u print notes @website.Bring&follow along@ class.Fill in missing sections @class

In his office for help and knows the subject very well. Exams a bit hard though.

entertaining and friendly. expects you to know a lot but explains well

difficult teacher for BIO108, but AMAZING for BIO101...EASY QUIZZES/EXAMS!

Not the most fun class (topics) But he makes it the best he can. Fungi aren’t that interesting. He likes his fishes a little too much.

nice guy, smart, but he is to advanced to teach bio 101. his exams were very specific and tough. I recieved only A in the entire class.

hes a pretty nice guy and very smart. likes to joke around sometimes too. his tests arent too hard, their based alot on what he says in class so its best to actually go to class. everything relates to fish apparently.

Quite funny, intelligent, a little quirky! Seems to really love what he does. Has great powerpoint notes with all sorts of pictures and videos. Tests are difficult, but I suck at bio so that explains it.

very smart and helpful.but his lab quizzes are really hard!

Varry nice Proff, Usaly Tests resemble whats sead in class. Knoagable, and generaly easy to understand, copy his powerpoints for exam key. Good at ilastrating the subject for easy understanding... Just dont be late handing in a deadline is a deadline, he'll dock losta marks. Lotsa fish storys. ;P

He's a really smart guy who is passionate about biology. He makes the class pretty interesting. Tests are not too hard but you do need to study

Really good notes, funny prof. Exams are very wordy and difficult, but overall if you know the course material, you'll do fine. He's a great guy.

Very good teacher, very thorough about his work, loves fish

his tests are reasonable. He challenges you but that's what prepares you for future classes. He is very friendly. He goes fast though so it's takes the first few classes to adjust.

Super boring. Escape now if you can. By the end of the term there were like 3 people who still came to class.....and only about 8 were still actually in it. Tests were off the wall - pulled questions out of nowhere.

Very Energetic and inspiring teacher, the way he presents his lectures in a NON-montonous tone is good. I can never fall asleep in this class, and this class was actually WORTH coming to-never missed once, even when I was tired and sick. Thats how interesting a prof Das is

His mock exams can come across as deceivingly easy - don't be fooled! Lecture material is thrown at you pretty fast, so print off the notes from his website beforehand and fill in the blanks. He is very helpful if you reach him during his office hours. Hard exams, but he knows his stuff. If you want an A in his class it will be hard-earned.

Very intelligent and knowledgeable. Print out (or at least copy down before hand) his notes and bring them to class as it's good to really listen to his lecture instead of writing everything. Tests not too bad, you need to know your stuff.

Had Das for 108 as well and I think he's a great teacher with really good powerpoint notes. ZOOL 225 however, is a really tough class and there is so much information its a little crazy trying to keep up with the note taking. You'll have to work at this one, but Das is a good and fair teacher/marker.

Awesome prof!!! So entertaining and interesting, actually knows what hes talking about. If you can't like this guy then you'r SOL on liking any prof because he did an awesome 108 class!

Great professor! Passionate about what he teaches, he tries to use many examples and diagrams. Accent is sometimes hard to understand but most of the time is not a problem at all. You print out his notes and just fill in extra info, exams are fairly easy. You must keep up with the class otherwise the amount of information will swamp you at the end!

Very cool teacher. Hard class! Vertebrate Anatomy requires a ton of time. Dr. Das was always energetic and funny. Was a fun small class and everyone interacted. Posters were also a good way to learn. Recommend Dr. Das, great teacher and very knowledgeable and current.

Passionate and knowledgeable. I looked forward to each lecture. Dr. Das did a great job of relating curriculum to current events and introducing the class to exterior sources of information and informed input.

COurse was tough to begin with. This prof taught well and clearly, and covered all material. Tests were very fair and comprehensive. I would take another course from him definitely.

Excellent prof for bio 108. This is a difficult class to begin with, however, Dr. Das made everything quite clear. His notes are posted online and follow a fill in the blank format. I didn't touch my textbook once for the entire course with the exception of the online assignment.

I think some of the harsher reviews of Das are kind of unfair. Biology 108 is a hard class so no professor is going to make everything crystal clear and tests are never gonna be easy because they're on hard content. That being said, Das is a pretty clear lecturer and his tests are very fair. Just put effort into this class and you'll be fine.

Dr. Das makes some of the very BEST powerpoint notes. he gives tons of interesting examples. his exams are of average difficulty. he is a hard marker only on assignments. i believe he is an ichthyologist. dont waste money on the textbook, his powerpoint notes are good enough.

Expects you to have preread lectures and know the material inside and out. Considering this is a beginner level course, anyone who wants to succeed with Das requires to put in the effort required to do well in higher level courses. Otherwise be ready to fail!

