Charles Wimpee - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

Professor: Charles Wimpee

Department: Biology

College: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOSCI405
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Our grade consisted of 4 exams. Prof Wimpee is such a great and entertaining professor so you actually want to attend his lectures. There is a lot of material covered however his exams were never extremely hard if you studied. I made notecards for each of the viruses and that seemed to help keep them straight since we went over 50+.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Wimpee is a solid teacher. He obviously knows a LOT about biology, which seems to be both a curse and a blessing. While he has the knowledge to expand on the material, he also tends to talk a lot about information not pertinent for the class, which for his tests there is already enough to stay on top of.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best professor. Period. I took Bio 150 with him and its was and still is my favorite class by far.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Wimpee is one of, if not, the greatest prof I've ever had. I love this man. He is an absolute genius. The exams are based off his power points and very similar to the study guides. 10/10 would recommend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Chuck is an absolute hoot. The lecture portion of class is graded solely on your 4 exams and is worth 60% of the grade. To do well on the exams, just do the study guide, there aren't really any surprises on exams if you're prepared, but they can be tricky. Lab is a bit boring, but counts for 40% of the course. Weekly lab quizzes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I just finished Dr. Wimpee's Bio 150 course and he has been my favorite professor at UWM. He has a genuine love for science and always supplements the powerpoint lectures with his own knowledge and experiences. Lecture attendance is not mandatory and you could pass by reading the notes on D2L but you would miss what makes his course special.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I love Chuck with every fiber of my being. He is so kind and absolutely loves everything in biology. I chose him as my bio advisor and he's just been fantastic to talk to and work with. If you see a class with him and are interested, please take it. You will not regret the decision.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO539
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Wimpee is the best professor to grace the Earth, he is so passionate about his field that he makes everything fun and engaging. Yeah, its a 4 hour straight course but there's breaks and he asks if the lecture is too much. Highly recommend any of his courses and himself as an advisor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO380
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This guy gave me a sense of self-worth and confidence to tackle the rest of the hard stuff I needed to graduate. His very human teaching style made understanding molecular biology easy. I might have never finished school if it weren't for him. I wasn't a great student, but in the real world it turns out I do better than most. Glad I finished.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a great professor and if you miss a class, you can easily look at his power points and get the notes. His exams are based on the material on the power points so you don't even have to read the chapters.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Wimpee is such a nice and funny guy, along with the other professors for this class. I was taking 3 other labs, so I didn't attend these classes at all, only for test dates. I only used the study guide, DON'T BUY THE BOOK! Could have gotten an A if I had paid a little more attention in lab and attended class. I suggest you do so!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Wimpee is one jolly old man, and that's fine by me. He lives, breathes, and eats biology. 5 total exams, no final, no drops. lab is 40%( cake walk). All the exams are about 90% from his study guides, all exams are curved about 4-5%, along with a minimum of 3% curve on your final grade. Very juicy, take of his classes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Wimpee is very passionate in his chosen field, loves student interaction and goes above and beyond for the success of his students. You'd be lucky to have him as an instructor. Currently in his 573 class and plan to take molecular techniques with him next semester as well. Also extremely lucky to do capstone with him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great teacher and an even better man.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I absolutely loved the way Professor Wimpee taught. He kept the class engaged no matter the topic and was always open to answering questions in detail. He was always willing to meet with students to talk about exams or things they were having trouble with and stayed after class often to answer any questions. Overall he is a great proffesor!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's a great lecturer and I liked the supplemental readings he posted. However, no matter how much I studied I wasn't doing well on the tests and he didn't help me at all. He just said that the next one should be easier and blah blah blah. I didn't get any help really.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome lectures. He's knowledgeable, clear, and funny!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Best teacher in the entire University, hands down. Extremely invested in his students. Loves what he does and makes you love the material you are learning. Take any class he teaches and you will be better off because of it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I liked Wimpee because he was funny. He's laid back and gave us lots of supplemental readings that made things much more clear. Unfortunately, I barely went to lecture. Even though I studied EXACTLY off the study guides he gave out, I consistently got C's on the exams. Not where I wanted to be at all, but it wasn't his fault.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr Wimpee is very passionate about biology, and he clearly really cares about the class. He is very smart and is a great lecturer. If you go to class every time and pay attention, and then study his powerpoints, you'll get an A. He is never condescending and frequently very funny.