Kemp spends most of the time in lecture telling stories that have nothing to do with the material and then breezes through the powerpoints without much explanation for the material. He made it clear in class that you don't have to attend and your success in the class doesn't really matter to him. You will do fine if you study a lot.

Never went to lecture, easy tests if you read book, power points, and his notes that are all online. Lab is tough though. Kemp offended me in the first few weeks from some religious joke so I never went, but still made an A

recycles same tests, not hard.

I went to class the first week and it wasn't helpful at all. Luckily I knew someone who knew someone and I ended up getting the test bank. If you know it front to back easies A in the world. Ended up finish with a 95 in there. GET THE TEST BANK

HE DOESNT USE TEST BANKS ANYMORE

Dr. Kemp does not teach. All he does in class is read the slideshows that the book provides. He even tells you at the beginning of that no one will come. However, the tests are not that easy. You have to study. This semester his tests had a lot of mistakes because he stopped using the the test bank. If you want to learn bio take someone else.

He doesn't use a test bank. He reads off the slides. I went to every lecture but never paid attention, just did homework. I read the book a little but mostly used his outlines on ecampus. He made his own tests and they had many mistakes. He had to give us bonus points on every test except the final. His tests are basic if you know the definitions.

He rambles on in lecture about random stories... barely went to class.. crammed for all the tests and made around a B for most...

Kemp is a nice man, he cares about his students and he tries to make biology as personable as he can. He often talks about his research and his past students to help remember things but tends to go off on tangents. He is a good professor but the material is difficult. Attendance is not mandatory, but you need to study for the exams heavily.

He used to use test banks to test his class, but recently changed to writing his own tests. The tests are tough. There are three tests and a final. Each test has at lest 6 chapters on it. His lectures are very boring, he reads straight off the powerpoint made by the book company. He will easily lecture through a chapter a day. Go to A PLUS!

Kemp is a very intelligent and interesting man. He'll spend most lectures telling stories about his awesome life experiences but that just leaves him covering the very broad concepts of each chapter. His tests are pretty easy because it's only over the basic. Read the book, get the workbook, and look over the test bank (he uses some of its stuff)

Good Prof, got off topic almost every lecture, first test I failed but then i went to A+ and never made less than a B on the rest. So if you need a prof that you don't really have to attend every lecture and doesn't have any homework he's your guy.

Kemp was a really nice and humorous old guy. Sadly, participation is totally not mandatory so only like 1/4 of people actually went. He just lectures straight from the textbook powerpoints. Your final grade only includes 3 exams plus the final so tests are extremely important. Go to A+ for review as many questions are also on his tests.

I dont know if it was just me but I did everything he told us to do to pass this class i.e SI sessions, A+, office hours, read the book etc. I still was making a D in the class before I had to drop. I would make 100's on homework and even had SI leaders saying I would be fine but still failed.

Bio is just a hard subject. Kemp is funny and loves to tell stories. The content is difficult and he teaches straight from the text book, he reads straight off the power point throughout lecture.

You don't have to go to class. About every other week he does bonus points in class and you definetely want those. So I would go. The tests are not too difficult if you read the book, study his powerpoints and GO to Aplus tutoring! So many of the questions from Aplus are the same ones that are on his tests. He is easier than the other biology prof

Lecture isn't required, most people learn more by reading the textbook. HOWEVER, in class extra credit changed my grade from an 85% to an A. Kemp is a sweet, old man, but I personally didn't learn much from him. To do well on his tests, completely dissect his online PowerPoints. If you have A+ test reviews, you'll have half the exam questions.

Class is very boring bc he reads off of PPT slides from the textbook company until he starts telling his stories about his life which are always cool. 25 points of extra credit were offered this semester for pop quizzes given out every now and then during class and a few online questions worth 50 points so your grade isn't based solely off tests

Only Bio teacher that I would recommend at TAMU. Lectures aren't really useful except for the extra credit but Kemp is a cool dude! As long as you read the textbook and pay attention and go through his notes the tests are easy! Mostly focus on the lab part of the class because that was the hardest part in my opinion.

