis - just random info. Tries to cover way too much content in lecture, but also expects us to have done the readings. I learned more from discussion than her lectures. Final is a whopping 33% of the grade. MTs/final have way too many trick questions.
honestly a pretty easy class. grading is forgiving, midterms are multiple choice online and unproctored. also notes are allowed on tests, 6 pages was allowed for the final. discussions are mandatory but actually quite helpful, you learn different new material though. do the readings, attend lectures and discussions and you'll be fine.
Honest to god I don't think I retained any information from this woman. Scraped through the class with good weekly quizzes and discussion grades and finessed the hell out the midterms, went into the final with a 94 and my grade dropped approx 13% after. Did not understand her lectures live, only rewatching slowed down helped (not really). Good luck
Anne Britt is a brilliant individual who is clearly passionate about her subject. However, I have never met a worse lecturer. She crammed an unimaginable amount of information into the 50 min we had, and the exams were ridiculous (especially the final). Love her grading set up (weekly quizzes, infinite attempts), but her lectures were terrible.
Her lectures are extremely cluttered and hard to follow. The assigned textbook readings sometimes had nothing to do with what she went over in lecture which made it difficult to figure out what to learn exactly. Probably one of the worst lecturers I've ever encountered. I got lucky that I passed with a B, honestly.
This professor is literally one of the worst professors I've ever had. She just talks on and on with absolutely NO TEACHING. She makes little sense and seems unprepared. Honestly awful. She does not teach the material well and her slides are so overwhelming. Often she will introduce topics and then say that you don't actually need to know it.
The professor wasn't all that good at lecturing and not very accessible, I learned mostly through my discussion and reading the textbook. The class itself was alright, but the exams were killer. I personally studied a lot and barely got by, if bio comes easy for you though, it should be okay. Not the worst or best class by far, it was whatever.
Her lectures make NO SENSE AT ALL its almost comical. She is very disorganized please try and avoid her. Her exams are somewhat difficult and she is pretty nice overall but her class is just completely disorganized and feels chaotic.
I thought her lectures were slightly disorganized so I relied on my prior knowledge from AP Bio however she was always willing to help and be very patient. She also provided excellent outside reading sources. If I needed to relearn something I would go to the reading sources before I relied on the lecture.
Great professor. A little unorganized and vague in lecture, but reaching out to her will always help a lot! Her slides are helpful. TAs are amazing, but discussion is mandatory for a grade. Past midterms can be found online (amazing study tool). Weekly assignments can get annoying. Super sweet person tho!!!
If I could give a lower score I would. The most unprofessional and malicious professor that I have ever had. She has a disdain for students and does not communicate with them in a professional manner. Tests are not true to course material and designed to steal points rather than assess knowledge. Avoid at all costs.
1 double-sided cheat sheet for each midterm, and 3 for the final. dropped lowest midterm, (which were all online), and lowered cutoffs after finals. lectures are hard to follow. final was tougher than midterms, although nothing unexpected. kind and knowledgeable prof that doesn't deserve all the negative reviews imo.
The most disorganized lecture slides ever...
This professor is the worst I have ever had. Her lectures are completely disorganized and she never explains full concepts. Her tests have such specific questions that studying is nearly impossible unless you know every single step of every concept and how they relate to all of the other concepts. I have only learned things from discussion. Avoid!
I do not recommend, she is helpful when you visit her office hours. She is very disorganized and cannot teach properly. Her exams are so specific to the point where you have to teach yourself with google.
Anne Britt was most definitely a horse girl. Many of her slides were filled with Chickens, cats and horses. SO COTTAGE CORE. She gave lectures like a ted talk. Slides were heavy on the pictures, and she explained things on her feet well. Bio is hard, but professor Britt made it less hard. She makes you want to learn.
BIS 2A is really tricky! I am taking it my first quarter of my freshman year and there are so many difficult concepts and new topics. I think Professor Britt has a genuine passion for the subject and teaches it in a cool way by telling the topics like a story! She also has cute slides!!! For sure was a horse girl!!
Honestly, she wasn't THAT bad but her lectures are quite fast. I would recommend just watching the lectures on your own time on Canvas instead. Getting a good TA truly makes or breaks the class, which is usually a sign that the prof needs to do better. Tests were all MC but half the questions are so specific it makes it kinda tough.
