Biochemistry made fun!!!

BORING. Exams are stupid & based totally on lecture, not book. Knows his stuff and is clear.

get ur hands on as many recent old exams and follow the sudy guide--> recipe for an A!!!!

He def repeats old exams....But i wouldn say easy! u still have study like crazy;teaches soo much & tests on about 25%..so you basically have to know everything b/c u never know what hes going to ask.. BUt I did learn a lot. Hes helpful, & great for MCATs

Deis is the man. He loves biochem, but doesn't force students to love it. Gives fair exams that you can actually get a good grade on and understand, not an impossible exam where a 60 curves to a B. Camshafts and the Simpsons rule!!

His taste in movies is impeccable. He repeats questions from past exams but mostly for the multiple choice. He does throw some questions from leftfield so make sure you study everything from your notes throughly. He's the best sci prof I've had here.

You will need to change your studying habits a bit- don't read the chap. just the pts. in his study guide and then the exams aren't so bad. I love this class, he says the most interesting stuff. A must for bio majors!

Attending lecture is a must, readings from the book aren't emphasized so much. His anecdotes and stories make the dry material really interesting! The best lecturer out of the bunch that do this course.

Best science professor at Rutgers...really passionate about what he teaches...great examples and methods of teaching...makes a tough subject easy and interesting to learn...nice guy too...

VERY fair. guide to tests that he gives out gaurantee at least a b+

Dr. Deis was very helpful at answering questions and responding to emails very promptly. The course material was difficult but Dr. Deis explained it much better than our text. He made it much more intersting than I thought the material could be.

Great professor. What he teaches in class is what will be on your exam. There's a lot of material so a lot of studying is required, but he clearly gives you all of the information you need to do well.

He changed the way he teaches... cus i took biochem already w/ him.. didn't do well last semester and yea.. this semester.. he made is so much easier, with curve, extra credits, take him, and he wants to know from us how he can improve.. so don't be afraid to tell him what you want.. but still study, =D Easy A I would say.. good luck

Very straight forward about what you need to know. MUST goto class and take good notes. Gives a lot of partial credit on the exams and grades fair! Everything he teaches will be on the exam. I got an A just by doing all of that...

Very good professor! I learned so much in his class. Must attend lectures and take good notes. Go to office hours if something's unclear, he'll be more than happy to explain and clarify information. He really enoys teaching this class and often brings props to explain class's material. If you study and follow his study guides, you'll do well! =)

Wonderful professor. Very personable. Explains material well, brings in props, relates material to everyday experiences. Go to class and take notes. Supplementary packet helps a lot. Grades fairly.

one of the better teachers at rutgers. so helpful and really funny. makes you want to learn biochem.

Awesome professor. Tells you EXACTLY what you need to know for the exam. Nothing is a surprise. There is alot of work (duh, its a 400 level class) but he puts it in such a way that its not too bad. He relates it to stuff you see everyday so it applies. Only problem, he gets really annoyed when you ask him to change a grade.

Didn't like him during 407 BUT in 408, after going through a # of prof. who couldn't teach for life and gave tests that **** u off, He seemed like God sent. Everything on exam from the study guide.Go to class, know stuff on study guide equals an A. ppl have highest class avg. on his exam

One of the best professors I have ever had. Class was hard but he give excellent examples of the study information, and if you go to class he tells you everything that will be on the exam.

Awesome professor! Really funny and helpful. I've had WAAAY worse professors and classes. You need to take good notes AND come to class to do well. Exams are straight-forward and some questions come from the old exams which he has posted on the website. Great class to take if you want to work for your A!

Obviously the person below had some serious biochemical crack and has clouded vision.As a matter of fact,Deis is THE most respected person in his dept and his knowledge base is indeed limitless,he just restrains from giving extra info b/c the subject matter is complex to begin with and doesn't want people to get confused.will learn lot if u want to

Its not easy, but he practically tells you what you need to know on the study guide, so its pretty fair. The material is hard, but he teaches it well, and you'll remember some of it (and need it for the MCAT or other classes). Worse part of the class is Niederman's section- straight memorizing of worthless details.

