H. Leigh Auleb

He was a very nice professor. Very easy to ask questions during class and after class in his office hours. But his lectures can seem like a lifetime! I have always gotten C's in science classes because it takes me longer to understand the material. I was able to listen to tapes as the class went along. He gives the study guides for his tests at the beginning of the semester in his workbook that is used in class. Everything that is explained in classes has a visual example to go along with it. If you miss some notes in class the tapes of his lectures are available in Media Access Center in the Library. I did my study guides with the tapes and my class notes and finished them atleast a week before the test. I was able to breeze through the last test and the comprehensive final that were on the same day!!! Do the study guides in advance and go to him with questions, review the workbook, don't mis class and use the tapes as your lifeline. Overall it was alot of work because there was no assigned hw but I liked it.

This class was so boring! He would always tell andedotes to make things more interesting but really, they just made everyone go to sleep. The tests were a little hard if you don't go to his lectures or pay attention. But as long as you go to class and stay awake, you shouldn't do so bad.

Although Dr. Auleb was interested in the material he taught his lectures quicklt put you to sleep. Also, you never knew what you were going to get on an exam. Sometimes his questions were extremely confusing and hard and other times they were almost too easy. For the portion of the class he teaches I would definitely read the book.

Professor Auleb is the most accommodating and caring professor. He should be cloned. He not only tapes lectures but also gives an excellent course outline so students can concentrate on listening in class, not scribbling. He has a great command of the subject and has the unique ability to teach complex concepts in easy-to-remember ways. For example, when describing myosin, he used the analogy of him carrying his granddaughter higher and higher off the ground. I wish he taught all of my classes!

If you are planning on taking this instructor for Bio 350 you are out of luck. Since he is retired, he will only be teaching lower division classes. It was great to have a smart instructor(not that the others aren't smart) that had went to a "state" school for his B.S. Leigh is/was the best cell bio instructor of the group that teaches it. I won't say anything else because he will never teach this class again.

Leigh Auleb is not a bad person, but his lectures are more a 'history of cell bio' than an actual cell bio class. After taking the first test and getting a 'C' (and I'm a bio major) I'm starting to see what people mean when they say "you cannot get an A from Auleb". I had him for Bio 230 as well and while he's a nice guy his lectures are dull and dry and all we do is learn about experiments that were done over the years in cell bio rather than what is going on in the cell. Supposedly the other guy is worse (deneclaw) so that's why I say he's the lesser of two evils.

His questions are often "tricky" or ask you to recall information that is not in the book, study guide or review sheet that he hands out. The way most classes work are you get taught something, you do problems or review the info, the test comes around and you recognize everything from the lecture or the book. Here you are asked to learn about Suzy's ovaries and learn about Tommy's sperm, but what happens if Suzy and Tommy go out on a date and Tommy knocks up Suzy - will they live in a shack, a house or a mansion? How the hell should I know. Other people in the class look at me like I'm crazy when I complain that something that was mentioned for one minute on the first day of class that was not in the study guide, on the review sheet or in the book shouldn't be on the test. If its not there then its not important.

Auleb is a wonderful biology teacher. The tests are based primarily on his lectures. Reading the book at least once and paying attention in class will guarantee learning the material as well as an A.

He's a nice guy, and seems to be intelligent, but he is a horrible speaker. There were always at least 1/3 of the class sleeping, and people moaning of boredom. He often tries to tell stories about his life to "spice" up his lectures, but they never have anything to do with what he is lecturing about. I do not recommend Auleb.

Prof. Auleb was not well suited for this large lecture class. He frequently used incorrect terminology leaving students to sort out his mistakes before exam time. I could see him being good in a smaller class setting, but he was overmatched for this class.