I also agree that a lot of these reviews are unfair. You can really tell that Mrinal loves Biology.. it comes through in his lectures. His lectures are very interesting and he really knows what he's talking about, instead of just reading a powerpoint like most profs. My only negative: he's unclear on what is going to be on exams or what to

Dr. Mrinal Das was a wonderful professor. He is very enthusiastic and funny! He knows his stuff and made it easy to understand. What he taught in the class is what was on the tests. Reading the text is helpful too. He puts spaces in the notes on blackboard so people attend class, which is good. Overall I found his class very enjoyable.

Good prof. He's very intelligent and his accent makes the class interesting because you have to pay attention a little more to understand what he's saying. His notes are well formatted, clear to understand, and not pointless like a lot of profs. Only complaint is that his final exam was pretty hard because he expected more info than the lab!!

The reason why his exams are so hard is to prepare the Environmental Sciences students for their higher level courses. Suck it up for the rest of your fellow classmates and realize they benefit from having a teacher who puts the effort in for their students. If you expect to just read online notes and pass exams easily, you're a bum.

Dr. Das is really good prof who knows his stuff. Yes his test are slightly hard but guess what that's university for you. If you stay on top of the work and review your notes and study you should have no problem getting an A on tests.

Not only was the lecture really dry, the exams killed. If you don't study for a week leading up to the exam, don't expect to do good. He tried to make the class more interesting by bringing in fossils, just didn't work.

Reading some of these reviews, it's hard to believe we're talking about the same person. Mrinal is one of the best profs in the bio department. He loves his field and he portrays it through engaging lectures. Slides are clear and easy to understand. If you have questions, see him in his office and he will do everything he can to help you succeed.

He is always there to help you when you need it and his notes are very clear. He makes his lectures interesting and always gets the class involved. The midterm and final were tough but if you read his notes and the textbook you will be fine.

Mrinal was a good prof. He has tons of interesting stories, along with some pointless ones, but it made class fun. I found him to be super interested in what he was teaching. He knows his stuff. But the one downfall i found was his notes do not explain enough of what he wants you to know and he tests on some things you would't expect to be on it.

He's very passionate about what he teaches, offers side stories and lots of examples. Made bio tolerable. His notes are straight to the point and there are no surprises on his tests. This is a hard course, but he did what he could to ease the amount of memorization required.

He made lectures so interesting, even though they were, for me, about the most boring topics. He's passionate about the material and really wants his students to do well. He goes off on tangents a lot, but they're relevant, make the material stick better, and make the class more interesting. He does pick on ppl in class though (asks questions).

Dr. Das is truly a great prof! He genuinely cares for his students and is passionate about what he teaches! Lectures can be quite dry and long but he includes personal aspects to make it less boring :) highly recommend!!! This is a tough class so be prepared to work for it!

Very caring prof. He really cares for his students and wants everyone to succeed. He makes the class very enjoyable!

Mrinal is a very nice guy and a great prof. He is patient and wants to help students succeed. He moved a little too fast in lectures in my opinion, but it's manageable. Beware in this class, you must memorize a ton of taxonomy and characteristics of 60+ fish and other aquatic animals. Very good prof overall though, would recommend for sure!

Dr. Das is extremely passionate about Biology and would be good at higher levels of biology where you focus on more specific topics. However, Dr. Das consistently veers off-topic and talks about his passions irrelevant to the material. His online lectures are very dry, but in person, Dr. Das is able to use his energy well to engage with students.

Dr. Das is very passionate about the material. The material of this class is very straightforward. 3 group assignments (easy), 2 written assignments (few pages of research in a topic), 2 midterms and 1 final. Tests are very straightforward, make concise Q cards for the slides and do his practice tests and you will get an A.

Dr. Das has incredibly engaging lectures that -while content heavy- are very fun to be a part of. He does not give out tons of homework and you can definitely get by without the textbook in his course. He includes personal stories to make his subjects more interesting and his passion is infectious. Would definitely take his classes again

Dr. Das was a great professor. He normally only teaches 108 every so often, and it's very lecture-heavy content, but he's incredibly passionate about ecology, particularly birds and fish, given his background. If you're lucky, he'll wear his dinosaur shirt to class. Definitely a class to put work into, but ask questions and show up and you'll pass.

Dr. Das is very passionate about evolution and the origin of species. He is very kind and always willing to help. Lots of memorization is required for this course, but tests are very fair

A very enthusiastic professor who often told anecdotes. Some were nice examples of the material we were learning, but they may have led us to cram near the end of the term. I liked that he ensured the class was quiet as he taught, as I easily get distracted.

Das was passionate about the class material, tried to help students anyway he could, and was just generally pleasant.