Would not recommend. Nice professor, but needs to be understood by the students. Hard exams contain spontaneous material. Not an easy class even the best end up with low marks.

I liked biology before this class now I dislike it. Try to avoid the class if you want a good learning experience.

Only a terrible professor can make you dislike a subject you've loved for years. Intellect and teaching ability are completely separate, the latter of which glover has none. material is taken from textbooks not assigned for the class, tests are worded purposfully difficult. I dont feel he cares at all about us learning biology or passing.

This man obviously knows his material when it comes to Biology, however he cannot teach it at all. Lecture is filled with confusing words, iclicker questions are not consistent with tests and homework. The homework is not possible to accomplish without outside sources, even then it's too difficult. Class average was a 40 out of 300 students.

Tests are IMPOSSIBLE. Class average of 40% out of 300 students...

Consistently tests on things that you have never seen before. It doesn't matter how much time you spend preparing for exams, it is hit or miss. This is the worst class and a complete waste of time and money. I am flabergasted at the fact that this man has a job teaching. He is a nice man, but not meant to teach this class.

Very unclear and plays guessing games. You are better off just reading the book and teaching yourself. And guess what the exams are extreme application of material on the notes, but he does not give examples of any test questions. So, you have the knowledge, but he does not show you how to apply it. Avoid!

do not take him if at al possible, destroying everyones semester and GPA. Effort doesn't show in your grade. Frustration does not begin to describe what his class is going through currently.

He is not a good professor. The exams are hard and have nothing to do with what he lectures about. He doesn't care about student success and gets all his exam questions online.

Very hard course for even an A student like me. The professor needs to give a lot of extra credit for most people to pass.

Steals all home questions from AP Biology online websites, which makes studying for his tests all about memorizing and answers, rather than learning. His poor teaching caused this GEN BIO course to be scaled by 40 points. He doesn't even say what chapters will be on the test, and takes 2 weeks to return tests. The WORST professor I've ever had.

Poor Choice. Boo as a professor, but good guy. This semester has been a total failure since day 1 and everyone knows it. I passed the previous bio course with B.W. and received an A, but here I am failing: at best a D. Hard tests and very complex wording which requires application of general material to weird confusing questions. Try to avoid!

This guy is just plain horrible. What he teaches...no what he reads on his slides have no correlation on the test that he gives, mind you that his tests are copied and pasted from online AP Bio questions

Worst professor I have ever had. Uses the slides from the book but its not what he uses when making the tests. Tests were off topic. He wasn't helpful at all. I read the chapters outlined and studied xtremely hard for this class and only managed to get a B+. He had a standard deviation set in place for each test the was 28 pts. His class was awful.

He is the worst teacher I have never had. His class was boring and useless. He treated us as all of us with PHD. His exams were very hard and tested you something which was not from the book. He is not responsible for his students. Don’t take this class with him. He makes you even more confuse about the materials.

What everyone here is saying is true: Do not take a class with him. He is very unorganized, unclear, he goes too fast, the material is not level appropriate, and this class is for science majors. He is unapproachable and never answers emails. The worst class I've taken at this school!!

Do not take him Please

Keep saying you don't have to worry about the details but his exams are all about those details. His lecture is not enough for his test. He also uses different textbook.

This guy can't teach to save his life. Not to say he isn't knowledgable in the materials he's just not an educator. The exams are downright impossible to study for, with no clear indication of what he wants. Don't try to tough it out drop the class. Class avg in the 20's for his exams. I wanted to take Biochem II but now I want no part of it.

I took Bio 101 with him, the Basis of Life. I was supposed to learn the basic, "THE BASIS". And he taught stuff that higher level biochem student could understand.

He gave good lectures. Everything else is bad. He handed back lab reports over a month after they were handed in, and the feedback would usully be a "?" with 30-40 points randomly taking off... I've received straight AB's on lab reports in all of my other physics, chemistry, and biology labs thus far (quite a lot). He often skips office hours...

Flat out- this teacher was the worst I've had, including middle highschool and college. he was unhelpful, didnt respond to emails, got all of his homework questions and test questions online, gave long boring lectures that had no correlation to any of the homework or exams - DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM!! gave him 1's cause it wouldnt let me put 0

RUN! DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. I'm sure he's a great guy, but he is a horrible professor unfortunately. He does not answer emails, nor does he give clarifying answers to questions. There were times he seemed just as confused as we were, during the semester. Maybe if he made his class/lectures a little more exciting it may help??

Horrible Professor. I took this class to fill a gen ed requirement and got a higher level biology course instead. All he does is read from his slides and the lectures are boring and confusing. Had biology major friends help me with homework and even they didn't understand homework. AVOID HIM!!!

Of all the lab instructors I had for my 3 years in college, he is by far the worst. Not only is he a tough grader, he is so bad at explaining information(in a boring way too, how is that possible?). You can tell that he does not want to be there for his students. Late for office hours and no response for emails. Ignore him if possible

One of the worst professors I've have. Boring lectures - he just read off slides, never answered emails, and took off point on tests for no reason.

his tests were very long open response. very detailed and questions were not specific enough nor did anyone have enough time to finish. My average was like 50 on each exams. doesn't scale. lots of online homework from sapling that u have to pay for. not a good lecturer. no enthusiasm for the class.

