his lectures are outstanding. he really gets the big pictures across. very helpful and a genuine guy

cool dude

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A fun guy to listen to, and he obviously knows his stuff. Explained everything in detail, and tried to get the class to participate, which can be annoying, but it was helpful nonetheless.

he is a great lecturer but the class is very demanding and vigorous. its like a grad level class so be prepared

Great man! Note: Never miss a day of class. Take a tape recorder and tape his lectures. Jot down every word he says and study after every lecture. Follow this regimen and you'll no doubt get an A in his class. Oh yeah, visit him during his office hours!

very good teacher!

He's a very cool guy. He explains very well and makes the class fun. You have to take notes though, even though he says to just pay attention to his slide show. He's test are kinda hard.

General bio. will always be tough (as it should be), but Julian really makes it fun and puts a lot of effort into his Powerpoints. Plus, he's kind of cute. Be sure to attend class.

A very knowledgable professor. This guy definitely knows his stuff, but kind of has a stick up his ass. He has a tendency to try to embarrass people and prove things you've learned in the past wrong. Attending lectures is a must and don't fall behind because he moves along really fast.

He's a good teacher, and YES his tests are hard, but it's a pre-med weed-out class. Use the Supplemental Instruction that they are offering now. It helps a LOT, and I have no doubt the people who regularly attend have notably higher averages. Sit up front - it'll make you pay attention.

Excellent teacher, communicates material very well. Definitely go to lectures (you'll want to) and take notes using his online notes. I used these as an outline and made my own notes while reading. He's a fun guy and his cell phone story worked pretty well at getting ppl to turn their's off.

Great teacher, funny guy...knows his biology very well. Lectures are fun and interesting. His tests are challenging but fair.

Interesting enough for me to go.

Fun to be in class every day. He is very cocky, but makes the class interesting. Read along in the book as he goes, and utilize the study guide book. Can get an A with the appropriate effort.

His test are difficult although he tells you that whatever material he covers in class is the only stuff you need to know for the test, supplemented with the material in the book. MMmm...thats not entireley true. You definitely need to apply the material much further on the tests. Don't get frustrated. Its a weedout class for pre-meds.

Great teacher, tests not soo bad, take this guy if you get the chance

Great teacher,nice guy.Moves REALLY fast.He's smart as hell, and he reminds you of that every day...and every test.Does a great job explaining the APPLICATION of the material (which is on the tests),but you need to learn the material YOURSELF too if you want to do well on the tests. Studied my ASS OFF.9-10 hrs/wk.97% on both tests after curve.

Oh man, this guy was rough. And he was paired with Dr. Davis. What was I thinking taking that pair? I have no idea. Dr. Julian is pretty pompous, and if you aren't willing to make this the class you spend all your time, don't be surprised if you end up with a bad grade. This is a tough class.

Kind of harsh, likes to pick random people to answer questions, but he teaches very well off of powerpoint presentations and his tests come directly off of the notes. Notes also available online.

Great lecturer and really knows the material well. His tests are unlike anything youv'e ever seen. They are very hard, but you can manage if you use your brain. I received the lowest grade in my whole college life on the very first test, and still managed a B+.

They guy tells you straight off the bat that he wants you to call him Dave. He's an amazing lecturer. Most of the people in the class don't put any effort into it. Listen and take notes and read the assigned chapter. Tests are not bad at all. TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM.

LOVED THESE LECTURES!!! Do the reading, pay attention, print his slides, and do some sort of review and the exams aren't that bad. I really wish he was sticking around for the rest of the semester

Great professor! Lectures are very interesting and useful; he presents the information in a completely different way than the book, which helps to really learn the concepts (plus, he's amusing). Reading the book is a must, however. Sure, the tests are hard, but the work was worth it. Dave is a genius, can't wait to take another bio class with him.

I'd heard lots of bad things about Dr. Julian, but I liked his class. He's very smart, but you HAVE to study!! READ, READ, READ. Read the chapters before going to lecture, buy the Smokin'Notes, and don't wait until the last minute. As long as you pay attention, go to class, and READ AS YOU GO ALONG, you'll do fine. I got As on both tests.

very helpful during office hours. A difficult course but I learned a lot. I would highly recommend this course.

DAY 1 INTRO: "How many of you are premeds? (everyone raises hand) If one of your friend's phone goes off chances are we wont be seeing them in a couple of years. Only maybe the top 5% of this class make it to my ____ class (some 3000/4000 class)." It is the first real weed out class. Know literally everything in the text and you'll get the 97+

He goes very fast in lecture and tests DO cover that material. I suggest to print out slides and bring to class. Read all required texts to pass the tests! He gives a lot of reading so make sure you keep up. Not an easy, yet not a boring professor.

Rough....Rough.... Possible to succeed if you give it a fair effort.

Very intellectual professor. Asks for much input on part of the students during lecutre. Socratic dialectic style.

I agree that his tests were unfair. They were like mini-mcats in that many of the questions went far beyond the scope of the material he actually taught in lecture. Doing well in this class requires either being a naturally good test-taker or studying your butt off. However, he is an excellent lecturer.

The class is difficult, but if I could do it again, I would do it with Dr. Julian. You do have to know everything in the covered chapters, but if you're really into the material learning it is not so bad. He curves a lot too. Which helps a lot of people. Highly recommended to all pre-health types (and others).

