Lannan was a pretty average professor in my opinion. His lectures weren't very engaging and pretty boring at times, but he taught the material pretty well. There were some times when he would ramble about something that wasn't important and we fell behind in lecture material. The class had homework, participation, quizzes, two midterms, and a final. He also gave out ~2% of extra credit which was super nice. He provides a lot of resources that prepare you well for the midterms and he made them very fair. Sometimes there would be questions on the midterms that came directly from the practice midterms, so be sure to study them! I will say, the grading on the midterms was pretty harsh. You basically had to be word for word on the rubric to get full credit which was not fun. Overall, definitely not the worst professor I've ever had!

A lot of these reviews on BruinWalk are on the opposite sides of the spectrum. But in my opinion, I thought he was a really good prof. In the beginning it was definitely rough but it was his first time teaching this course so I'd cut him some slack. He did a whole 180 around the midpoint of the quarter and his lectures became much more engaging and had a lot less mistakes than the beginning. Some issues is that the slides sometimes had mistakes and that we would go overtime really often. I was in lecture 2 so I think the complaints that lecture 1 had about him is definitely fair. Hope he gets to keep teaching this class in the future since he shown a lot of improvements in his teaching style!

I had fears going into this class because of the reviews and the course material itself, but I was pleasantly surprised by the end of the quarter how doable this class is. Lectures were recorded, but participation was graded using iClickers. You were allowed to skip a certain number of lectures and discussions sections, and you also had the opportunity to make up participation so I'd say this system was overall fair. Lannan isn't the best at managing his time during lectures, and for having such short lectures, there was a lot of material to go over. Having recorded lectures was essential to my grade and I rewatched every lecture as part of my studying. There were also quizzes, which mostly involved memorization, and for this quarter the lowest quiz was dropped. Exams were fair, and the professor was very willing to hear everyone out if any of the questions felt unfair or ambiguous. Discussion worksheets were graded mostly on completion, with a few being graded for accuracy. There was also an extra credit group project that I found very fun and 100% worth doing. Nonetheless, this class was difficult. If you want to do well, you have to put in the work. Like a crazy amount.

If you see a review saying that you have to stay in and not party in order to get an A in this class, don't take it too seriously. I went out to parties the weekend before both midterms and got an A on both midterms (very slay moment). Lannan is super sweet and funny in the socially awkward, nerdy type of way and he's an awesome professor. There's extra credit from Campuswire, an end of the quarter project, and feedback surveys from him. The best thing to use for studying for exams is the review exams that he posts.

I read previous reviews before taking this class with Lannan and it deterred me from enrolling in the class. However, I switched into his class during week 2 and it was one of the smartest decisions I have made. The breakdown of the class was 70% of your grade was exams (20% per midterm with 2 midterms and a 30% final) the other 30% was comprised of participation via clickers and discussion attendance (8%) as well as homework (12%) which is partially graded for correctness and quizzes which are brute memorization (10%)

Professor Lannan is a very good lecturer, and is very clear with what he wants you to understand. He will literally say "I am going to test you on this either on the midterm or the final" or he will say "This is important information I want you to know". He also provides you with learning objectives which in my opinion were very comprehensive study guides. He is very passionate about his teaching and really wants students to understand class material. A lot of people complained about the grading of his exams because he was looking for pretty specific answers. However, every biochem class is a buzzword class, and there are certain words that you have to know. He was a little bit more relaxed this quarter as far as buzzwords go, but specific answers were still required. All of the "buzzwords" that you are required to know are given on his slides or he says them in class. All fo the details you are required to know are given on the slides and detailed in the learning objectives. If you are someone who takes hand written notes on paper I recommend you print the slides out. He does read from the slides a lot but he also adds extra information that you will need to know. His practice exams are exactly like the exam he will give you as far as question structure, so you will know what to expect when taking the exam. There is a lot of content in this class. The first midterm does not cover as much as the 2nd midterm or the final, but it is still a lot of information. I would recommend having a study group that goes over the learning objectives and fill them out thoroughly. The class is very detailed and he tests on details, so I would also recommend studying at least a week in advance. The textbook is useless do not waste your money. He will tell you everything that you are required to know.

Lastly, professor Lannan is very understanding and willing to help if you just ask. He opened up extra office hours due to the TA strike, and attended review sessions to make up for the TA's absences. He is also very willing to answer questions after class.

Overall he is one of the better stem professors I have had. This class is not easy, but it is manageable and receiving an A is doable if you are willing to put in the effort.

This review will get as accurate as possible so ignore the others:
First off, Professor Lannan's material is understandable if you truly study the content. I found myself watching his lectures at home 2-3 times until I understood them. To get the A you want, there is no going out to a party, you have to stay in your room and put in the hours as I did. Study everything he goes over, study the slides, study the practice midterms he gives, study the LA-given study guides AND USE CAMPUSWIRE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS BY ASKING QUESTION LEFT AND RIGHT. People will answer you in minutes during the day trust me. This helped me a lot because when I was stuck on something, all I did was ask campus wire and people helped in minutes. Next, he will give a lot of extra credit but don't rely on it for your grade. The final is cumulative but our class got lucky by becoming a no-harm final, but do not rely on that bc it was under a certain circumstance that we got that luxury. Join Zoom office hours, and if you cant, rewatch the zoom recordings. Go to office hours and do the most to understand all the class concepts. He is very nit-picky on exams and will mark down points left and right so write down everything about the question it asks for and don't leave out a word bc that could make or break half a point. Bc of my unhealthy study times, I did great in the class but this is college, you have one shot in these 4 years to create a strong backbone of your college career so study as u should and do not go out if your friends beg you to come out with them. This is a class that you will get an A in if you truly put in the work, not just few hours of study a day, your life is chem 153A if you take it with Lannan. But overall, he is approachable, just lags on emails. Although this was a long review and sounded harsh, if you know yourself and your study habits, decide if you should take this class.
HW, Participation, and Discussions were 30% together
Midterms together were 40%
Final was 30%