http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - California State University - Chicoen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comMon, 08 Sep 2008 04:22 ESThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssdylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com)dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review42621/Read-or-DieThis guy is very passionate about the subject he is teaching. He has read practicly every book dealing with the subject so he will be able to answer any question you have. His lectures are very uplifting in many instances especially when he pounds his desk or yells to make his point. He seems intimidating at first but as long as you read his material you will be fine.noemail@coursereviews.com (Skyler)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review42621/Read-or-Die#comments2004-01-30T14:25:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review42621/Read-or-Diehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review27738/Hes-a-quotDraculaquotwill-suck-all-your-bloodThis prof. thinks that he is the best.Would someone please let him know that no one can be worse than him.He's been teaching for past 30 years I guess and must have jeapordized the careers of so many students in those years.On the tests he asks questions that even the department chair would not be able to answer and his homeworks almost kill you.His only aim, I think, is to make sure that no student gets a good grade in his class.If you do your best you manage a C in his class or sometimes if you get lucky you can even get a F.And this is true for all the classes that he teaches which include ECE 145,ECE 247 and ECE 345.So my advice is to avoid him if u can...which is not possible because he teaches all the core courses.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review27738/Hes-a-quotDraculaquotwill-suck-all-your-blood#comments2003-06-22T18:15:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review27738/Hes-a-quotDraculaquotwill-suck-all-your-bloodhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25897/A-sub-par-TeacherHe's a horrible teacher, and lecturer. He doesn't explain anything. He expects you to already know the material. He is a complete bore, and he does not know his stuff.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25897/A-sub-par-Teacher#comments2003-05-09T02:32:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25897/A-sub-par-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25797/Great-teacherShe is a great teacher and makes every effort to show students new information about world events. She does not shove inforamtion at us in a fast paced way, but makes sure we understand before moving on. I really enjoyed her class and felt that I learned a lot of important information. I would definitely reccommend students to take a class from her in the future!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25797/Great-teacher#comments2003-05-07T13:04:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25797/Great-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25796/Great-TeacherHe is absolutely wonderful and has a charismatic personality. He truly cares about his students and makes an effort to be available.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25796/Great-Teacher#comments2003-05-07T12:59:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review25796/Great-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review22707/A-nightmare-of-a-teacherScott Hopkins is the worst teacher I have ever had in my life. He speaks as if everyone in the class is five years old, and is a total power tripper. He is dull and you will never get a straight answer out of him. I talked to everyone in the class and everyone agreed that if they ever saw that he was going to be teaching a class they were interested in, they would not take it because they couldn't bear another quarter with him.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review22707/A-nightmare-of-a-teacher#comments2003-01-17T12:06:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review22707/A-nightmare-of-a-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review21666/Great-Professor-from-England I am a student who is no longer at CSU, Chico. I had Professor Sorsby four years ago and I must say that it was because of her that I thought I would go on and major in French. Such as the case I am at a community college as a music major and did not pass second-semester French. Sorsby is very nice and you'll probably want to go on and take more French classes with her if you take one of her beginning-level language classes.noemail@coursereviews.com (jshepherd)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review21666/Great-Professor-from-England#comments2002-12-22T23:51:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review21666/Great-Professor-from-Englandhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review19976/Great-teacherAn excellent teacher. I wish he was teaching full time so I could take more of his classes. Really knows his stuff, is able to explain the material clearly, and is always willing to help outside of class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review19976/Great-teacher#comments2002-11-20T21:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review19976/Great-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review18578/Great-Teacher-Good-under-standing-of-the-materialGreat Teacher. Explains the concepts very well to begining students. The projects and tests are based on what was explained in the class. The required book wasn't much help. Could use a better book, but made up for it in lectures. Great TA. Always available to help with projects.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review18578/Great-Teacher-Good-under-standing-of-the-material#comments2002-09-10T18:09:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review18578/Great-Teacher-Good-under-standing-of-the-materialhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11525/On-point-in-depth-excellent-instructionTony presents material in a very well organized way. His class lectures follow online lecture notes closely, and he provides additional outlining as he goes so it is easy to keep notes on what he is presenting. His anecdotes add to the material and are on point, they do not ramble and waste class time. He makes time to answer questions, and those answers are also closely on-topic. This class is moderately intensive with reading, and he gives a weekly quiz that is intended as a checkpoint to ensure students are keeping up with the textbook reading. If you are, you won't have a problem with the quizes. He expects papers and essays to conform to proper academic standards (including citations, etc); I think his appraoch is instructional for students who have not yet mastered writing at the university level. For those who already have this skill set, he seems to recognize and appreciate collegiate-level writing. I found Tony's class to be informative and interesting. He is a truly excellent *teacher* (such a rarity), and I am seeking out classes of his so that I can take more instruction specifically from him in the future. I highly recommend him. You have to show up and do the work to get a good grade in his classes, but the return on your investment is definitely worth it. noemail@coursereviews.com (Teramis)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11525/On-point-in-depth-excellent-instruction#comments2001-07-22T22:15:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11525/On-point-in-depth-excellent-instructionhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11114/Dont-pass-by-this-reviewDoes not return e-mail to those that ask questions. Also makes announcements in class then fails to honor them regarding extra credit assignments. Argued that he would give a student that received %69 a D rather than a C- out of procedure, regardless of