I loved this professor.. had him for genes and evolution, an honors seminar... he's so funny and nice and truly loves to teach. He likes to tell stories and loves it if you participate. Def take this class, there's a movie every monday, and discussions every wednesday on the readings assigned each week. I love Frank Deis!!

Deis is a GODSEND compared to the other two lecturers. the 407 biochemistry class is so hard I am just glad he tells you exactly what to study but you do have to study, ALOT. otherwise enjoy him whenever you can because it just gets harder...

For the type of material he has to teach he is a good prof. If you attend class he tells u what to study. if you look at previous exams it is ExTrEmLy helpful!! overall it could be much worse, he keeps u interested on boring material

If you can do prev years' exams diligently, you can't do worse than a B. Deis gives you very helpful tips on how to memorize very complex and boring structures. If you do well in this course, BChem will be a lot easier in medical school.

Prof. Deis is awesome compared to the other two lecturers. To succeed in Deis portion you must go to lecture and use his study guides and read the book. The other professor Severinov you must pay attention to detail and know everything in the chapter. For Neiderman just know all of the details on his notes his lecture is a waste. Class is not hard.

He is crystal clear in lectures (which you absolutely must attend), and his exams are fair, except for like one question per exam where he'll draw a crazy straw and ask you to id it as a molecule. Know ur stuff, work hard n u'll be alright. I nvr used the book once n got a B+, n all the qs I got wrong were in the notes, I just was wrong lol. GL

Amazing professor. Makes Biochemistry seem comprehensible. Provides you with review guides and study aides. The course overall suffers since he's not the only one teaching.

Dr. Deis was a very good professor he often connected material in class with real world examples. Has office hours every week and rarely cancels them. Stick to the study guides for the exams follow the topics he gives on them because there was NEVER any topic on an exam that wasn't on his study guide.

Good teacher. Go to every class, study the lecture notes and refer to the book. He gives hints of test questions in class, so very beneficial to go.

A very caring teacher.He promptly responds to emails,and was very encouraging during office hours,when I went to see him devastated about my grade on the first exam,which I did poorly.He's clear about what he wants you to know on an exam,and provides a good study guide.His instructions will help you succeed, if you pay heed.I strongly recommend him

Good professor..the material is just tedious to learn. Make sure you attend his lectures, and start studying for the exams at least a week in advance. It's a lot to memorize, but Deis keeps it cool and relates it to real world stuff. I got an A by reading everything 3x over and truly memorizing the mechanisms. If you do that, you'll be straight.

Biology majors should take this class. You have to work hard to get a good grade. Study guides were extremely helpful, but you also have to rely on his lecture notes in order to get a high grade. In order to obtain the best lecture results, take notes while listening to him, and bring a recorder with you in order to write the info you missed.

You have to work hard for a good grade. In case you have trouble listening to his lectures, bring a recorder with you, but still do your best in taking notes during class. Use the recorder to fill in the information you missed. Study guides were extremely helpful. If you study his lectures and study guides, you should be in good shape.

His class is actually pretty easy. You just need to keep up with the readings and stuff. I got a C but that's honestly because I barely tried. On my last exam, when I did try, I got an A, so it just goes to show that if you keep and and study semi-hard, this class is easy. A LOT OF MEMORIZATION!!!

Professor Deis is a good lecturer and his lecture are somewhat entertaining. The class included alot of memorization and many hours of studying is necessary in order to get an A. Best out of the three lecturers

definitely a doable class, though Deis was unorganized, he does tell you everything you have to know for the exam. memorize everything he writes on the board, his study guides supplement the book very well and are extremely helpful to do well on the exams. i was really intimidated by this class but ended up doing pretty good. so don't be scared.

One of the hardest bio courses at Rutgers. Make sure you have enough time to memorize EVERYTHING he tells you to know in his study guide. Take good notes as he provides many shortcut alternatives to the reactions in the book. An A is possible, but you'll have to work your butt off. you'll learn a lot in this class.

Deis is a very weird dude. His lectures are also very, very unorganized. However, he does write and tell you everything you need to know for the exams. The hard thing is to write good notes because hes so unorganized. His study guides are very helpful. Go to class, take good notes, and know everything in the study guide and you should do fine.

