Bro had me pulling my hair out all quarter. The actual course material wasn't too difficult, but the way he teaches, wacky grading, & the entire grade being based on exams will do it for you. All I can say is good luck & get started early on the practice exams. Even Anyika ochem didn't do me this dirty

John Lew is incredible. He's very interesting and fun to listen to, but this course is HARD. You have to understand concepts extremely well. But Dr. Lew explains everything clearly and in depth. There's videos, lectures, readings, homework problems, and past exams. Do as much as you can. You'll spend a lot of time studying if you want to do well.

This class was very difficult. His lectures are entertaining. If he tells you not to memorize something like the TCA or glycolysis- he is lying MEMORIZE everything. The weekly quizzes look just like the homework, do well on those they saved my grade. The exams are similar to the practice exams he posts, but do not really reflect the homework.

"would" - my good buddies in this class

By far, best MCDB professor I've had. Really hammered home on what was important, and 4 months removed still remember a lot. Great job of using concepts to drive memorization and making the subject matter unforgettable. Very accessible in office hours, and it is not a class where bs gets in the way of doing well. Highly recommend

Great professor! Really teaches the conceptual aspects of the class well, I still remember all of it weeks removed. Super kind and helpful in office hours. Hard class, partially due to large amount of material requried on own time but truthfully material in the class should be taught over 17 weeks not 10. Overall great prof and fun class.