A fantastic lecturer, despite the fact that PowerPoint is garbage. Gives difficult reasoning based tests, rather than the memorization tests more common in intro biology, which I appreciated. Put biology in a new light for me (Math Major) and I really enjoyed his class. I would strongly recommend him if you want to learn to THINK about biology.

Amazing lecturer. This is a SERIOUS weed-out class so of course you have study, though I studied my notes, read and outlined the chapters, and bought Smokin' Notes, and still would up with a C. Things you would thing would be covered in the exam weren't. He is very helpful though, he is mean, but gives you the honest answer.

Dr. Julian is a really intelligent, well-spoken guy but, sometimes comes across as rude or smug. His lectures were interesting but fast-paced. He expects students to actually understand biology as opposed to just memorizing it. The exam wasn't too bad; I recommend attending lectures and reading the book. I got an A as did several of my friends.

Julian is a great scientist and an excellent lecturer. We are lucky to have him at UF, and his perspective on topics discussed really get you to think about physiology in an evolutionary biology reference frame. If I had his resume, i would be slightly cocky as well. so suck it up and show him what you've got. My final average was curved to 97%.

PCB 4723C With Julian, this is one of the hardest classes as UF. Julian is brilliant, great lecturer, strong proponent of bell curve. I went into the final needing 104 out of 100 in order to get an A-, I somehow got 100 in the final and got an A. i.e. he curves the class greatly. Study hard go by his notes and dont be afraid to carry the book w you

He's by far the greatest lecturer I've had thus far at UF. Explains things very clearly. He is nice guy but his exam is not easy. He thought the first part of BSC2010 and it was terrible. However, his curve is generous. Overall great teacher with hard exam.

He is a very good lecturer and makes the material comprehensible and interesting. His test is somewhat challenging, but fair. Make sure you thoroughly study EVERYTHING he covers in lecture because some of his questions are on minute details. You need to read the textbook in addition to studying the material he covers in lecture.

Very good lecturer, kind of arrogant though. His test was very fair, but make sure you learn the material instead of just memorizing the vocab. Lastly make sure you read the book

Julian expects his students to try every means necessary to make an A. However, reading the book is paramount. His questions are not simple comprehension questions but they are more like "given this situation, which of the following would MOST LIKELY occur?" He is a very interesting and enthusiastic lecturer. With the effort, an A is possible.

What everyone else says, for both BSC 2010/2011: READ the book. His lectures help clarify but his tests are EXTREMELY DETAILED from random sentences in the chapters (or at least it seems like it). He's a nice guy, he gets you laughing, he has plenty of clicker questions, but the test is HARD. Don't fall behind, and GET HELP if you need it!

Incredibly difficult and demanding. I took the class the first time it was offered online. It was frustrating because you couldn't work ahead. The material is actually really interesting and Dr. Julians lessons are really well made and deliver the material in a way that makes sense. Generous curve!

This is by far one of the most difficult classes at UF, mostly due to the sheer volume of complex material covered over only two exams. You will definitely need to be on top of things to do well. As for Dr. Julian, he seemed pretty clear in his lectures but was rather unapproachable. Overall, I'd say try to find someone else for the class first.

This is not an easy class. That being said, Dave is probably the best professor I've had at UF. He knows this material very well, and expects his students to know it just as well. He could offer office hours more than once a week, but other than that, he does a great job making you think and actually learn the material.

I took this class online over the summer. It is an extremely tough class, but Professor Julian is very knowledgeable. I did not read the text, but I wrote tons of notes while watching the lectures online. There were technical problems with the quizzes, but the TA was able to help/add extra pts if necessary.

If you're planning on going to med school, you need to take this class with Julian. He made the biology section of the mcat an absolute breeze for me because of the way he teaches/tests the material. I'm a med student at UF now and the questions on our exams are VERY SIMILAR to the style of questions he asks. Please don't be scared of his class.

The exams in this class are mad hard. But if you keep up with the online assignments and do above average on the exams. The curve will save your grade. But you have to be willing to put 20+ hours a week during the summer.

He is a great professor. His style of teaching is very unique and interactive. It is definitely not an easy class, meaning you will have to earn very hard to earn a good grade. The materials can be difficult at times but he curves the class at the end, so it's not that terrible.

Dave runs a great physiology class. For BME students, a lot of the physiological models are related to things like circuits to help understanding. Tests account for 50% of the grade and are fair, in-class questions account for 25% and you can get most of them right if you get all info from lectures, 25% is guaranteed from tutorials.

he makes me giggle. he lectures really well in person, a lot better than the lectures we have to watch before class. people may think he's harsh, but he just makes lil jokes... he knows we don't know a ton of the info. really not that bad, i enjoy him tbh

Dr. Julian is a great professor. He know this is a tough class, but he helps you learn. It may seem that he is against you at times, but he ensures that we know everything. The iClicker questions help me understand the content. Flipped class is a bit annoying, but you will walk out of this class well prepared.

Dr. Julian is a phenomenal professor. His class is difficult as it requires you to think critically about everything physiology related. Since it is flipped classroom, be prepared to spend extensive time outside of class studying. It was challenging, but I have learned more in his class than in any other. He certainly deserves respect.