This is an introductory biology course with an emphasis on cell and molecular biology. You'll get plant and animal tissue, with some basic chemistry and thermodynamics, etc. Auleb is a good, experienced teacher; no doubt. In fact I think he likes it too much because he likes to tell narratives and stories and get laughs. A couple of his jokes bordered on humerous. Having said this however his strong point is a flair for concretizing concepts: to take abstract concepts and breathe life into them. I rated him a B however because he simply covers too little material (quite well though) to do justice to his and professor Carnal's exams (they taught as a duet in my case). The worst thing I can say is that they let you keep none of your old tests as study guides, just useless multiple choice answer forms. Nothing beats old tests as study guides, and you won't have those to fall back on in this course. You better read your chapters friend. The published study guide however is a nice touch and really helps, but it hardly has the impact of actual tests for self-evaluation. You can't go wrong with this guy for introductory biology. He had me snoozing a few times due to his slow, deliberate pace (sit at the back of the lecture hall to go unoticed).

His lectures are very simplistic and straight forward. He lectures very slowly, and one needs a good deal of patience and coffee to stay alert. Most of what he covered in this class I had already learned in high school, but I was glad he covered topics like nutrition and AIDS.

There are only ten pages or so that you need to read in the book (biographies of scientists). It is worthwhile to just buy the book, xerox the pages of the scientists bios you are responsible for, and return the book to the bookstore.

Aside from the scientists' bios, his exams are almost completely based from his lectures. He also tapes every lecture and they are available in the library if you miss a few sessions. If you take the time to go to every class or listen to them on tape, study your notes extensively, you'll do just fine in the class.

It is a very interesting class. His lecture is very clear and up to date. The class require to buy a supplement and if you understand his lecture and supplement, you don't need to read test book. His lecture is very interesting and you won't fall asleep during the lecture because he gives alot of fun examples during the lecture. His tests are not too easy and also not too difficult. He will include alot of old exams questions in the exams so you must have the old exams in order to get a good grade in his class. But don't worry, he will post the old exams on the web.

Dr. Auleb is a straightforward, concise instructor. He is very accomodating to the students, providing: copies of old tests, cassette-tapings of all lectures (available in the library), extra office hour/review sessions near test time, and personal care when it comes to helping a student understand the subject better. He even comes out of nowhere sometimes with really funny and interesting real-world examples. I would definitely recommend him.

When I took Bio 230, Dr. Auleb seemed often to be annoyed at students. He lectured like he was in a dream, but clearly. His lectures made sense, but they were dry and hard to keep paying attention to.

I liked how organized he was and how he carefully built up to his point. The high point of the semester was the 'dance of the lipid' with which he explained the different properties of saturated and unsaturated fats.

Dr. Auleb has been the most accomodating teacher that I have had at SFSU. He arranges extra office hours before each test for students to ask questions. He tapes all of his lectures so if you miss one, or want to listen to some of them over again, they are available. A large portion of his exams include material from his old exams (available at the biology stock room); it is worth the money to copy them. They are quite useful to study for his tests.

My experience with Auleb was a good one. He uses real stories to make remembering easier. Some may find this boring, but if you connect easier with stories rather than facts, you will enjoy and get a lot out of this class. He projected what he was talking about on a screen for the whole class to see, which is great for visual learners. I went in expecting this to a difficult and boring class, but Auleb enjoys teaching his subject and that showed.

Dr. Leigh Auleb is an excellent biology professor. Not only does he have command of the subject, but he is articulate plus he lectures with expression; and this includes gesturing properly and in an interesting way. He is also outstanding such that he would frequently refer to general situations unrelated to biology that can be related to biology; and the result of this is better clarification of the material he is lecturing on. For example, he would relate cancer to a sample general situation such that of your lazy, umemployed brother-in-law coming to live with you without him getting a job nor making any contributions to the household. Even more troublesome, your brother-in-law uses your credit card number to buy all the things he want and you would have to pay for them. This is related to cancer such that it is caused by cells multiplying uncontrollably and that these cells make no contributions in maintaining a person's body....As a result, one will learn a lot in Dr. Auleb's class without being confused because he will elaborate on his lectures....In addition, Dr. Auleb is good because he writes words and objects bigger than average on the board. Thus, students who do not have a perfect eyesight don't have to worry about rushing into class and having to sit in the front rows.