Jonathan King - Trinity University

Professor: Jonathan King

Department: TBD

College: Trinity University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL2312
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. King is one of the nicest professors and incredibly willing to help. Both Shinkle and King are very intelligent but oftentimes that made material inaccessible. Utilize office hours to understand what the profs are looking for and how they ask questions. For King's modules, focus on material application/big ideas > straight memorization.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL2312
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, the fact that he taught w/ Shinkle made him look better. But make no mistake, his modules were extremely difficult. The fact that he doesn't post his slides makes it hard to take notes. I got the sense that he & Shinkle were kinda just making it up as they went along. Generally it's an awful experience, but at least he has jokes I guess?

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO2412
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor! Really wants to help you learn and is very helpful in office hours! Is willing to listen to his students and has a great sense of humor and is quite witty.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL2412
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had Dr. King for Cells, Systems, and their Environments and I LOVE him!!! Although this was a very tough class, Dr. King is a fabulous professor. He really knows his stuff (which makes the tests and quizzes hard). But despite that he is very helpful in office hours.... really get to know him! He loves to build relationships with his students.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO2412
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is so funny. If you try to get to know him he is willing to help. Good Guy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO1311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. King is a great professor! Though at first his module seemed a bit disorganized, he eventually pulled everything together. He is extremely helpful in office hours and will talk to you about just about anything. Also, he has a great personality that makes him fun to listen to and he almost always has a tie that relates to the class!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO1311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very unorganized and difficult to understand. He can be very intimidating. His tests were confusing and somewhat unrelated to the emphasized topics in lecture. He has cool ties though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. King is amazing! He is one of the nicest professors around and he is very helpful. Try to take a class with him if you can.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO1309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I LOVE Dr. King! I'm taking his cancer biology class reserved for nonmajors only, and I've always been awful at science, but he really makes it accessible, surprisingly unstressful, and enjoyable. You can tell he truly cares about his students. He even brought us breakfast for our first quiz! Such a great guy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1312
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. King is laid back and funny, or tries to be. I enjoyed his class and found it interesting. He tries to connect with the students and knows what he is talking about. If you learn the material you'll be fine.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His lab rocks! Most main-lecture profs are demonic in lab, but King is great! Grading is easy and classes are short and much less stressful than the other sections. Take this class!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1312
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy who can correct the other profs. He can be funny and laid-back, but he also knows how to teach. Unfortunately he only teaches one third of the class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO1312
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love Dr. King. You should take lab from him at all costs. He is super relaxed and makes you feel comfortable.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ORGANISMAL
• 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:

The class was hard, but Dr. King makes an effort to get you to understable the material as best as possible. The tests are tricky and detail specific, but not impossible if you study.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ORGANISMAL
• 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:

I advise only the people who are ging to devote their lives to Bio to continue with it. I got an A in Evo and am now in danger of getting a D in this damn class. Very vague about what's going to be on test and expects you to know EVERY DETAIL. It's a shame 'cause they seem like good people too.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: VERTPHYS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great guy. HARD class, but he is willing to work with you. Admits when he is wrong or isn't sure of something: a quality hard to come by in most professors. Easy to get to know on a level other than school, making class more enjoyable.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ORGANISMAL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's REALLY hard and his test questions are sometimes impossible, but he makes it really interesting, and he wants to get to know his students if you try to get to know him...he's really funny, and very fair.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Fun professor. Class is difficult, but he makes it fun and interesting.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ORGANISMAL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Funny guy. Tests are very hard, but he curves and let's you know that getting 60% on a test is good enough for him. He's awesome after you've suffered through a science class with Bachrach.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: VERYPHYS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

So freaking hard!!! You never know what is going to be on the test, it could be from a random lecture slide or could be from the medical physiology book in the library! Luckily the class average is like 50% so you can get a good curve