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“Irresponsible, doesn't clear up what to read from 180 pages of Textbook, assigns an article that is way too technical for a general BCH with 3 lectures on all nucleotides overall course and pulls a question out of it anyway”
BCH311 - 2.0 rating“Professor Patterson understands this is a hard section and tries her best to convey the material”
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Reviews (277)
Very helpful, patient, and explains concepts clearly.
She has a good personality. Sh explains concepts very clearly.
She is a good lady. She explains concepts very clearly.
Best professor ever. Her voice is really soothing, and she definitely knows what she's talking about. Her slides and the way she teaches is extremely clear. At the end of the day, she makes sure you understand everything. Her evaluations are also extremely fair. She is the definition of the perfect professor
Dr. Patterson was really nice! Her exam had some tough questions so make sure you really know your stuff!
She was an amazing prof! Test was super fair and she made a lot of material seem like a breeze!
She writes the kind of final you need two weeks to study for. You know when she says, revise these mechanisms, know those regulatory mechanisms? listeeen k its gud4u
Amazing Prof. I dont know why everyone is saying her final was hard? It was really fair if not easy in my opinion. If you want to do well read, understand and memorize everything just like any other BIO/BCH course. But overall Patterson is Great!
Goes through material really fast, doesn't reply to emails. Overall unfair like most life science courses at U of T.
Good lecturer, mean about grades though. She gave us an exit ticket (pop quiz) during a UofT lockdown where some of the students were stuck in the locked down buildings and made no changes to these students' grades. The exam was extremely hard and unfair and her practice questions were not indicative of the level of difficulty of the exam.
Dr. Patterson is TOUGH, but she genuinely cares about her students succeeding and understanding the material. I found her section to be without a doubt the most challenging during BCH210, but she explains everything incredibly clearly and is so knowledgable about it. Ask her questions! Put in effort and you'll pass with flying colours.
She is nice in class. She is a devil on the exam. Do not skip a word she says or you will die after the exam.
Her section is the hardest, but most interesting and rewarding section of BCH210. Lots and lots of content for metabolism but it can be done, you just have to study very very hard!
I honestly liked all of the profs for this course, but Dr. Patterson was one of my favourites because she delivered content with a lot of enthusiasm, and made it extremely interesting to learn. She was clear, concise and organized, and her test questions were extremely fair. 10/10 would recommend.
Gives good clear lectures. Her slides are organized and easy to follow. The basics are on the slides and any additional info you need to know will be told during lecture.
I found her to be a very good prof, however, she seemed a little bit unapproachable to me. I had questions after every lecture, and it was almost like she was a little bit impatient. Her final exam, like everyone is saying, is tough but fair.
Probably the best professor for this course. Her content is more rigorous and memorization heavy, but her slides and explanations are clear enough to make it easier to understand. She also takes a lot of questions during lecture (through an app). However, the exam tests tiny details and you truly have to memorize everything she teaches.
Professor Patterson understands this is a hard section and tries her best to convey the material. However slides could be a bit more structured with more points rather than pictures or simply talking about it. Would also appreciate a slower delivery of the learning material considering its difficult nature to understand and memorize.
Her delivery method is wrong. Get ready for passive lectures. She is a nice a person, but so nice for your GPA.
Was scared to take a course with her because of the horrible reviews. Her content is hard but if you know the material, her test is easy! Good prof overall, makes you think but doable.
Part 3 of this course can be a little bit overwhelming with all the pathways and reactions. But i found that the material itself is actually very interesting! Her lecture slides were organized and she explained the materials very clearly. Overall, a great experience.
Doesn't explain things well. Very difficult
Irresponsible, doesn't clear up what to read from 180 pages of Textbook, assigns an article that is way too technical for a general BCH with 3 lectures on all nucleotides overall course and pulls a question out of it anyway. Her quizzes just wanna trick you into choosing the wrong option especially when you know your stuff too well. NOPE.
Pretty vague explanations in lecture but a very knowledgeable lecturer. Recordings don't do much justice on her tests like other BCH profs since she adds most the points on to the lecture slides. That said, shes challenging in the sense that she speaks expecting her audience to know the stuff and the fact that she teaches the harder sections
Let me just put it this way: she said we didn't need to know any of the material on one of the slides, it was just for our interest. Then in a term test out of only 35, 5 marks were dedicated to a short answer question based on the content on that slide. Rushes lectures, doesn't explain things well, and the test was just unfair
I asked her what pages to read for so and so lectures. she said read what is taught in the lectures. i like to pre-read lectures so i know what to expect. she talks fast, doesnt repeat anything. shes out of her enthusiasm juice. shes better than ProfAndreopoulos though i'll giver her that. Record all BCH311 lectures. very important.
Horrible Prof
Hardest course I've taken at UofT. She isn't a bad prof but her tests are extremely difficult. She made me hate this course. In fact, many people dropped out :(
hate the mark breakdown of this course and how quizzes have such a short time limit (10 questions in 10 minutes, without being able to see all of the questions at once). i'm sure students have complained about this in all the past years yet nothing has been done about it, and we keep suffering year after year
She's honestly a pretty good professor, she's very good at explaining concepts in a way that helps students understand them easily. However, her tests were very hard, she tests on a lot of minor details so just knowing the general concepts of things isn't going to cut it.
She gets a whole lotta hate for making the tests hard. However, its not impossible to get a A in this class, as she is a decent lecturer and she is always accessible in office hours.
While Dr. Patterson does do a good job of making her lectures interesting, it is evident that she rushes through her slides. She mentions the most minuscule of details that are very hard to catch, and this is made more frustrating when she decides to ask questions on tests based on these slight details. Overall, I had a terrible experience.
Lectures are short and not too detailed but the quizzes are soooo detailed. I wish she could explain more and ask questions that she talked about in lectures.
Her online lecture's so fast-paced and mentions the tiniest details in such a short amount of time. I literally have to pause every five seconds and go back to write things she says down. The quizzes are ridiculously hard compared to what is taught to us. When emailed about this, she gave no sh*t and blamed the student for not studying enough.
THE worst. Unapproachable and when students posted questions she would rudely respond or blame it on us. Someone politely posted if she could disclose the class average for her midterm (it was VERY low and hence wasn't said). She responded with a paragraph about how the student should focus on themselves and if they did bad that's their fault
She's just awful. She literally tests you on small details that were mentioned just once in her lectures, so you basically have to write every single word she says. The weekly quiz is a time attack. 10 harsh questions given only 15 minutes. If you politely ask her sth, she just blames on you. Just horrible.
