His labs are very easy. Tests are a little hard, you have to study, but an A is possible.

He does basically rely on his overhead notes a little much but he usually knows what he is talking about. There are those occasional questions in which he has no idea of the answer (and you wonder how on earth those students even come up with those ?

his class is totally inconsistent... he reads off of powerpoints and is too cocky to sit down with you and help you. his tests are half practice tests and then.... totally random crap. take a different teacher.

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I wouldn't recomend him for this class unless you really like to study. I rarely studied and got a C so I guess it's not THAT hard, but VERY boring lectures. I fell asleep almost every lecture.

One word; okay three: BORING, BORING, BORING!!! He may be interested in the subject, but he sure doesn't know how to BE interesting! He plays mean evil tricks on his tests. Don't read the book, it does no good, just figure out how to play his game. Study the practice tests for hours to succeed!!

Just study the practice exams and you will do ok on the tests. He can be a total jerk at times, especially if you leave class early (obsessed with his 1/2 point per day attendance) Boring class, print off the powerpoints and the class is fine, it helps that lab points are added to this class.

Not a very good teacher. Find someone else if you can.

People tend to focus on Dr. Mac's disposition, and frankly he can be rude sometimes. However, I think it needs to be noted he is a mediocre professor. His lectures are unclear and he tends to explain things in complex terms you won't understand. He'll help if he's happy. He provides great study tools, but expect to work for your grade nonetheless.

Very moody--jolly when he's in a good mood, but it doesn't happen that often. Attendance not mandatory, but homework is given at random times and you MUST be in class on time to be able to complete it. He actually embosses so you can't get it later. Otherwise, typical college professor.

Dr. Mac isnt all that bad. Yeah, he gets mad if someone is talking during lecture, but he should! You are there to learn, not chat. Anyways. His class is alright... you cant really just go off the notes for tests tho, the practices tests are REALLY close to what the test covers. If you put in the work you'll get an A.

he talks on and on and on

DON'T JUST READ LECTURE NOTES OR YOU'LL FAIL THE TESTS! Even if you attend class every day you'll fail the test! They're very detailed & require large amounts of studying. It's nice he gives testbank questions but there's so many it's hard to study. I'm sure he's a nice guy outside of class, but the problem is, you're in his class!

Don't take for any class. If your apart of a Greek organization, don't ever wear letters or he will assume you cheat on all of his tests. He will punish the entire class for one person being apart of a social Greek organization by making tests entirely too hard and grading the short answer sections to make them impossible to earn credit for. AVOI

He gets a bad rap, but I found him a good prof. for genetics. He takes a lot of criticism, mostly because he does actually expect people to study. A lot of people expect to breeze through a degree.

Seems unfriendly at first. You have to spend a couple weeks in class to get him. He can be very nice, but runs hot and cold. Sometimes seems condescending-no handholding. Had him for lab-divided us into groups for experiments & Each group presented results at end of class, which isn't helpful for practical. Weekly quizzes and hw, somewhat helpful.

Very hard test,50 m/c and a page of short answers,Lectures are alright but the class requires a lot of outside study.Dr.Mac is very passionate about certain areas and goes into depth on the tests.Luckily I had a good lab teacher,but I barely managed to get a B in this class.

Mcknight really gets a bad rep around Collin but hes not bad at all.He wants his students to do well and always asks to see if anyone has questions.He cracks jokes and is never angry.His reviews basically tell you what will on the test but make sure to study hard to actually understand. Offers extra credit and drops the lowest test.

Good professor but hard tests. Study guides helpful-lets you know what is expected. Wants students to think/know it, not just regurgitate a bunch of facts. Maybe some don't like that but that foundation was helpful for my other science classes. Regular attendance counts at end-that extra credit can bump you to next grade up.Drops lowest test grade.

Dr Mac is a great biologist. Depending on his mood, though, he can either be a great teacher or not so much. He does have a temper,yet he is brave enough to apologise the next time. The key is keep reading the chapters & visit Professor Garica's videosthe before the next lab. You really have to study at least 9 hours a week for this class and lab!

He is extremely rude to female students. The quizzes before each lab have questions from his lecture. He talks so much before the lab that we panic when it's time to get out the beakers and pipettes. He does have a passion for biology so he knows his stuff just needs to learn how to apply it professionally.

He goes over every test and gives all answers, write down every question and answer for tests 1-5 because the final comprehensive is ALL RECYCLED questions! i did it.