Please wait for another professor. Exams are long essays. His expectations are unreasonable. This is undergraduate not graduate. Do not try and toughen it out. Homework contains 39 questions per chapter and it's not related to the exam. Save yourself the headache and thank me later. Just drop or don't his class. I regret this class sincerely.

He doesn't even answer questions you may have about the class, does not provide solutions for any class problem we may be having. He looks lost and dismissive to his students. Regretting my decision of enrolling in this class.

Concern about how you doing? He would not answer your email if you just taking lecture course only Could not read his handwriting

He is by far the worst professor, let alone teacher, I have ever had to endure. He gives an accessible amount of homework, he is impossible to contact, and when approached for help face-to-face in regards to class work as well as my poor health, he was condescending, rude, and refused to help me seek a solution to the problem.

Before this class, my lowest grade was an A-. This class requires you to submit 3 papers and select from 4 different due dates. I had a submission error and realized it after the due dates but showed him proof I did my paper early. He still gave me a 0 on the paper. I don't recommend this class because he clearly doesn't care about his students.

This professor is the most disrespectful professor I've ever had. If you ever try to reach him outside of class GOOD LUCK because he doesn't show up to his office hours, his emails are vague, and if you do get to meet him he is clearly trying to leave asap. He just doesn't care about his students and could care less if you comprehend the material.

HE DOESNTCARE ABOUT HIS STUDENTS AND THIS GRADING IS WERID. Again he doesnt care about his student. I know we are in hard time with COVID but he is not being considered with his students. His class is bring more stress to my life and cant withdraw because I dont have the money. HE DOESNT CARE!!! Dont take this class try taking another one.

He didn't give any extra time on papers which wouldn't be a problem if he gave us a heads up about it. Didn't even show up to his own extra credit class on Blackboard, and ignored two of my emails, and sends out a mass email to students about something else instead. Overall, a horrible professor, completely turned me off from my own major.

This dude has got to be the laziest professor out there. He wants you to teach yourself literally everything then gives you chapter quiz's that count for a huge part of grading. He has not done one helpful lecture out of the entire year and we have already done 3 chapters. Should be fired.

IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO TAKE THIS CLASS OR ANY OTHER CLASS WITH SOMEONE ELSE, PLEASE TAKE IT. I have no doubt that Prof Martin is smart, but he full of himself and lack of problem solving skills. He doesnt care about the students. His exams are HARD. I hope I never have to take a class with him again. NEVER AGAIN.

Lectures are pointless as he repeats exactly what is in the book. Exams are tough as half are multiple choice (easy) but the other half are written questions worth 25 pts and if you get one wrong you fail the test (he also is a hard grader on those questions so good luck). >60% of your grade is based on how you do on exams

Just. Don't. you will need therapy following this course.

Speaks very low and does not engage with the class, only reads off slides for every class. TOUGH on deadlines/strict deadline policy. Assigns 3 mandatory papers, have to purchase subscription to do the homework and reading. You basically teach yourself. Actual class material is not difficult if you have taken bio before.

None of the previous review you may have come across are a lie, unless they are praising this professor. If you cannot avoid this class I sincerely feel for you and wish you ALL THE GOOD LUCK! This is not a teacher who will keep you interested in the class/course. Keep in mind you will be teaching yourself and you're on your own.

50 points for multiple-choice questions and 50 points for open responses (very hard). A significant amount of homework that won't be relevant to the test. There isn't a study guide for the test. only the questions provided following the chapter in the textbook, which won't also apply to the exam

He gives you 4 admission dates for short papers, 3-5 pgs long and you get to choose when to submit depending on the 4 dates he gives you. have to buy achieve, was about $80 for semester, you use it a lot since thats where our hw is. one midterm and final, both online

This professor is one of the most disconnected professors I have ever met. I have sent so many emails asking for help with the midterm and asking questions that I needed answered to complete my work. My grade is going to be so bad and I partly blame this professor because they are supposed to help with some things, and he simply did not care.

Possibly the worst lecturer I've ever had. He's boring, disconnected, unhelpful, and a poor communicator overall. No direction or due dates for textbook reading or homework, so you're basically teaching yourself, though not at your own pace. Makes you pay for a $100 online service not only to do homework, but also to mark yourself present in class.

This professor is not helpful at all, I been having problems accessing the homework and other assignments to complete. He gave little solution to resolve this problem and currently have a bad grade because of it. I find myself be very disengaged while sitting in the class. I feel as though I am not learning anything from this class.

Worst professor ever, makes annoying faces when you ask questions - just rambles in class and when students are confused he says "If you read the txt book you wouldn't be confused" his exams are all essay formats no multiple choice. He loves to say " you should've known this by now if not go learn it " Avoid him at all cost No extra credit.

He might be the worst prof in the bio department. Powerpoints make no sense and do not help. Notes on the board are straight up illegible. Exams are vague in comparison to his lectures. A yapper that makes you feel like you've learned nothing.

Taught with Hagar. His slides I thought were better than Hagar's but that not saying much. Glover also spoke in a way that made more sense to me. Course structure was very bad. From the slides (100-200) to HWs not in sync with lecture to the sheer volume of material and lack of clear main takeaways. Lack of study direction was frustrating.

Through my 4 years in UMass, I can tell you that without a shadow of doubt he was the worst professor I have ever had. He is a very lazy man that will not post anything until last minute, and he grades the course like he is handing out Nobel Prize awards.Aviod at all cost even if that means taking the class a semster later.