There is a reason why everyone hates her. The lectures are supposed to be 6 hours a week in the summer and since it's online she just decided to give us a 100-minute lecture a week. That's about 10 hours for the whole summer semester. This is supposed to be an introductory course and it's funny how she assumes us to understand biochem in 10 fkn hrs
I get that we, as university students, are responsible for learning the materials. But as a professor, you are responsible for HELPING US LEARN, not screwing us over with insanely hard quizzes and assignments. It feels like I learn more from Google than her. AVOID HER IF YOU CAN.
One of the worst professors I've had at UofT. Her explanations outside of lectures are extremely vague, and she responds to questions in a very condescending manner. Her quizzes are difficult, and contain material that was discussed for less than a minute during lectures. The course is very interesting, she's just unnecessarily difficult.
The assignments she gave were awful, extremely time-consuming. Her lectures seem simple but her test questions and assignments are insane. Taking online class with Patterson was the worst idea of my life I'd rather go through orgo 2 again.
The writing assignments were absolutely heavy and unpleasant. The course kills my interest in biochem forever.
Online this summer was the second time I got to take the course with Patterson. During the fall in person, the lectures were actually good and she was considerate out of class. Online, however, she became a different person. She rushed the content (3-6 hours to 100 minutes) and was rude/condescending/unaccommodating with problems/questions.
Never try to take BCH210 in summer. Too tight and disgusting assignments.
BCH210 online was a mistake. Lectures were rushed and unenthusiastic, and the quizzes were unfairly hard for the time limit. The assignments were tedious and time-consuming where we were expected to teach ourselves an entirely new concept instead of applying what we have been learning in lectures. It's hard to retain anything from this course.
It's quite surprising to see how high her rating is. It should be like 0.25. We had 5 assignments throughout the summer semester, and each one takes at least 3 days to complete. Extremely time-consuming and not good for your mental health. Don't ever take biochem with her.
She tests on things that were barely or never discussed in lectures. Be prepared to transcribe everything she says or you will fail.
I found Prof. Patterson to be very unapproachable and even rude. And it was difficult to learn from her pre-recorded lectures.
Tests were extremely hard and more often than not there would be questions that were never mentioned in the class or even slides. Most random things could pop up on the exam. Do not recommend at all.
Worst course I've ever taken! She doesn't quiz on what she taught!!!
Worst prof I've had. She has no pedagogy. Her lectures don't match the testing and there's nothing but testing. It's like watching someone drive a car then you're expected to know how to drive on a highway with full traffic right away right away and you're graded for it. There's no opportunity to actually learn anything.
Worst class so far, terrible teache has no consideration for her students. The textbook is useless, 4 hours lectures per week normally are condensed to 1 hr per week. Sildes are useless and doesn't actually contain the key details. The lectures ae fast paced and it is like she is reading a script. AVOID TAKING BCH210 with this prof.
Dr. Patterson is quite literally the worst professor I've ever had. Extremely inconsiderate and doesn't care about the success of her students. She refuses to adjust things despite complaints from the entire class and blames lack of studying for not doing well in her class when she doesn't explain concepts properly. AVOID THIS CLASS!
There's no way she has a 2.5 because she doesn't even deserve a 1. Whatever small detail she says in the lecture, guarantee you it will be on the quiz. Don't bother asking her anything its a waste of your time cuz she'll go out of her way to comment on every little thing to make you feel like the dumbest person
AVOID HER! She much more horrible than anything else except the COVID19. We only got 1hour lecture per week and was quizzed on everything and everydetail. You never know what will be on the quiz. And the BBQ question are even worse since they are supposed to be what student can do right after the lecture and in fact they are as ridiculus as quizzes
Just generally great prof.
Quizzes are terrible 15 minute 10 questions, lectures are pretty useless. Assigments garbage as well. Overall terrible prof.
Not approachable or helpful. Very passive aggressive in her emails to students. She puts in the bare minimum. I dont know how she won a teaching award.
Genuinely the worst professor I've ever heard. This women is condensing a usual of 4 hours of in person lectures a week to 1 hour of online lectures a week. She teaches the whole course as if it was all highschool review, and is very unaproachable and even condescending when asked questions. Would not reccomend, can't believe I'm paying for this.
3, 20-minute lectures and 1, 2 hr, slow-paced, ADHD styled tutorial per week. 1. She's clearly reading off a script, making efficient, active-recall type notes impossible. 2. She uses protein-specific examples, expecting us to generalize and apply in assignments. 3. Concepts are brought up as if previous knowledge about it is known by all students
Never seen a more universally disliked prof. Inconsiderate, rude, and quite frankly not at all good at teaching anything. Quizzes etc. really take a toll on your mental health (even if you do well). Unspeakably poor delivery methods, shameless lack of awareness on her part. Horribly pretentious, puts the blame entirely on the students,Just godawful
Her lectures are not helpful and she rushes through them. She talks as if everyone understands every single word she says and has seen the material before. Very hard to follow along in her lectures. Her quizzes are difficult and specific but assignments are fair.
Assignments made up a large portion of the grade , and were relatively fair but has a lot of reading and research. But the quizzes are a nightmare and you will get highly specific questions that were briefly mentioned or is a little figure on the corner of a slide, so everything is fair game. She can also be pretty rude when you email her so beware
Extremely disappointing. I was very excited to take biochem but I don't think I'll be taking more BCH courses. Please avoid her classes at all costs. Please. Save yourself.
She is rude and cold when you email her. The grading in her class (by TAs or her) is so inconsistent. I got almost perfect one assignment while barely passing another time. This course was challenging and I found it hard to learn the material with her lecture style. Her lectures are short but her assignments and quizzes require more depth.
Shes super petty and childish over emails and during office hours she gives you this really false reassurance, saying you just need to know the basic patterns of whats taught in lecture, you dont need to know specifics, but then its like the only way to pass her tests is to memorize every word of every slide.
While her teaching may not be the worst her overall lack of care for students' well-being is incredible. She is rude and condescending in her emails and puts in the absolute minimum effort. Her care for mental health is superficial and she expects you to put her class above all else both classes wise and personal life wise.
She truly could not care less about you. Petty, impossible over email and genuinely also a terrible prof who tests you on the most arbitrary minute details she mentions in lecture. The workload was insane with multiple weekly quizzes that all counted towards your grade. Will never take her courses again and recommend the same.
