Doesn't give notes and his midterm was difficult and too long but he will help you as much as he can when you go see him. I think he would be a better teacher if he kicked the two girls out of 9AM section-they ask toomanyquestions unrelated to the course

Lecture seems to be a Q&A period. Make sure you have relevant questions to ask to stop other people from asking useless questions. He's too eager to get the class to participate. Very fun guy outside of class. Make sure you read the text well.

Different teaching approach, very unorthodox. Does not give notes, does not tell class exactly what he wants. Leaves questions open-ended for students to figure out themselves. Requires that you know your stuff very well. Hard to predict.

maybe if the class just shut up and listened they'd learn something. his midterms are hard, but the class is unwilling to learn because they are always talking. don't complain about bad marks when you don't put in the effort. he really is a nice guy

Great guy and good teacher - but not for you if you're lazy and used to being spoon-fed. Asks students to use their brains and treats you like an adult, thus many can't handle it.

Good teacher - very approachable and seems to actually care about the students. Very funny too.

liked his teaching style - gives you clues but lets you find the answers yourself - a breath of fresh air from the usual rote-style teaching. Also a very nice guy and very good sense of humour.

He's weird, but I liked him

He's really helpful even in a classroom of 200 students. He may be tough at marking but you really have to be stupid to do really bad at his class

He expects you to learn on your own. You need to do the reading beforehand or during the week that you're studying the material. For tests, he gives you a range of material to study, but no sample questions. I found his marking very generous...I figured I'd failed the midterm but got 75%. All in all he's a good prof but you need to do your reading!

This course required quite a bit of effort for the lab. The final essay was not very difficult if you kept up during the year and knew stuff from lab. Although the lectures were impossible to copy into notes...it didn't really matter so long as you paid attention and understood the material for incorporating into the final essay. Awesome class

Other students dont understand him. His belly button is big for a reason...it talks andin clear useful sentences.

Dr. Adamson is pretty crazy but he is a genius! He knows everything about everything, first years are just too bratty and inexperienced to notice. The grading scheme he used for Parasitology pretty much guarantees you an A. The lab is a lot of work though.

Passionate about parasites. I no love them too. He gas favorite students and that is also reflected in essay grades. Do well on the midterm to suck up for the paper.

He's really not that bad. I don't know what everyone is complaining about. He definitely isn't the most organized teacher but he's very engaged with the students and is more than willing to answer any questions. You will definitely have to read the (expensive!) textbook for this class but those who are complaining: suck it up.

He's not the most organized of people, but he's very entertaining. As long as you compare his lecture slides to the relevant material in the text, the exams are a breeze. People who do poorly on his exams underestimate the difficulty based on his light-hearted personality and don't study thoroughly enough.

You do have to work hard in his class. The textbook is essential. However he gives lots of opportunities to check your understanding, has lots of exam review sessions, extra credit assignments and emails practice questions. Not a bad prof overall, and does care about your learning, but as in all big classes you have to be proactive to do well.

He is probably not the most organized of professors. But I really enjoyed him, and the material we learned in class. He also really cared about the students, he tried his best to give us all the best marks possible by looking over our first midterm at the end of the term and gave us tons of practice questions.

He is a really enthusiastic professor, and he cares about every student for even small things. His lecture may not be really organized but if you pay attention you will still learn things. Read the book is also important too.

Easy proff a lot of optional stuff.

This professor is thought provoking and interesting. Most young, first year students in this course, however, spend most of their time texting and on FB, so they do not get much out of the course and find it hard. Sit near the front, pay attention, do readings, suspend judgement and you will enjoy this professor a lot.

His lectures are a bit "disorganized" because he skips over parts of the textbook. His course outline was really helpful he's a pretty easy marker for the essay I got in his class. He's super helpful if you go to his office hours and have a good question. Go to his lectures because they focus on what's on his exams.

Professor Adamson was an amazing professor. Read your text book and go to class, be an avid listener and you'll thoroughly enjoy the course and the professor. He knows alot about what he teaches and is really there for the students to give you the best education possible. Passionate and helpful.. what more can you ask for?

I loved Martin's philosophical and political take on biology. I always enjoyed his lectures and learned a lot beyond the scope of BIOL 121.

Super passionate about his subject - really interesting to attend his lectures if you pay attention. Exams were really easy too; everything on them was talked about in class, and all the powerpoint slides were posted online. For additional clarity/reinforcement it was useful to skim the textbook, but you don't have to for a good mark in the course.

If you make sure to attend all his classes, pay attention, do all the textbook readings (this is a must), and study/review the fundamental concepts prior to midterms/finals, you should do well in his course. The guy is hilarious and passionate, and very helpful in office hours. Oh, and do practice problems for the genetics midterm.

Very enthusiastic about the subject. The course is easy enough (just memorize the textbook) that you honestly don't need him to explain anything to you. With that said his seemingly off topic tangents don't negatively affect your learning but help you get interested and remember the course material. If you struggled in this class bio isn't for you

His lectures were somewhat boring, but paying attention in class helped. He was super enthusiastic and although the grade was based on the midterms and final only, he also had an extra assignment for bonus marks. Overall, he was a good prof

Don't listen to the first years below who had him for 121- Martin's super chill and great for upper-year courses where you actually know how to learn on your own. It's true it can be hard to take notes in his classes but assessment is weighed heavily towards assignments, not exams, and he's very willing to help you out.

Notes are not that important in this course, and he does mention that. Very passionate and informative of the history of biology. I would say that the marking scheme for some assignments aren't very clear, but he is a generous marker and is very willing to help with clearing up any misunderstandings. Really wants students to succeed!