Britt obviously loves what she teaches BUT, exams are a bit ridiculous. Her exam questions are difficult to interpret & each question is worth quite a few points. Miss 3 questions on the exam you're down to B range. I didn't have a good TA so discussion wasn't very helpful. If you can take this class with a different professor don't hesitate!
Some of the worst teaching I've ever seen: teaches bio concepts out of order(glycolysis then cell cycle, etc.), uploaded the midterm review at 3:30AM on the day of the midterm at 11AM. Doesn't care to teach at all. I stopped going to her lectures and learned better teaching myself instead. My grade is not a reflect from her course but from myself.
DO NOT TAKE BIS2A WITH THIS PROF!!! Was especially difficult as a 1st year. Her wording in her midterms are so confusing. If you do have to take this w her, pray that your TA is good. A good cheat sheet goes a long way (1 cheat sheet, 2 sides per midterm) and 3 sheets/6 sides for the final. MAKE sure you join the BIS2A discord. they will save you
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Avoid her. You have to watch lectures 2 times to understand her motif and reasoning as to why she hops from one topic to another. You shouldn't have to spend 2x the amount of time listed on her syllabus to prep for an exam. Considering how this is uC DaViS, we SHOULD have high expectations for a professor's ability to teach.
4 exams - 3 midterm (lowest dropped) and final. Lots of textbook reading and lots of in-depth terminology. Not sure how she stacks up against other BIS 2A options, but I could learn enough from her to get by. Didn't go to class, watched lecture recordings and have done fine. If you just need to pass, she's fine; if you need an A, not sure.
Tags are opposite of what she is her lectures are dummy confusing come on Anne.
Lectures + slides are confusing. Tests are hard but you get to have a cheat sheet which is nice if you take full advantage of it. She seems like a nice person but I would not take this class again.
I don't know if there are any other options for BIS2A, which sucks. Britt isn't a mean person, but her lectures border on incoherent and her exams are tough. She's very all over the place, and if you don't have a knack for bio this class will be hard. Her exam questions are similar to AP Bio FRQ's, but multiple choice.
I will make this short and sweet: - Will not bump your final grades so no use in asking - Exams are very difficult (avg score usually 60-70) - Lectures are incoherent and rambling - Exam questions are recycled - Many opportunities to make up for bad scores in exams (3 weekly quizzes and 1 manual upload) - you are better off watching the recordings.
- unintelligible lectures and feels like rambling. better off watching recordings. - exams are difficult (3 midterms + 1 final) (avg scores around 60-70) - recycles questions and allows cheat sheets - not a forgiving grader - has many assignments due per week (they are easy so use them to boost your grade) - if you take her prepare to study a lot!
super disorganized, lectures are useless. rambles about stuff that will not be on the test and speeds over everything that will (hence did not finish the curriculum lmfao). many exam questions don't reflect/are way too specific compared to what is taught in lecture. also super condescending tbh :/
the worst. avoid.
Lectures are incoherent and have no direction. Available readings are written by the prof and are extremely wordy. Discussion is helpful if you get a good TA. Weekly assignments help buffer your grade. The three midterms (one is dropped) and the final were all difficult and punishing. Self study, read texts, watch YT videos, do lots of practice. Gl
Very hard class, exams are awful and very conceptual class average is around 60-70. If you're passionate about biology and don't care about the grade then she is the right choice, she gives alot of information. I learned so much from her single class, you get to carry a cheatsheet but literally it won't be of any use.
Cutoffs really strict. Tests really really really really hard. Can not understand what she taught.
If you don't care about grade and really love biology, choose her. She is kind and humorous and helps a lot during office hours. She teaches you how to think logically from a biological view, like a real scientist. If you want to keep a GPA of 4.0, she's not a good choice. 95+/100 for A, and tests harder than AP and even USABO take up 2/3.
As a student who has previously done well in UCD bis classes, I can truly say Britt has been the worst professor. Her exams make no sense, especially given how she lectures. Her lectures are NOT worth going to, but her lecture slides ARE worth going over. She is very rude and inconsiderate of students, wasn't willing to raise grades by even 0.01%.