As a teacher at a tertiary level institution her demeaner is uncaring, uncompassionate, callous and inconsiderate! I don't understand why the University employs someone of this caliber - not good for kids!
I honestly liked Dr. Patterson and I'm not sure why others disagree. The workload may be a bit heavier than other courses but I learned a lot from her class. Her lectures are concise and straightforward, though they could be more detailed. Her quizzes and tests were fair. Don't blame her for not studying and doing poorly on assessments.
sian condenses her 3 hour lectures into 20 minute ones, and always tests us on material that she covered for 0.3 seconds and wasnt even on the slides. when emailing her, she can be very rude and dismissive. i heard a student who got covid asked for an extension but she refused. she doesnt care about our mental health, and doesnt show any sympathy.
The worst professor I've ever met.
Dooooooooooon't take this class
Her lectures were fine... but if you can, wait until this courses is in-person again! The assignments are super long, and mostly unrelated to anything we learn about in class. Not actually testing your understanding of course material, but just how to write long, useless intros about general knowledge. Quizzes were ok but sometimes ambiguous.
Don't take this course. The problem is the TA's. They mark the assignments inconsistently, so if you and a friend have assignments that are very similar, you might get a 10/15 and they get a 14/15. Patterson always sides w/ the TA's and will never acknowledge that they're sabotaging students grades. Your grade is determined by luck, not effort.
Going into this course, Prof. Sian Patterson's rating really stressed me out, but looking back, I find that taking the course with her was truly a great experience (especially since you can tell she really wanted you to learn - and I did). In order to get an A, focus more on the learning objectives and actually participate in tutorials. Good luck!
I'm taking BCH210 over the summer of 2021 and honestly it isn't that bad. Prof always makes sure to answer your questions on the discussion boards. Yes, she does seem to focus on tiny details in quizzes and BBQs, but fortunately, it's not worth that much. She likes short, packed, lectures, but is usually clear and concise.
Lectures were fine, just a bit boring and confusing. The poor TA had to teach us everything during a 2 hour weekly tutorial. Quizzes you on every little detail. Didn't understand why we had lecture AND weekend quizzes. But I really enjoyed the written assignments we had to write and the topics that they were on (way better than tests imo).
i don't understand all the hate she's getting, she was an amazing prof when i had her. her lectures were clear and organized. people come to university to get a good education not to get easy work. her class is only easy if you ask questions, review daily, and have a good mindset!!
one of the worst profs i've ever had. clearly disregards student well being and mental health and refuses to admit there is a marking discrepancy between TA's. any regrade request is marked lower by her so avoid asking in the first place. avoid at all costs
Truly the worst professor at uoft. The lectures are hard to follow and all relevant testable information is not on the slides. She failed to properly explain concepts and yet would make the quizzes difficult. The workload was insane: 6 quizzes every week, mandatory tutorial attendance, and biweekly projects. On top of this, she was rude af.
This is just unbelievable. Worst attitude ever seen, she waste time in class for nothing.. Midterm averages were very low but the professor decided to give a very brutal final exam and curve everyone down. No adjustments were made to the majority of the class even tho many people did very poorly on final exam. Thank you for ending like this
She only reads slides in class and gives brutal exams. Worst class ever had at u of t
Horrible and messy lectures. She never teaches anything relevant for exams making lectures useless to go to. Aher exams are brutal and unfair with 0 curves, tries very hard to screw your mark in the course. Worst professor ever seen. Never ask any questions cuz she uses passive aggresive tone with a disgusted expression on her face. Good riddance
Terrible teacher. Quizzes were on the smallest details from lectures blink and you'll miss it type of things. Assignment grades were clearly told to be held to a specific grade. Couldn/t really excel with rng marking and the final. YOu do not see ur mark for the final and some how im supposed to believe the final brough me down 5 %
She is hard marker and wants students to do poorly, she also has a bad attitude towards students when students approach for help. Worst professor ever had. Would never take any course by her again. Avoid her
Worst professor ever had
Tries very very hard to screw your grade in the course, dropping it had saved my GPA, take her if you want to have you want to fail the course by her impossible assessments intentionally
Dr. Patterson is one of the most caring professors I've had so far at U of T. I find that students rate professors based on how well they were able to handle a course, not how well a professor taught them. Dr. Patterson seems so passionate about biochemistry and is so willing to take questions and help you understand the material.
Don't interpretate things well and only read slides. A horrible class! She is not here for teach! Do not write down a single words even the content is abstract.
Dr. Patterson is tough, but her class is very fair. Her lectures could use some work as they were hurried and convoluted at times, but if you pay attention to the tutorial and meticulously follow all grading criteria for the assignments, an A is definitely possible.
Her assignments are way too confusing. Asks for the moon yet only gives you a page for details + images which means you'll be running out of space real fast. Marks these assignments for detail yet gives such little space to put those details in.
One of the most uncaring and rude professors I have ever encountered; if you need any accomodation regarding assignments/quizzes whatsoever, expect nothing, regardless of your circumstance. Lectures are ridiculously condensed and convoluted and quizzes test things she says in a split second. BCH210 is in dire need of a new couse coordinator.
The most ridiculous class and the worst lecture experience I have ever had.
she would not give an extension for anything in the class when i had covid and declared a week-long absence. i was sick for 1/3 of the time the assignment was available and she could not even be bothered to tell me to get well soon. she is rude and curt during office hours and discussion boards offering unhelpful explanations to questions at best.
Awful marker with no consistency.
The more you listen to her explanations, the more confused you get. It sounds more like she's explaining things to herself than explaining things to her students.
WORST professor ever had. Read off the slides. In one sentence, emphasize A and test B just to confuse you. Can't learn for quizzes with her lecture. I heavily depended on TA who was really nice and explained much much better than her. All Really indifferent, while other professors try to help, she ignores our voice of inconvenience she made.
The professor seems like an amazing person outside of class but her teaching style is so unhelpful. Make sure you absorb every single word she says in lectures for quizzes, and I mean every. single. word. because she will pop the most random questions on there that she may have discussed for about 30 seconds in the whole lecture video.
Wasn't a bad lecturer - technically all of the information was available in her slides. In reality, you had to go looking on youtube to get clear explanations. Her assignments were fair as well if you got marked by a TA, but it was clear that she wanted to keep the class average to a certain percentage, and points could be taken off for no reason.
honestly? she isn't THAT bad, although i do get why alot of the people here hate on her. personally my biggest issue with her is the fact that she doesn't really put a lot of information on her lectures, and that the tutorials for this class go more in depth which very well may be what she was going for but im still not a fan
Lecture slides were horrible and disorganized, the most important things that even showed up on the final were not on the slides, but only briefly mentioned. It was very difficult to understand the content because of this. Also emailed her for help on something and got a one-word response that didn't even answer my question - very unaccommodating.
