Dr. Douglas was a great BSC2011 prof! A lot of people say he's boring, but he's teaching about plants... Of course it's boring, but he is very knowledgeable and he likes to bring pop culture into his plant stuff. Test very easy. Top hats very easy.

In my opinion, Dr. Douglas's plant unit was the hardest out of the three units. But, smokin notes along with the SI review sessions were very helpful in achieving an A. Everything was mostly memorization instead of concepts. Dr. Douglas was very passionate about the subject, so attending his lecture was pretty interesting.

Prof. Douglas is very passionate about plants which makes his lectures easy to listen to. I had him for bio 2, so I had him for a relatively short time. He wasn't very clear on what topics would be on the final, so studying was tricky. The best way to study is to take the key concepts from his lecture and use the book to go into depth on those.

Loved his class. Pay attention and you'll do great. I got a 101 on his exam with little effort because of how great he was at explaining concepts. He incorporates many graphics to give you a better understanding of what is going on.

Although his exam wasn't easy, his lectures and clicker questions were very helpful when studying for the exam. He was always willing to help in office hours and was very patient answering all of my questions. His exam was the only A I received and I highly recommend utilizing office hours to get a feel for what he's going to put on the exam.

Lectures are fairly optional, looking over the powerpoints is more than enough. The important thing is going to the lab, because attendance counts and you go over some of the course material in a non-lecture approach. Dr. Douglas is a cool guy and he gives good lectures, even if they do go in-depth on some stuff that won't show up on test.

I found Dr. Douglas' teaching method to be very relaxed and informative. Everything we talked about was seen in the exam and none of the exams seemed unfairly written or tricky. He admitted he had help writing the animal exam as that isnt his specialty, but even then, it wasn't too difficult.

Great professor, gives good lectures & a bit of points for "class participation" aka show up for class and do a easy worksheet, but those aren't shown on the schedule. You have to show up to lab to pass, but lots of fun and not hard at all. The only negative thing I have to say is he takes a while to grade things.

Really easy class, Professor Douglas is nice and chill.. As long as you show up for lectures and pay attention, you are golden. Lectures can be kinda boring but he makes the info simple and fun to learn about. Do the book work, they are easy points! Had 4 fairly easy exams, with the lowest dropped.

I really enjoyed his lectures and found him very easy to follow, even though I have had a very bad track record with science courses in the past. He lets you drop your lowest exam score or lets you skip out on taking the last exam of the semester, which was nice. Exams are decent, especially if you do the learning objectives and go to reviews.

I loved prof Douglas. His lectures were never overwhelming, class wasn't too fast paced, and there isn't too much homework. The only thing I would suggest is to study the textbook IN ADDITION to the lecture material for his exams. He will ask specific questions that sometimes wan't emphasized in lecture. Other than that, a good experience!

This class compared to most science classes is a VERY EASY A. The only hard part about this class is the 3 tests, which sadly are 72% of your grade. Participation is 14% of your grade. To get an A, you don't need to read the textbook, but really just memorize his lectures/go to the TA's review sessions (the TA's are what makes his class so great).

I loved having Douglas. I had already taken the plant section of bio 2 but had to drop it earlier, and this guy made it seem so much easier than before. His lectures are really easy to follow, and if you draw out some of the major processes that he teaches then you are sure to pass. Got a 90 on his exam, versus a 66 from the semester I dropped.

Since Bio 2 is a pretty generic class, there wasn't much he could do that outshined the other professors but I really liked his lectures and thought they were super informative. Best lectures out of the 3 profs by far. Gave us real world experience with plant identification for LCs that made the material sink in better.

Decent. Lectures can be a bit boring but hes very passionate about plants and knows his stuff. Exam was very fair.

One of the best professors at UF. Everything he tests you on, he either covers in his lectures or he assigns videos to watch and the information is covered in there. I never once read the textbook and I still got an A in the class. He's passionate about plants and it shows. I learned so many random cool facts that you can't find anywhere else.

Douglas was great! He didnt give us a practice exam for the plants section because he told us that we would be fine if we studied every SLO, and he was completely honest about that. The plant exam is probably the easiest and most straightforward tests that Ive taken in college, but you definitely have to read/watch lectures to succeed! He is gr8!

Professor Douglas makes sure that you are well prepared for his exam and explains the topics well. His exam covers content only mentioned in lectures, which is extremely helpful, and if you watch lectures, fill out the SLO's and take good notes you should be more than fine. Smokin Notes helped to clarify some topics but are not necessary to do well

Dr. Douglas is a great person. He makes a subject that is probably boring to most people (plant biology) into something really interesting and fun to learn about. His exam wasn't too bad, and most of his assignments were easy As.

I enjoyed having Dr. Douglas as a professor. He made the material as interesting as he could, and his exam was difficult but not excessively hard.

I took him in the spring online. Plants aren't exactly my thing, but I got a C on his exam with the curve. His exam will probably set the mood for the rest of the course. He answers any plant-related questions that aren't even part of the course, which is sometimes interesting. I kind of fell asleep while watching the pre-recorded lectures.

He gave plenty of practice questions using the learning catalytic and his office hours are really helpful because he will go back and explain everything in detail. He is really passionate about plants and the lectures are little boring, but not confusing. I would definitely take another class taught by him.

Had him for Plants in Human Affairs, nice guy and passionate about what he teaches. However, lectures can get a bit boring and tests are extremely difficult. Class is mostly graded on the labs and tests are not common, so studying for the exams is important. You can get away with skipping lectures since he posts the material online anyway.

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Dr. Douglas's material wasn't my favorite, but he was passionate about it and conveyed it in an interesting way. He asks many conceptual questions, so it's not just memorization, but the learning catalytics help a lot. Overall good professor and cares about his students' success.

I had Dr. Douglas for the plant section of Bio 2. You really have to pay attention to lectures as this is what's on the exam. I recommend smoking notes for this class. There were only a few assignments due each week and he offered extra credit.

Douglas is pretty cool. He loves plants so much which is great if you love plants also which I do. I liked the class and I loved his lectures.

The way he teaches is really easy to understand, the lectures aren't too heavy and he makes them really interesting, my favorite class by far, please take him he is an amazing professor

Dr. Douglas was always in a good mood when teaching, and while the class wasn't riveting to me(he taught the plants unit), he is passionate about his work and so the class was more engaging. Just make sure to read the textbook though since Achieve quizzes on things from there. Attendance is counted thru iClicker, and midterm is weighted heavy (22%)

Exam was challenging but reflective of lecture. True that lectures were sometimes difficult to follow, but the claims that exams are random or unfair are misleading. Exam wasn't on fun facts but was very specific. Smokinotes very helpful, which confirms that the professor went over all tested material in class. Pay attention to every detail.

Very passionate dude. He loves plants, like REALLY loves plants. Unintentionally hilarious.

This is a combined lecture & lab course, so lab attendance was mandatory but lecture attendance was not. Prof. Douglas is very knowledgeable (as were the TAs!), and the lectures were always enjoyable, but there was a lot of information to know for exams (both lab and lecture exams). The lab is very hands on -- easily my favorite lab at UF.

He did his best to make the Plants unit relevant and understandable, and his exam was pretty fair. The lectures are enjoyable, you won't fall asleep in them, and most of the difficulty just stems from the fact that plant biology is a bit counterintuitive compared to most of what you've learned beforehand.

One thing I like about this professor is how his lectures slides were structured and how he adequately answered questions we had in class. If you are taking this class I'd recommend going every day and staying on top of your notes. Smokin'Notes was very helpful with helping me understand concepts and know what to study.