Terrible professor! Avoid taking this class with her! Expect to have 3 midterms (one will be dropped) and one final, and two quizzes every week. The questions of the exams are very ambiguous and they are very hard for you to understand what the professor is asking, they are just like SAT/GRE readings. Tough grader, no curve even if 0.01 points
Very terrible professor! Avoid taking this class with her! Expect to have 3 midterms (one will be dropped) and one final and two quizzes per week. The questions of exams are ambiguous and it is pretty hard for you to understand what the questions are asking, just like SAT/GRE readings. Tough grader, no curve even if 0.01 points
3 midterms(one on last day of quarters ) and 1 final. what she says vs what she asks on the test are two very different things. test with many typos and not have a clear answer and will not correct even if she is wrong. when she does clicker questions she's not sure which one is the right answer herself. hope you get a god send ta. if not then rip
I've had both good and bad professors in my time at davis, but this is the only one to show almost an active malice towards students. She lies about what will be on exams and is unwilling to help students. Avoid at all costs.
Her BIS2A was the worst and the hardest class ever. In her lecture, it felt like she was explaining in a different language so it was not worth going to class. I had watched recordings twice and built my own study method. Also, whether the students understand it or not, she just tries to finish the chapters she has planned for the syllabus.
This class was insanely hard, mainly because the lectures were super unorganized and hard to digest. This class was pretty much the students learning on their own. The midterms (all MC) were difficult and seemed nothing like lectures -- plus the questions were super tricky. Let it be known, that she will NOT curve, not even 0.01%, avoid her!!
Professor Britt is just a very disorganized lecturer. Her lectures are just her ramblings about the subject and the slides are her ramblings typed up. Discussion material is also very different than lecture material so it is unclear what will be tested. I would not take this professor again.
Take with someone else if possible and if u r an incoming freshman TAKE CHE2A FIRST! Also don't expect a curve, and focus studying on concepts. Anything even mentioned verbally in lectures or in the smallest font is game for exams.
BEWARE BRITT. I have no clue how she has a 3/5 overall rating. She's a nice person, but her explanations and analogies make literally no sense, even if you try to go to office hours to ask questions. Make sure to 1) ask clarification questions in lecture 2) take notes in TA discussion section 3) study far in advance for every exam.
She'd not the worst. Yes lectures were a bit confusing but got more cohesive towards the end. Drop your lowest midterm and are allowed cheat sheets for all exams. Take it with someone else if you can for study purposes. No curve and is very set on her grade cut offs. Just take good notes and you'll do fine (coming from someone who sucks at exams)
Stopped going to lectures before the first midterm bc they were so disorganized and confusing. The only way to do well on the exams is to cram as much info from the slides, practice midt
I think she's the least bad of all the 2A profs - ask lots of questions, ask your TA stuff and pay attention in discussion if lectures are unclear. Studying with someone else makes it more bearable. Tests can be oddly worded but difficulty isn't unreasonable. Use iClickers, lab manual & practice tests to study. Best to take CHE2A/B first :)
Multiple choice midterms and final with a paper of notes. Tough test questions. Not very interesting lectures. Mandatory 2 hour long discussions, so who you get as a TA matters. Discussions are unbearable to be honest, really boring, way too long, and bad TAs. Not an easy class but the professor really isnt bad. Not an enjoyable class at all.
Very sweet lady, but lectures were pretty disorganized. A lot of information given during OH was on the tests. Tbh, if you talk to her after class and go to her OH, it's not too hard to get a good grade. Discussions were long and useless. 3 midterms, lowest dropped, cumulative final. STUDY THE LECTURE SLIDES. ALL TEST QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THOSE.
The worst lecturer I have ever had in my entire academic career. She teaches so poorly and is so disorganized I could hardly keep up. Typos on the syllabus, exams, and she had grade mishaps. Her teaching was backward and illogical. The cheat sheets on exams were helpful, but the majority of the class still performed poorly. Condescending and rude.
She understands the material but can't effectively communicate that information to students. Lectures are confusing, her use of metaphors often impedes understanding, and she goes very fast through her slides. Tests are kinda hard and concept heavy, so studying concepts goes a long way. You can do well but self studying is a must. A good TA is key.