Write down everything she says because you can look it up during quizzes, but use Khan academy and TA tutorials to understand the material because nothing she says makes sense. Also lacks a basic understanding of mental health (told me to stop worrying re my anxiety), and seems annoyed when you go to office hours. Course is fair, but horrible prof.
45% of the class mark consisted of assignments independent of lecture material. Course turned into 3 tumbling research assignments and annoying weekly quizzes. Not very hard to get a high mark in this class if you follow directions and read carefully.
Fundamental organization problems with this course both with delivery and grading. Lectures were unhelpful and very confusing. I self-learnt all the material by myself and used the lectures as a supplement. The grading disparity unfortunately makes this course prioritizes maintaining an average over student development.
Horrible professor, lectures are extremely vague and she is one of the most uncaring narcissistic people I have met.
Horrible lectures at lightning speed. Tutorials WAY too long, awful quizzes. What the heck is a BBQ????
I was so busy working in the front line since COVID. I am the health care professional. I asked her extend 3 days for each of my assignment. She needs doctor notes as well as documentation for the college registrar. Does not care about student at all. She is selfish and mean. I dont want to take this course again however I need the letter grade.
Thinks that we should be pros on the content the week that materials are released. Makes you feel bad for getting low quiz marks as if we all have a phd in biochemistry. TAs in the course are lifesavers at least.
so so unfair that awful professors are allowed to continue teaching required courses for so many majors and get paid so much. she is so condescending and unhelpful and overall a really bad prof. grading scheme is very convoluted and you can lose so many marks so easily.
every so often I remember her and then my whole day is ruined. she made me hate biochem and absolutely wrecked my mental health.
unclear lectures and poor explanation of concepts
This course is definitely hard and requires time and effort. But Prof Patterson is actually super nice. I was scared before starting this course because I read so many awful comments here but I promise I didn't see any of what others claimed (not only my opinion, other people I met in the class all agreed she's great).
Prof Patterson has been an amazing professor throughout the term and made biochemistry actually quite fun. Even though the other comments have poor opinions of her, I personally feel she has taught the course well. The course itself is not easy by any means, so you'll still need to study if you want to succeed.
Agree with the two people below who took this course in Summer 2022. Professor Patterson has definitely taken a complete 180 in terms of teaching attitude compared to previous years. Her lectures are clear and concise, super easy to understand, and tests are fair. Super caring, patient, always willing to answer questions, and replies to emails fast
I took this class in the summer hoping to avoid this professor as I'd already had to drop it once. No such luck but at least I'm finally done. It seems to me that she is the only prof teaching this course now so I sincerely hope that she reads all this horrible feedback and makes improvements. Dont think she will though.
Worst prof ever. Has no disregard for anyone but herself. Not accessible, not caring, not considerate. Does not accommodate!!
SOooooooooooo Hard!
I do not like her. My GPA is crying
absolutely the worst. I really strongly dislike. Did not learn anything. She turns into Usain Bolt on the last 5-10 slides of lecture... :(
she is the bane of my existence
Awful.
It is very quick explaining in the end of the course, I cannot follow very well. There is no clear guiding structure for each lecture.
She sucks at teaching. You leave each lecture feeling even more confused about the concepts. She made me go to therapy because of how bad her teaching was. The TA's do a better job than her at teaching. Sometimes i wonder how she became a professor
JUST RUN!!!!!!!!!!!
Her lecture does nothing but making you more confused. Awful PowerPoints, not helpful at all, not well-organized and makes you confused. Don't know which the important to remember. Annoying weekly quizzes. Anyway, whoever takes this course will cry.
She makes every topic very confusing and cannot manage her time efficiently. Her quizzes are designed to make you feel bad for not understanding deep-thinking questions that are not touched on in lectures.
horrible prof. horrible class. horrible impact on my GPA. my biggest regret. fml
I don't know how they kept her in this course for so long but clearly there is an issue if the average is 52%
She stinks
Words are not enough to explain the horror
It's not helpful when the midterm average is a 52%. I did well on the MCAT section for biochemistry, yet can't even do well in this class. You have to know every little detail of the course! If you have Patterson for BCH210, run away & hope you can take it w/ someone else. Must take the class again b/c it's a degree requirement.
she does possess a professional ability to speak of.
I am sitting in her class rating her, I'd rather read the textbooks I bought but since I paid for tuition its better to sit here even I do nothing. She never have correct pace for lectures and the TA sucks, the term tests will give u questions that you never seen before. Thank you Patterson, you helped me on my way of pursuing fine art!
Patterson does absolutely nothing to help you learn. She sends emails after midterms, stating that there is nothing wrong with the questions, except for the fact that only 3/1250 people received 100. they only received 100 because they were given 2 extra points. She makes you think that if you get hit by a bus tmr, at least you never see her again.
No info on the slides but so much information said in the lecutres. The exam questions are really hard and poorly worded. Don't take this course if you don't need it!!
Patterson is such a bad prof and can't comprehend the fact that people aren't grasping the necessary concepts from her horrible teaching. She doesn't want to help her students, she assigns absurdly difficult assignments with very ambiguous instructions but refuses to answer anyone's questions. Don't take her classes if you can help it.
she sounds like a robot. she acts like she is out to get us. I hate her. she does not allow a second for us to write anything down. she skips through the slides so fast. I wish my ta was my prof. he's the only good thing about this course. shoutout tyler
This woman makes me hate everything about biochemistry, so much so that I'm changing my major. Awful term test with a 59% average INCLUDING 2 bonus marks. Quiz and test questions are unrelated to lecture content. Coming to Con Hall at 10 am 3x a week is miserable enough. Thank god for Tyler because tutorials are the only thing keeping me afloat.
I bought 3 biochem textbooks for her class, and I think it is a waste of money as her focus is completely not understandable. The writing assignment is extra hard. CHANGE YOUR MAJOR if this course is mandatory. DO NOT TAKE IT! RUN! RUN! RUN!
i have never hated anyone with such passion
Sian is one of the profs at U of T. She is so kind, she shelters the blame for an average of 52%. She has top-of-the-class wording for her questions. It's almost like you are reading a manuscript from Shakespeare. On her tests, she is so thoughtful that she tests topics where she zooms through like Usain Bolt. Her choice of music is top tier.