Kemp's lectures are straight from the book. You don't even really have to go to class, but he does offer extra credit quizzes in class! They help. The tests were easy, and there isn't much homework at all. The hard part about this course is definitely the lab portion. Try to get a lab time later in the week so you have time to do the reports!

Lectures are super boring and pointless. He goes off on tangents that have nothing to do with biology. Only point of going to class is to get the extra credit points. Go to A+ or look at the test banks to study.

Professor Kemp is really nice and caring & much better one on one. However, the lectures aren't very helpful and you have to teach yourself. Make sure to use the test bank, form study groups, and go to class for the learning catalytic because it can move you up a letter grade.

I didn't open my book a single time but bought a season pass for A+. I didn't study outside of class or do any work besides going to every session that A+ offered. I went to class and got all pop quiz bonus points which took my grade at the end of the semester from a high C to a low B. Go to class to get bonus points but work on other homework.

Kemp was such a nice guy and very funny. I used test banks, went to A Plus, read the textbook. 30 points are given at the end as extra credit.

Kemp is so easy lol. I really don't know him though because I skipped all but my first class because his lectures were boring and unnecessary. I ended up with an easy A just by reading textbooks, slides and showing up for tests. I would recommend him because he is so easy. The thing is you don't learn anything much...

He goes pretty fast in lectures and doesn't really take the time to explain difficult concepts. He's a super nice guy with some great stories but sometimes he spends more time telling stories than teaching. He really respects students and loves what he does but this class was hard. APlus was my best friend, it helped a ton.

He knows a lot about the subject but just uses powerpoints from the textbook provider in class, making lectures boring. Powerpoints are posted online but aren't that useful for tests. Read the textbook or memorize the TEST BANK.

Dr. Kemp's lectures were very boring. He just read off the slides and made it difficult to stay awake. He does some extra credit in class, but that's pretty much the only reason to go. Teaching yourself and going to tutoring is the best way to get through the class, because it is a lot of information. Tests are hard, but doable if you study well.

Kemp is an easy A in the sense that his test banks are online and at A+, but beware, my semester he used the test bank for all except Exam 2, thus an extreme drop in the class average. However, I switched to Lee second semester because I learned nothing from the class despite getting an A. I went to every SI, but that won't help with his tests

Dr. Kemp is definitely a nice guy, but man he doesn't really teach. He is those professors you feel bad giving a bad review, but honestly I would not take his class again. PLEASE STUDY FOR THOSE EXAMS!! He reads off the slides and tells funny stories. In other words, go to lectures only for LC's and laugh but not exactly to learn anything.

Kemp is a character. He has super cool stories and is about as entertaining as they come, however he has been teaching for like 40 years and so he is kind of set in his ways of just reading off the slides. A plus is your best friend. Would recommend taking Kemp because his class is definitely doable.

Kemp was not the best professor because he just read of the slides, however if you go to aplus and study the test banks you will be fine. It's so sad that is his last semester because it such a sweet old man and has the best stories. Lab was a breeze minus the quizzes. (don't blow them off!!!)

Kemp gives no slack to his students. He just reads off his slides which he posts online so barely anyone shows up to his class. All the 3 plus final tests this sem were from the test banks so they were super easy. If you want to really learn the material memorize all the info from his slides (21 chap. and 60-80 slides each). Lab was super easy.

The powerpoint slides and the online test banks are your best bet for this class. I thought Kemp was a great prof and cared about his students a lot. Gave a lot of extra credit at the end of the semester too.

Prof Kemp has many interesting stories, and cares about his students. However, he tends to read off the slides and get sidetracked. You really have to memorize his powerpoints because his tests are very specific, general concepts from high school will not help in this course. Some swear by the test bank, some do fine without it.

Dr. Kemp was ok. He does not use the new e-book that the university uses for this class. He explicitly says that he does not like it. I went to 4.0 and go and did very well in this class. Don't waste your time reading the book, his lectures do NOT follow the book. Read the slides before the lectures, go to class for lc, and also he does curve.

Kemp was an okay choice for BIOL 111. But beware, the responsibility for you to learn the material will be on you because there are a lot of things he won't go over or will briefly mention that are imperative to know. He makes the class bearable with his story telling, but they can also get in the way of the actual lecture.