For summer, there is a 10% curve for C grade - that is a BIG curve. But the class itself is hard, so don't slack off on studying

I read the book for the first two exams and got a low C. I did not read for the last two exams and got a B+. Don't waste your time reading the book. I wrote down every single word he said and everything he drew and memorized it. I also memorized the study guides themselves and the practice exams. I didn't get an A because of my own dumb errors.

Wonderful, approachable professor. Really shows you the human relevance of chem concepts. Do previous tests many times, go to TA reviews, attend every class. Extremely interesting material. Doesn't curve because he doesn't need to--class avg was always 75%. Take it seriously, follow his advice, and you'll succeed!

Kind of hard to follow during lecture. Just make sure to memorize everything on the study guides and you'll be fine. Pretty straight-forward exams but memorization intensive. Don't wait til last minute to study!

Seems a lot harder than it is. Deis's exam material is the easiest. Its fairly clear from his lectures what he wants you to know. He can seem a bit eccentric to talk to, but he will certainly answer your questions should you have any.

This class is pure memorization. Not too bad. Tests are very fair and exactly what you expect. Very generous grading in open ended. Lectures are hard to follow. Sitting near the front is recommended.

How to get an A: record lecture, write whatever he writes on the board, make a note of any figures/handouts he shows (so you can look them up later) & what he says about them (recordings help here). Now condense all this info (including anything he says in class) into a single source. Then memorize like there's no tomorrow. Also: do some old exams.

Very nice and approachable professor. Lectures are boring but good to attend the class and take notes from the board. Definitely do all the old exams!! also TA reviews were really helpful for me. Purely memory based class.

He may get carried away with his stories but other than that, I think he was a great professor. His study guides are key and his exams are consistent to what he preaches.

Beautiful. Optional attendance just take the exams. Lehninger text not necessary, but preps you for MCAT. Half of his questions are copypaste from old exams, get the more recent old exams from who you buy the textbook from, the rest is true from studyguides. I enjoyed his stories during lecture, wish more classes at Rutgers were like this.

Great guy and he's really passionate about his classes. By no means was this class easy especially if you're someone like me who doesn't get older exams and tries to actually do well. But, even though my grade was low, I learned a lot and his class truly prepared me for classes at the next level

Exam is open ended and multiple choice. It's really easy to get 5-9 questions wrong on the multiple choice questions. Some are easy, some either you studied it or didn't. Open ended part on the exam is more straight forward with lenient partial credit. I didn't catch on until the second exam, BUT MAKE SURE TO DO YOUR STUDYING FROM HIS STUDY GUIDE.

Dr. Deis may come off as annoyed if you ask him for an SPN, but you need to realize there's hundreds of students asking for the same thing and it gets tedious. In lecture he is absolutely hilarious and clarifies exactly what you need to know. I've spoken to him in person and asked him questions and he is very kind and humorous. DO NOT CRAM!

I'm only halfway through the summer section but i absolutely love it! Not understandinf where all these orgo comparisons are coming from; if you do the work and put in the effort and study every day, this is a fair class. He's a good professor who teaches the material very well, unlike boikess and roth.

In terms of difficulty this class is pretty average. The exam score means are always 75 or above so most people are doing fine. This class is based on 4 exams, final is not cumulative. Lecture isn't mandatory. All you need to find are old exams and learn to memorize every single thing on his powerpoint to do well. He cares about every little detail

Very passionate about biochemistry. Wants his students to learn. Tests are heavy on old test material, use the MC from old tests to study.

People writing bad reviews probably didn't open their notes until the day before the exam... Study a few days in advance, make sure you know everything in his notes, and do the practice exams and it isn't hard at all. Go to the lectures because he writes down things that aren't in his powerpoints. You'll learn a lot and super helpful for the MCAT.

Deis is a good guy, super interested in his subject. If you pay attention in class, write what he writes on the board, and study according to the study guides it should be fine.

It isn't actually required to go to class for a raw grade percentage in points, but it is necessary to go in order to get all the details that others miss on the exams. He explicitly states that but people still skip class. He is one of the best professors there, probably because of experience. He is funny and very knowledgeable in random things.

Honestly I loved his metaphors and I think overall he was a pretty good lecturer and teacher. Thanks for a great biochem intro Dr. Deis.