Maybe I am not that smart, BUT I shouldn't be insulted by her lectures in this way. You work really hard, and you spend a lot of time on this, then you get a super low grade even she gives everyone two extra credits. I will be having her term test Friday and I am feeling bad now. Her aim is simple: YOU SHOULD ALL FAIL IN BIOCHEMISTRY, period.
Really the worst professor I've had at this school. Lectures are extremely unclear and have absolutely nothing to do with the content tested on the exams, which is reflected in the 59% midterm average. The fact that the department still allows her to teach a course that is mandatory for most life science programs is appalling. She is incapable.
Sian is not a horrible teacher, nor is she a very good teacher. there are most certainly major faults to how she runs this course, for example her instructions for big assignments are unclear and confusing and she tests u on obscure details - but the upside is she's a caring person, and if u bring questions to her she will do her best to help.
She tests on obscure details. Be prepared to study at least a week in advance for midterms and finals. That being said, biochemistry is a hard ass course so you cant really expect it to come easy. Its comparable to mathematics in the sense that even if u have a great lecturer, not everyone will be able to do it.
I like her a lot. shes super chill and nice. she definitely made tests and quiz's unnecessarily hard but hey that's life. Study hard and keep up with tutorials and you will do reasonably well.
Just bad, all types to bad as you can think. Don't want to waste my time rating her tbh
Tests the most obscure details while never focuses on them in lectures. Expects you to pick out the details for tests while lecturing at a pace of 1slide per minute. The answers for her quizzes don't even match with her lectures. Don't understand how she's teaching this course with over a thousand students.
i dont like her classes
yeah no. the other ratings sum up how it feels to be in her class. attendance in con hall decreases for every following lecture she teaches because her lectures are a waste of time and not points of focus on her tests.
Just horrible.
Ong I usually just accept and move on from a bad grade. But holy mother of god this class is ass. The content itself is not even that difficult but sian Patterson pulls out questions from the depths of hell with the worst phrasing on her exams. If u want to do well in this class start learning gypsy magic or how to perform hexes Cos, not bch
I'm gonna regret so much in my afterlife if I have a heart attack when releasing grades, or something happens on my way to her lectures. Took this course to have a better understanding of life, not learn to hate it.
I have never experienced so much stress in a course. Studied a week for the midterms and the results were still horrible. Little to no practice before tests, no textbook, no previous midterms, no outline of tests. You're left to fend for yourself. Random details tested, it's a lottery if you have reviewed it or not.
she inspires me to drop out
she makes my hard work look like a joke when i get the term tests back - she's SO hilarious
Professor Patterson is the best thing that has ever happened to me. She is very considerate when it comes to quizzes and other assessments. I aspire to be like her someday, in which I'll be able to give students a very hard time. JK. But for real though, I think she's a good prof but you definitely need to study A LOT to get an A. - Lems
You come into u of t fresh faced and optimistic. You persevere through the first year of life science. Leaving battered and mentally drained. But you did it you got through the hardest part of university, or so you thought. Because Sian Patterson is the hidden final boss ready to cleave at the remainder of ur gpa with her talons and horns. Be ready
The tests and quizzes are unnecessarily difficult. Content isn't that hard but the way the questions are worded results in poor grades. Class averages are very low and you have to work hard to get a decent grade in the course (75-80). If you can take this course with another professor I highly reccommend doing that.
Her lectures are actually okay, I can (at least I think) understand her lectures without needing to rewatch it. HOWEVER, her tests are philosophy, or gambling, just not biochemistry. I can confidently say that I can a good student and I work very hard for every course, but your grade for this course is simply not equivalent to your learning.
She did not seem that bad at first. This rapidly deteriorated over the course of the semester. Exam questions are hyper-specific, lectures do not feel like adequate preparation, and the assignment has extremely vague instructions.
by far the worst professor and course I have been forced to endure during my time at uoft. Somehow finds a way to make mc tests excruciatingly difficult and hyperspecific on very peripheral information. Expects us to have PHD level knowledge going into a test. Lectures are disorganized, almost feeling like an ensemble of miscellaneous information.
Please dont take this course/prof if you can help it
Professor Patterson is not an understanding person AT ALL. She doesn't answer questions in any sort of useful or helpful way, and goes through lectures too quickly. She's not very understanding when it comes to deadlines and extensions either. I didn't really enjoy her course, & having her as a prof made the course much worse than it already was.
Professor Patterson is literally the worst professor because of how inconsiderate she is. Her lectures suck, the exams are a gamble and her responses are so dry. I get that university is a business but what professor wants to see her students fail? If I manage to pass this course, I promise I will start going to church. Amen.
For the students that gave her a good rating. You sit on a throne of lies. Do yourself a favor and switch programs. You will be better off. I promise.
Guys, read this paper first. "Metabolism in Motion: Engaging Biochemistry Students with Animation". Publishing paper like this does not make you a better professor, Patterson. Students need fair tests fit for average or little bit above average, not PHD level tests for undergraduates. I've got 4 textbooks, and I still can't do good in her class.
Haven't hated a course this much in my whole life
At the beginning of the semester she was pretty condescending and rude, but as the semester went on I found her to become very understanding and nice, especially in office hours. I'm still screwed for the final lol but at least she makes me giggle sometimes.
if I have to read a research article to answer a quiz based on lectures, it's doomed
worst course and prof seen in life period
I don't think she's a bad prof. She's actually a good lecturer, she's super approachable and really nice in office hours, I do think she's better in a smaller setting. That being said, her tests can be BRUTAL. I do think her tests aren't that reflective of the content taught, but biochem is a difficult field and that's not her fault.
BRUH. She is ok/good as a lecturer, at least better than some of my other profs. Her tests and quiz questions are just something else. Some questions can be vague and are not objective at all. MC questions ask you which is most important for metabolism, you can provide an argument for all the answers, but the correct one is what she thinks it is.
Her biggest downside is that the tests and quizzes have often different and more challenging content than what she teaches in class. However, she relates a lot of the course back to how u can use biochemistry to make informed health decisions which makes the course a lot more interesting, if u just want a high GPA, this is not the course.