Dr. Britt was the worst professor I have ever had. The material itself was not that complicated but the way she presents material is so confusing, she tries to make it informal/colloquial using confusing terms and metaphors but doesn't explain what they mean or relate to. She ended the quarter with "don't bother asking for a better grade". 0/10
I don't understand all the negative reviews imo.. of the 10+ professors I've had over the past year, she's honestly alright. The exams itself are very straightforward. Understand the lectures and you're practically set, because it's all MCQ and some qs are recycled. Lectures recorded as well, so you can just show up for the exams.
There's no need for these terrible reviews, out of all my professors in my davis year, she was just ok. exactly what you would expect of such a heavy class. do readings before lecture, it's "strongly recommended" but i find its easier since you could go to class with questions rather than leave with them.
I don't think that she was the worst lecturer. There were some aspects (what she compared concepts to) of her classes that were a little frustrating, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I think that the only thing that kind of saved me were the learning goals and the lab sections.
She would include analogies that were even more confusing than the topics being discussed. She'd also focus way too long on irrelevant/insignificant details, without explaining how they relate to the main concepts. I tried going to office hours early in the quarter, but her explanations still weren't helpful and she's not even nice or friendly :/
Please mind the advised CHE 2A prereq; things get tough otherwise. Lectures recorded; study the slides & show up to exams. Gets puzzling at times with the analogies though, with a few tangents here and there. No grading curve. 3 midterms: lowest score gets dropped, the other 2 count for your grade. Cheat sheets allowed for all midterms + final.
Allowed 8.5x11 cheat sheets on exams. Exams are quite doable but are of only a few MCQs (~25), so super high stakes; missing a few can tank your grade. Lectures were clear enough, but a lot of Britt's analogies added more confusion than clarification.
The course content for BIS2A is hard on its own and that wasn't entirely Prof Britt's fault, but she could have done a much better job at explaining things. Used weird metaphors that didn't really enhance understanding like goldfish in a tank and diffusion, etc. I pretty much survived on what the TA taught and mostly self-studied.
I have to say that Britt's class is pretty tough, but she's really a good professor. I went to the office hour before and asked some questions about the application of phd program. She really answered me sincerely, with a lot of details. She even explained me why should I jump the master and go to the phd straightly, which really impact my life.
Unhelpful/Lazy/careless professor. Slides/canvas page so disorganized. Used all the resources given to me and was getting 75 on the exams. Exams are purposely made difficult and to trick you. Never had a worse class before. Had a 3rd midterm that concluded content then a final 3 days later with no answer key for midterm 2 or 3. Absolutely terrible
prayer and ochem tutor got me through this one. all the negative stuff they say about Britt's lectures are true. good luck future masochists.
The midterms were crazy hard so the cheat sheets didn't help at all, and the averages for all the midterms and even final were Ds/Fs. I feel like her lectures also don't make sense. There were ton of slides yet I felt like nothing made sense and didn't help with studying. I recommend another professor to anyone who's taking bis2a in the future.
Although you get cheat sheets for exams, they did not help at all for the midterms. She isn't great at explaining the material and concepts.
She allowed note cards, but all of the questions were confusingly worded. The cards don't help, but one midterm gets dropped. Midterms 1, 2, 3 and final had averages of 62%, 64%, 42%, and 59% respectively. She "curved" at the end of the term by lowering the cutoffs by 1%. I'm pretty sure half the class failed. The note card was not worth it.
The exams were crazy hard and the averages were around a D and she is not considerate at all with the grading. She is also not good at explaining concepts. DO NOT TAKE BEWARE
Extremely hard. Averages on all exams are super low, and class was barely curved. Pretty sure half of the class failed. Even if you know all the content, questions are worded in a very confusing way. There are cheat sheets for the exams, but they don't really help. I recommend going to Usman's lecture reviews. Better than the lectures themselves.
Tests are ridiculously difficult and despite the averages being Ds and Fs on the midterms/final, the class was not curved and the cutoffs were barely lowered. Allowed cheat sheets for the tests but they are useless. Makes it practically impossible to get an A. Do yourself a favor and take this class with literally any other professor
Her lectures were good, but even though she tried, her expectations were not always clear, which made preparing for the exams and making cheat sheets more challenging. Having a solid understanding of chemistry is a big help. She liked to ask questions on tests about the causes and effects of biological scenarios, which I liked.
