Richard Kazmaier
Department: | Biology |
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very knowledgable in MANY different fields, very technical, and won't ever give you incorrect answers. Teaches many fascinating courses. Plant and vertebrate courses involve a lot of specimen identification and name memorization. Study difficult. Essay question exams mostly. Keep your attendance up. Species accounts in Ichthyology and Herpetology. | |
Conservation Biology is really useful for knowing more about social issues associated with the environment. Kaz's exams are very long, thorough and require a lot of detailed knowledge to make an A. I think his exams are fabulous because he does not allow you to pass unless you show you understand. High standards! | |
I was one of the few people who really liked Plant Classification. It takes loads of extra time, and you can't just start on the project immediately because it takes a while to navigate the mass amounts of new vocabulary/how to use the key. Probably the great thing to do is to study the terms so that navigating the key isn't such a pain. The exams a | |
Everyone knows Dr. Kaz is knowledgable, but it comes at a price: he's exceedingly opinionated, and expresses his personal opinions as if they were difficult-fast rules. A great guy to ask for help, just make sure you stroke his ego and don't question what he says. It might also be a great idea to develop your own opinions, and not take all he says in "discussions" (which seem to be stacked toward his views and against the students) as fact. Other than that, he's a great teacher, and I recommend him. | |
great prof. he is a well of knowledge i have had many of his courses and have never been unimpressed. btw take conservation bio, not required but learned more in that class than all 3 years in the program combined |
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