Like bio130/230, the course should build on the concepts rather than jamming all the pathways into one course. Prof doesn't accommodate anyone even if ill (have proof), has heavy/hard tests/quizzes. Assignment and her teaching sucks, course can be self taught. The protein fanatic knows we suffer,doesn't care & likes to fail u, so much for a "PhD"
the class is hard because biochem is hard, but Patterson is a pretty good lecturer. sometimes better at explaining concepts in office hours. tutorials are optional but extremely helpful. i love her emphasis on biochem and human health
i think that dr patterson is able to explain the content well and i do leave the lectures with a pretty solid understanding of the material but testing is just not reflective of what is taught. additionally, instructions for the assignment were vague and despite following everything on the rubric, i was marked low.
The Multiple choice Tests had very ambiguous options, I could argue in favor for multiple answers .
BCH with Patterson is the worst course I have ever taken. The tests are absurdly difficult and the averages are very low. She explains concepts in a very confusing manner, makes useless annotations, and somehow expects you to know every single detail inside and out. She also is unable to pace herself during lectures and often rushes the material.
Going to write her final today. FML
she's nice in office hours. she's a bit over hated but a lot of hate is within reason. her tests are not at all reflective of the lectures taught in class, and she's not a good enough lecturer to be making the test questions so difficult. this course is not easy, but majority of us required it and had no choice. farewell passive aggressive queen
Dr. Patterson is a good lecturer; her slides are easy to understand and she explains concepts quite well. However, BCH210 is an INCREDIBLY content heavy course and the tests are very difficult. On tests, there are trick questions that require you to carefully read every word of the question because it is trying to lead you to the wrong answer.
Professor Patterson is a very good lecturer and easy to follow, organized, and I actually really enjoyed the material! That being said... her tests were very difficult. Not at all intuitive and the multiple choice had me debating different answers that could be argued to be true. She was also not very helpful with the assignment.
She's a great teacher and is very knowledgeable about biochemistry. The test questions can be challenging. However, as long as you prepare well, it's very possible to get good marks on her tests. There are lots of ways to get marks in the course, which is awesome. She and a TA answer every single question on the discussion boards which is amazing!!
In retrospect, it was a decent class, albeit harder comparatively to other life science courses, which is why most people leave negative reviews. Weekly quizzes are easy to do good on, but hard to get perfect. Midterms are the toughest part of this course. Writing assignment was marked very leniently, and the final was extremely fair.
Challenging course. Requires lots of time and effort to solidify understanding (I spent ~1-3h studying after each lecture). Her lectures are clear and concise. Every word and every sentence on her slides are testable, so make sure you fully understand them. Assignments were marked fairly and leniently. Overall, this course is worth studying.
As long as you try to learn the material and rely less on a coddling prof and more on your own study methods and learning, you should be golden! The slides are not as detailed as lectures. For me, I found that not going in person and watching the lectures online helped a ton in learning. Give her a chance! Plus, she gives out candy sometimes.
She thought she ate but she left crumbs. She needs help cause she really thought we were phd level students. Even if you know the materials inside out, she makes sure to pull the weirdest questions. Not organized and does not go over order of slides. Very passive aggressive in discussion. Please be ready to be railed harder than 1st year Chem.
Got 88 , I think this course is ok.
This course does not provide any textbook along with bare minimum lectures. The exams are not reflective of the lecture material (despite being told it's only lecture-based). The saving grace of BCH210 was the TAs.
Patterson is a good lecturer I learned a lot about biochemistry. BCH210 would benefit from not focusing on the minutiae of lab techniques, any lab a student joins would cover procedure and we wont remember all the details without application in the lab. Less concise slides and good practice materials would improve BCH210.
As the person responsible for all our tests, yikes. As a lecturer and course coordinator, I've actually found that she's really nice and accessible in person. BCH210 will hit you like a freight train at first, but the final assignment was marked VERY leniently and the final was definitely curved up.
Please run, if you cant, speed walk AWAY FROM THE PATTERSON. She made me hate biochem. I actually enjoyed all the bio courses, even the tough ones BUT SHE WAS AWFUL. you can tell she took pride in failing her students. I really hope someone else teaches the BCH210 class. She should not be a prof. If I ever teach, I will make sure to not be her
Please Uoft, my mental health is already messed up and you decided to bring patterson to screw me up harder. She is bad, really bad at this. I am sure the content was not that bad BUT MAN she hates us. she is just bad. I hope i can mentally recover from her class cause I don't think I WILL EVER
I changed my whole major because of this class because the prof was just bad. the content was doable and its biochem so obviously its tuff but she made it IMPOSSIBLE. I hope she understands how detrimental this is for her students. I want to confront her and tell her she made my dislike myself over a STUPID COURSE. I feel for future uoft lifesci
You can at least get an easy A if you know everything in ppt. The average for assignments is pretty high, and the LEC content is very useful for every life science student.
Don't get scared away by your midterm marks. The assignment and final definitely boosted my mark. Attend office hours and post questions on discussion boards, they help a lot. Attempt the tutorial questions before the TA goes over them, make the best use of the limited practice questions!
Geniunely a nice person, but the first midterm was definitely rough (52% average IIRC). Second midterm was a breeze, assignment was marked leniently, and final exam was extremely fairly. Her lectures are actually taught very well, and she's super nice in office hours. A tough and challenging course, but doable nonetheless.
At first, her lecs were very hard to understand & she spoke too fast, but as the sem went on, she spoke slower and explained better (though not good). You need to take notes of EVERY little thing she mentions bc its testable. Pay attention to the pics and the tiny words on the pics. The assgmt was a mark booster but u need to work for it. not easy
Absolutely terrible course... avoid like a plague
The professor's lectures were unclear. She is incredibly unapproachable and uncaring. The tests are the biggest flaw of this course. It tests you on insignificant details and the difficulty level does not reflect her teaching. One of the worst professor at Uoft. Ive taken courses harder than BCH210 and got As because the prof explained things well.
She is really accommodating! She moved our midterm and lab report back by a few weeks when we were all overwhelmed by tests and assignments.
Nice professor who encouraged and supported me during COVID-19. She would nicely accept your own thoughts on assignments even though yours are different from TA's.
Dr. Patterson was a great lecturer and I really enjoyed her lectures. She cared about students and listened to our concerns, and even moved our midterm to a better time so we wouldn't get overworked. Her questions were a bit ambiguous, but overall, her content was very well explained.
Dr. Patterson was a decent lecturer, and while personally it took some time to get used to her lecturing style, she is quite interactive with her lectures and she is accessible for questions outside class. Her test questions can be difficult, but she went through sample questions with us so we could get an idea of what to expect.