Professor Britt often used analogies that were more confusing than helpful. iClicker attendance was checked every lecture, TAs checked attendance every discussion. One out of three midterm grades are dropped but the midterms are difficult, cheat sheets allowed.
took bis2a fall quarter 2022, so this may not be up to date. This class just sucked and all tests were multiple choice. She would burn through 60-90 slides in a lecture... a 50 minute lecture.
Britt's BIS2A class is a real challenge, but using unstuckstudy ai alongside other study tools like ChatGPT helped me get through it. The lectures can be confusing, but staying engaged and preparing thoroughly for the tough exams paid off. Not the easiest class, but doable with the right approach.
love Britt, shes hilarious and such a sweet old lady. yes her lectures are crazy but i found it kind of amusing with all of her weird metaphors to animals lol. you do get huge cheat sheets and shes the best out of all of the bis 002A profs
runs on one braincell. weekly quizzes and work. mandatory iclicker for class. multiple test quizzes but the wording is SO awful??? not curved. take someone else lol
super confusing lectures, not helpful for the exams. no curves
we NEVER finish the lecture slides and she never tends to get the point straight across. She does answer questions fairly well but you will learn nothing so pray you have a good TA. SO many weekly quizzes + no curve on midterms but she does drop your lowest score on them. She isn't the worst but prepare to self-study + clicker attendance for pts.
Dr. Britt isn't inherently a bad professor; however, the topic she teaches is just a hard subject and it's difficult to get your head around. Not a bad professor, but a bad CLASS.
Dr. Britt was awesome. I was skeptical at first given the other ratings on here, but I grew to really like her! It's really sweet how she smiles while listening to students ask clarifying questions, and you can tell she's genuinely interested in biology. Some tips are to read the readings before class, and utilize all of her resources.
The class isn't too challenging but the the structure of the tests and the braindead decision to make an A 95% and above ruined the experience for me. Avoid at all costs, you will learn stuff, but it won't be fun. A V O I D.
Prof Britt does not know how to teach entry level biology to students who have little to no experience in biology and only a basic understanding of chemistry. Lectures slides are the most disorganized and confusing slides I have ever witnessed. Her "energy story" and "design challenge" for each topic is a complete waste of time. DO NOT TAKE.
Lecture slides are a complete mess, often around 40-50 slides per with information just all over the place. This class is for self-studiers. 3 midterms (lowest score dropped), i thought the questions were 'okay' in difficulty, not too ambiguous but requires you to carefully understand what is going on in those messy lectures.
The professor clearly cares about the matter and is responsive to all questions asked, I would say that professor Britt is passionate about most topics she covers. However, while the slides are designed decently, she covers the material very quickly. I see that this is the main complaint, but remember that this is a 5 unit class. Ask questions!
Professor Britt is truly a good teacher. The lectures are generally helpful, but I have to say it is not very well-organized. The provided readings and discussion is helpful tho. PLEASE GO TO HER OFFICE HOUR!! she is really nice and explains things clear.
her lectures are disorganized, overwhelming and if u use ipad notes, the upload messes up the format which is annoying since everything overlaps. once you watch lectures a couple times, i was able to understand it well tho. her exams are pretty fair tbh, she reuses lots of questions too, but an A is a 95 which is unbelievable. *facepalm*
95% for an A is crazy but she recycles a lot of questions on her tests, gives cheat sheets for every midterm (there's 3). She uses iClicker so attendance is mandatory for 17 lectures. Doesn't curve just lowers grade cutoff for Cs and Bs. I will say I couldn't tell you one thing I learned from this class.
I HATE THIS COURSE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE BRITT.
Professor Britt is a brilliant teacher, and she is patient when answering questions after the class. However, her slides aren't really organized, and you do need to spend time after class for her lecture.
I LOVE U BRITT. CURVE WAS 92-95 AN A HOWEVER I WOULD NOT TAKE AGAIN. TOO HARD. i worked too hard in this class wow.
Her tests are very bad. They are worded awfully and she puts content that she showed on a slide once on the midterm. Lectures are boring but stuff she says verbally are on the tests. She tries to explain concepts in layman's terms, but it doesn't make any sense and makes everything more confusing. I should've taken a different prof for this class.