how he felt the student knew the material. . If your looking for a professor that is great when it comes to following rigid procedures based on his own subjective grading, and terrible at teaching overall, he's the professor for you.noemail@coursereviews.com (kingframus)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11114/Dont-pass-by-this-review#comments2001-06-09T20:32:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11114/Dont-pass-by-this-reviewhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11113/Knows-his-stuff-but-cant-teachThis professor knows his stuff, but the bulk of the whole semester was very disorganized. He started only to use the board and overhead projectors to write codes only toward the end of the semester. Before that, his lecture were awfully dry and hard to understand by the use of slide shows. His tests are hard and often times are way too long. In fact, his very first few quizzes covered stuff that was totally irrelevant and not taught in class nor was it in the book. He goes very fast and has very little patience in his office hours and during lectures as well. Over all, one gets the impression he is a show off, though no doubt he knows his stuff. Be prepared that he has plentiful of programming assignments which will take up time. And do read the book. noemail@coursereviews.com (goingforit)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11113/Knows-his-stuff-but-cant-teach#comments2001-06-09T18:37:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review11113/Knows-his-stuff-but-cant-teachhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9845/Supportive-instructorShe is a good instructor; however, she talks too fast and not letting students to actually understand what she is talking about. She behaves like she has too many things to cover and having not enough time; it may be true that the class covers a lot of things. Perhaps she needs to think more about how students can learn. For example, she should teach differently when she knows that she the students won't have time to even take notes. But she is very supportive to her students. She always welcome students to help learning. She treats all the students fairly. Her grading is also good; however, it may not be easy to complete exams because of lack of time.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9845/Supportive-instructor#comments2001-03-01T08:17:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9845/Supportive-instructorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9844/A-good-instructorHe may be retiring so you may not be able to take his class. Overall performance of his class is a ok. I can not say tbat he is the best instructor because of insufficient performance of teaching to the students who are having problems with understanding materials; if a student does not understand and goes to talk to him, his face changes and behave like he is very reluctant to talk and also often try to avoid contact by looking at the other side and start using his computer. He is a ok instructor who can help you gain good grades. Because he accepts late assignments and also does not take attendance, some students like him.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9844/A-good-instructor#comments2001-03-01T08:04:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9844/A-good-instructorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9843/A-somewhat-ok-instructorOrganization and lack of planning may be the problem. Some students like him; however, some students don't like him a lot. For example, when he is talking about certain concepts, he starts talking about related subject to what he is talking about that just comes into his mind, which makes his lecture hard to organize and also hard to take notes. Another example, he often does not have an idea of planning. Buying a textbook can be waste of money because he may not use it at all. However, the instructor is kind and somewhat understanding. As an advice, when you take a class, review his sample exams very well. Doing that may let you have a good grade.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9843/A-somewhat-ok-instructor#comments2001-03-01T07:25:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9843/A-somewhat-ok-instructorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9535/Another-horrible-teacherThis guy shows off. He doesn't teach. He knows his stuff, but does not know how to explain it in such a way that a normal person could understand him.noemail@coursereviews.com (ncowles)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9535/Another-horrible-teacher#comments2001-01-31T16:51:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review9535/Another-horrible-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7863/A-great-professorLarry is the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is very knowledgeable about the two majors. This class is an excellent way to dive into your major, and Larry helps students to understand that the two major's (Computer and Electrical Engineering) are very difficult, but well worth it.noemail@coursereviews.com (ncowles)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7863/A-great-professor#comments2000-10-05T12:23:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7863/A-great-professorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7855/Good-teacher-but-needs-workCindy is a good teacher, but she often has trouble with the material she tries to teach. She gets confused with simple terms, and mixes numbers up while trying to show an example to the class. It frustrates the students when she changes her mind 3 or 4 times about a number, or the meaning of a term such as exothermic.noemail@coursereviews.com (ncowles)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7855/Good-teacher-but-needs-work#comments2000-10-05T03:58:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7855/Good-teacher-but-needs-workhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7854/Not-enough-experienceSarah doesn't seem to understand the assignments she gives, so as a student, neither do I. She has very poor grammatical and spelling skills as well. I thought she was an English teacher, but she had to ask me how to spell the word "design."noemail@coursereviews.com (ncowles)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7854/Not-enough-experience#comments2000-10-05T03:53:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7854/Not-enough-experiencehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7852/Better-than-MatzdorffThomas did not explain things very well at all, but after having Matzdorff, Thomas seems like an awesome teacher. He is very smart, and could probably do any math problem you give him, but if you asked him how to do it, he would do it while you watch without telling you what he is doing in each step. Therefore, you will leave his class confused and frustrated. I had him the first semester he was teaching so he is probably getting better at it now.noemail@coursereviews.com (ncowles)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7852/Better-than-Matzdorff#comments2000-10-05T03:33:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review7852/Better-than-Matzdorffhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review4669/A-good-but-hard-to-justify-why-teacherMain is an interesting guy. His lectures vary in volume from whispers and hand gestures to him yelling and jumping. He makes it a point to emphasize what you need to know, and this is what appears on the tests. Attendance was mandatory, and he could be boring, but the class was one of the best I've had. I don't think anyone else can teach the way he does.noemail@coursereviews.com (kubiak)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review4669/A-good-but-hard-to-justify-why-teacher#comments2000-03-27T14:25:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u170/review4669/A-good-but-hard-to-justify-why-teacher