The course BCH210 is awful no doubt about that. The material at times is interesting but the tests are horrendous. However, the professor herself is decent and helpful.
Favourite class:)
Prof responded to emails and lectures were explained very well, but tests were very detailed. I studied hard, went through all lectures, quizzes, and study methods. I did everything prior a week each. Also wrote review notes the day of each lecture. It wasn't enough. Had a bad attitude to people seeking help in office hours. In emails she was rude.
Definitely puts in a lot of effort into her slides and lectures, wildly over-hated
Professor Patterson is a decent prof, she's open to answering questions in person/email/discussion board and is friendly and a solid lecturer. This does not change the fact that BCH210 is an extremely difficult course. The material can be tough and the exams are exhausting. However the final paper is a grade booster and is relatively easy.
Absolute nightmare on all the midterms and exams. The midterm averaged a 58 only because she gave everyone a 2 point bonus. Very hard. Don't take this class if you don't have to. There was 1 assignment paper and even that was brutal. TAs were brutal and the paper was marked very intensely.
THE WORST CLASS IN UOFT. AVOID AT ALL COST.
The course was tough and very memorisation based but she did well in explaining concepts. However, in my opinion, what she did poorly was not explaining all information given on the presentation slides, not using a textbook actively, and being extremely fast-paced which made it difficult to take notes (but she posted lecture recordings online).
This is already an online class which is harder than in person, yet she uses lecture videos recorded 3 years ago and left all other teaching to the TAs. In the lecture videos she talks SO fast and it's like she's reading off emotionlessly a script made of unnecessarily long sentences. Didn't even provide subtitles.
Terrible lecturer, breezes through important concepts without explanation. My interest in Biochem is entirely snuffed out. Expects undergrads to have PhD level of familiarity with properties of AAs and functional groups. From the previous reviews on her here, she has clearly not learned her lesson and is still delusional.
Explains concepts very poorly, it feels like she's teaching it with the assumption that we already know and understand many terms and concepts. She talks mostly about things that aren't even mentioned in the slides and ignores points made in the slides. Her lectures are hard to follow and really frustrating. Makes the concepts very hard to learn.
The worst second-year prof. She teaches the course with the idea that we already know what we are doing. She'll briefly mention something that has no relevance and then quiz on it. They do not even provide practice questions. She can't even explain the topics well. You're better off just watching YouTube videos.
Professor Patterson talks about complex topics very quickly and expects us to know the background information, and she would mention how some concepts will not be tested but then have quiz questions on that very exact topic. I am completely lost for most of the time in the lecture. Slides are very disorganized and full of gibberish.
She does not teach.
doesn't explain stuff well. AT ALL!
Does not teach well at ALL! Biochem is hard enough but she makes it 10 times harder.
Prime example of why researchers should not all be allowed to teach. Does not explain concepts well at all, is not clear on what we need to know, does not follow the slides and goes off on tangents, and is very disorganized. Expects a high level of understanding prior to being introduced to the topic for the first time.
Just no, like girl BFFR
She and Lauren Bathurst are the worst profs I've ever had, I'm pretty good at studying(got a 90 on the HMB265 midterm), but this course is so horrible that I doubt I would even be able to pass. The contents aren't even hard, but Patterson and Bathurst made it so that I don't even know what to search up when I'm trying to teach myself.
This prof uses recorded lecture videos from 3 years ago to teach and let's the TAs in tutorial do the rest. Concepts are explaining minimally with lack of effort in the recordings, and students are expected to use expert level knowledge on midterms.
Really awful professor in terms of teaching. It feels as though very little effort is actually being put into teaching, especially compared to other professors. There is no doubt that Patterson and Bathurst have passion for bch, it's simply that they are NOT teachers. Videos are NOT helpful at all, teach yourself. Prep material is non-existent.
Worse at explaining things than a politician
She lectures as if she asked ChatGPT to write a script that confuses the most students possible. She's incredibly verbose, vocabulary heavy, and seldom stops to clarify important information in simpler terms. However, if you find the time to decipher and understand the word salad, you'll have a chance of doing well.
A terrible course with a terrible prof.
Professor Patterson's lectures are not student-friendly. I wish she would explain things in simple terms to allow students to grasp major concepts instead of only using insanely confusing vocabulary-heavy sentences. Please keep in mind that we are new to this vocabulary and we have to pause and rewind every sentence because of this.
I don't know where to begin, is it how Patterson lectures or how this course is organized. It's almost unbelievable and hilarious that this course is in a world class university such as U of T. Patterson is the worst prof I have ever had, period. She has to take a course on how to talk.
if i could give this prof 0 stars, i would. dr patterson's lectures are some of the worst i have experienced at uoft. slides are unclear. only basic concepts are explained, and even she does a horrible job with that too. they expect you to be able to extend your knowledge to complex application based questions, that are barely covered in class.
Terrible Prof. The lectures are only 20 - 30 minutes long, and we have 3 lectures a week. It takes over a hour to watch each lecture because you have to make sure to write legit every word she says because she tests on the smallest detail. Not to mention she uses complex words, goes off on tangents, and talks so fast. #teacheroftheyear #Bestprof
wow! Terrible! The lecture slides have full paragraphs. Instead of putting all of the relevant info on the slides, she goes on a tangent, doesn't cover everything written down, and then expects you to understand and memorize what she says AND what is written down. And neither makes much sense!! avoid unless mandatory
One of the most difficult professors to follow. Gives lectures in an extremely jumbled, incoherent, and unprofessional way. Learning from her is like deciphering an ancient language. Clearly reads off a script, and it isn't a good one. Run on sentences 50 words long make her lectures so hard to follow.
The people who rate her a 1/5 are the people do did poorly in the class. It's simple: if you put in the work, you will get an A.
Great!
Her lectures were very helpful!
I actually studied, did my duties as a student, and got a good grade! Turns out Biochemistry is not too bad if you actually put the time in, instead of blaming faculty! Cheers!
Even though I failed, at least her lectures were good.
As with most classes at U of T, it is obviously possible to do well in BCH210, but much of your success in this class is going to have to come from your own learning via outside sources (youtube)...Patterson provides the most brief and verbose lecture videos I have ever watched. She says to "focus on the concepts" but tests on the details.
One of the best professors in the whole world! I love biochemistry, and I love learning about protein structure and function! Excited for BCH311!