She is def not teaching well. But Exam is doable as long as you study well and comprehend the concepts completely. Make sure go to LA review session and TA office hours. Not recommended for people not have any chem class before. Cheat sheet given but you need to study to get the good score in her exam.
Britt is not a great teacher. She goes through 60+ slides in one lecture and doesn't even explain most of them. She uses confusing analogies and her learning goals are useless. The only way I passed was by finding her old practice exams on Reddit and memorizing every single question + answer as she repeats a LOT of questions.
Honestly shes not the worst but she not great. Her lectures are very confusing and she tends to overcomplicate topics. The class is very test heavy but we do get to use an 8.5x11 paper as a notecard for the midterms and final which is nice.
Overall the class itself isn't bad, but her lectures are very unhelpful. Her lectures are very confusing and unorganized but you have to go because of iClicker. There are 3 midterms and 1 final; you get 1 cheat sheet on each midterm and 3 cheat sheets on the final. All exams are multiple choice which is nice, and all had pretty high averages.
There are too many things to learn and I personally felt the class is not long enough to finish her material. There are 3 midterms and 1 final, lowest midterm score will be automatically dropped. She will curve slightly.
The lectures were terrible. Most people I know in the class didn't like them. The topics were vague, and she often went off-topic, which made the content hard to understand. The discussion manual upload and weekley canvas quizzes were basically free points. TAs were amazing.
Her lecture slides were not easy to follow, & did not have thorough explanations. Lectures are not recorded, so attendance is important. Discussions were very helpful, and the TAs were great. Tests were multiple choice and not too bad, but some tested content was barely mentioned in class or on the slides. You get a cheat sheet for each test.
Her teaching style would have been amazing if she didn't have disorganized slides and lectures. I would never take her again. I tried way too hard to get the grade I did and remember nothing. Most of my grade is from memorizing her past Q's from Quizlet and the practice provided.
we literally got 1 cheat sheet front and back on midterms and 3 pages front and back on the final. these were super helpful so like stop complaining yall. yeah she is a mid teacher, but she is nice and her test questions are similar to old practices. you just have to put in some work and self study like any other class.
mandatory attendance, her lectures slides are very cluttered and messy. this is generally a self-study kind of class ngl, but her exams are actually very straight forward if you can get around the material. utilize as many resources as you can. she lets us use one page of notes for each midterm, and three pages for the final.
A bad lecturer and putting tons of contents into lectures. Be ready to study a lot if you have no foundation in biology basic. The test is all MCQ which is a bit crazy but the one-page note is great and supar helpful. The final allows even more cheet sheet of three. The class barely have a curve for A and B and this make the course tougher.
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Students who do well in this class do so in spite of her, not because of her.
Britt's slides suck and are very messy. Lecture's are hard to sit through, and half the stuff on the midterms aren't covered on the slides.
She packs her slides with so much information that you can't even keep up, doesn't know how to explain anything and taught out of order so nothing made sense. Only way I passed was TA review sessions otherwise I would've failed. Take literally anyone else for your own sanity.
Worst experience ever, if you can somehow get out of taking this teacher make sure you do, Britt's lectures were terrible, when it comes to teaching things that actually were on the test she was no help at all. If you are unfortunately damned with taking this class attend every lecture review! They are the only thing that will actually help you.
Wasn't horrible, I passed. The lecture slides are overwhelming, 50+ slides per lecture. Assistants office hours and midterm reviews taught me more than in class. Take advantage of office hours and put the work in. 3 midterms, lowest grade dropped. This quarter the cutoff grade was lowered 3%. Beware, canvas grade is not your actual grade.
Avoid if you can. Worse than Maldonado. Lectures are all based on analogies, actually learning the content was impossible. I had to watch amoeba sisters and ochem tutor to learn anything she “taught.” You get 3 cheat sheets on the final and 1 per midterm (there's 3). Good luck if you have no other choice (you can do it still it's just hard)
Knowledgable, but moves through packed lectures too fast. Information on lectures was accurate for exams - but theres just SO much info. The cheat sheets for each exam helped so much. Lot of participation work. I lowkey prefer Maldonado, just for pacing.
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