Larry Sprechman - University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Professor: Larry Sprechman

Department: Science

College: University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awful professor! Really messy handwriting and blocks the board a lot. Lectures are fast paced so bring a tape recorder. Tests are nightmares. First midterm average was ~80/150, second was ~68/150. You do the math. Confused about grading policies so I don't know how I'll do... Take Hilt if you can. I ended up going to his lectures and learned a lot

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIS102AND103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

hes the cutest man in the world

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He won't be teaching after this quarter. He's very intelligent and helpful at office hours. Lectures are very packed with info, writing fast helps alot. Overall, he's a very good teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIS103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Sprechman was a great lecturer and I enjoyed the class more than I thought I would. It's obvious he's been doing this a long time and he knows his stuff. The exams seemed about average difficulty for a science class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIS103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

OMG!!! he freaking sucks. can't stand his voice, his handwriting, and his whole way of teaching. hated every single lecture, and ended up not going to most of them by the end of the quarter. DON'T TAKE HIM!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

smart guy

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIS103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

this guy knows everything. literally Everything. however, his handwriting sucks. i mean it looks like he's drawing on the board. but you'll get used to it towards the end. exams? typical bis exam.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a good lecturer... i think his hand writing on the board is horrible.. but yeah learn what he teaches in class and go over his sample test.. he gives TONS which are really helpful becuase usually his questions are very similar to his test...Over all he's good but Stewart the TA SUCKS

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

A very patient and kind professor with fair but challenging tests. Learn every little detail...it will probobly be on the test.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

TA sucks

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hard grader, but do all problems, ask him for help. Lectures are hard to follow sometimes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

:(

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very hard to understand. Talks for days about stories that have no point. DOn't take him, his test averages are 10 point lower than other professors too.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

very hard tests, bad handwriting

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

To do well in this course, you must attend and learn everything in the lecture notes. The book and homework problems are not helpful, everything is drawn from his notes--So, to get the A, learn the notes.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good teacher! Although his lecture notes are a bit disorganized, he makes the material easy to learn.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

horrible! hard to understand anything, book didn't help either. bad handwriting, difficult test....DON'T take him

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His explanations are really thorough and clear although it is sometimes difficult to hear his soft voice so it would behoove you to sit closer to the board. Most of his test questions come directly from the concepts discussed in lectures. So know all the

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His lectures are interesting, but his tests don't reflect what you learn in class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very unclear in his lecture, draws incorrect structure of mulecules, sloppy hand writing and midterms don't reflect material in class or assigned reading.