Lectures are very detailed. Slides are complete with bullet point notes, she teaches by reading them in a reworded paragraph form with extra details that u mostly MUST know. Explains decently well but goes quite fast n doesnt rly follow her notes, kinda confusing. I DONT THINK SHES SUPER HORRIBLE tho, BCH is just hard but ya she could be better
What an absolute mess. Unorganized, unstructured lectures that try to cram an hour worth of content into a 20-minute lecture. No enthusiasm, unable to break down hard concepts and provides minimal guidance on what is important to learn and what is irrelevant information. Memorize everything EVER if you want a chance of doing okay.
One of the worst courses and profs I've had so far. You're better off watching YouTube videos to learn the content.
Poor professor. The lecture is so meaningless and easier than the assessments and it does not help us for the quizzes and exams. The weekly BBQs and quizzes are also tricky -- you must spend a lot of time reviewing the material in order to get high marks. The midterm and final exams are so difficult that I fail both the midterm and final exams.
so inflexible and not understanding at all :(
Biochemistry is difficult. Suck it up. She's a good prof.
She actually cares a lot about students and is very accessible outside class. She replies to any questions that I send (via email) in detail. The content and test questions could be hard, but doable. Great Prof
Dr. Patterson cares much more about study habits (and work ethics etc.) than letter grades. She actually wants to prepare people well for 3rd+ year. A nice person and a nice prof :)
Avoid BCH210 if you can!!!!
Horrible
The midterm averages for the past three years have been around 56-68 after usually adding 2 to 3 marks because no one can score 100%. Biochem is not hard, I don't have trouble doing it in the MCAT shouldn't be an issue for a 2nd year BCH course. Good prof, good slides, good TAs. Bad exams, bad quiz, no practice questions (2012 midterms :D)
She's super knowledgeable of the content and amazing at answering questions/ following her responsibilities as an educator. HOWEVER, the course structure is horrible and makes the relatively easy content we learn super difficult to apply. I mean even the practice test questions are from a diff prof over a decade ago how does that help anyone lol
Before taking biochem I read about the course, and I was panicked. honestly what I noticed is that feedbacks are exaggerated, it is a normal lifescience course. you need to know everything, I agree contents are heavy and difficult sometimes and needs lots of practices, but it is very doable as well. Patterson is very approachable and knowledgeable.
Lecture is clear, and very well explains the content.
I know people have their notorious opinions on BCH210 as did I. Took it in the fall as it was online, lectures were 20 minutes and awful, failed the midterm so I dropped it. Took it in the summer, was in person, she explains the concepts so so SO much clearer to the point it is actually really interesting and you aren't left confused after lectures
If you take BCH210 during the summer and she's your in-person professor, she's really good! Her lectures make sense, and she repeats the main concepts differently after introducing a new detail which is very helpful to understand the big picture. Go to her office hours!!!! She is extremely patient and will answer all your questions :))
The professor is very knowledgeable, but the course structure makes the content challenging. Attend lectures and use resources like unstuckstudy ai to stay on top of the material. Overall, a manageable class with the right study techniques.
Actually iconic. Was she a tough grader? yes. Were you expected to know everything she said that wasn't on the slides? yes. But her twitter game is fire and unparalleled by any prof at this institution.
Dr. Patterson has been an amazing lecturer over the course of BCH242. She was extremely invested in our learning and welfare and encouraged class participation. Her slides for 242 were very well organized, and she communicated both course content and expectations very clearly. I can't speak about 210, but based on 242 she is a 5/5 prof imo.
I think she is not THAT bad. Her class is hard and there is 1000 kids enrolled so yeah not really approachable. However, her explanations are clear and despite being hard, the exams were about the content covered in class and in tutorial. If you go to TA sessions and study regularly, you should be OK.
ahh i dont know
Her teaching is not that bad. You could still understand without looking youtube video, just takes a lot of time. Assignments grading are really unfair, TA does not even read your paper. Test is not relevant to what you have learned at all. Better not to choose this course.
Dr.Patterson explained all the material in depth and tests were fair but difficult. I don't know why she receives so many negative reviews as I felt extremely prepared for each assessment. This is a difficult course however, if you spend the time to review carefully there should be no obstacle to doing well.
careful on the bch assignment, many students got an ao even when citing properly. if you miss 1-2 citations, you will get flagged ao and she is not understanding at all. dont use ai tools at all to even check your grammar or it will get flagged.
Keep in mind that most people in life are dumb. If you put in the work and review all the material, the tests are extremely fair and test all your knowledge. Just keep on top of your work and you'll do fine.
Professor Patterson is a decent prof but this course was not easy. The main assignment had harsh marking and was pretty random as well, some people got marks off for certain things and others did not. Patterson was not that accessible to reach out to and it felt like it was always an inconvenience.
Patterson is the worst professor I have encountered in my academic career. Her pedagogical approach is full of condescension and apathy. Questions are met with disdain, fostering an inhospitable learning environment. Her patronizing demeanor and lack of instructional clarity render the course an arduous, demoralizing experience. Truly dreadful!
Patterson gets slack for a course that's badly run, and that's not even her fault. She's managing 1000+ students, teaching content that's challenging to most people, and still manage to often host office hours and review sessions. BCH 210 is an extremely difficult course that's horrifically organized, but it's not her fault.
tbh during the course i didnt enjoy it and thought she was a bad prof. later i realised it was just the content and course. i thought i would get a c but got a-. she isnt that bad guys just rewatch lecture and put in 3x effort - the content is hard and you have to take psl300, bio230, hmb265 with it - thats hard. dont blame her. shes alright
She's not a bad prof as these reviews say and the tests are fair it's hard when it's taken with other heavy courses
Maybe it's just the summer offering of BCH210, but Patterson was awesome this term. She was open to questions and clarification, all the assessments seemed fair, and our lectures were engaging & chill. Yeah, the content itself was bulky and intricate, but that isn't her fault but the course's. I think she deserves a higher rating.
Do not take this class unless absolutely necessary and if you do be prepared to dedicate all your time to it.
I really think she deserves more credit. Her slides are very organized and she is responsive to discussion boards and emails. I think it's okay to not like a course, but she still deserves respect as clearly there are way worse profs out there and she isn't one of them.
Deserves more credit as another review said. Explains topics clearly (IMO), although the class is VERY difficult, she does her best to teach you difficult concepts in a well manner. Her office hours are also really helpful!!
No idea why these ratings for Patterson are negative. She's a great prof who explains concepts well and lectures are interactive thanks to Mentimeter. Maybe it's because the class is big but she always answers answers on the DB. Plus, she has a great sense of humor and is funny.
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