http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - University of Oklahomaen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comSun, 17 Aug 2008 14:23 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/u1861/review39530/An-energic-crazy-teacherHe is a nice teacher, but his exams were really tricky, and huge quantity. He rewrites his exams and changes his rules every single semester. You have no clue about it.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39530/An-energic-crazy-teacher#comments2003-12-09T03:45:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39530/An-energic-crazy-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39529/An-awesome-teacherHe is pretty nice, patient, funny,and easy to get along with. You just can't fail the class with his help.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39529/An-awesome-teacher#comments2003-12-09T03:35:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39529/An-awesome-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39528/The-meanest-teacher-Ive-ever-seenShe is so rude, and not helpful at all. When anyone trys to ask for help she always ignores or refuses.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39528/The-meanest-teacher-Ive-ever-seen#comments2003-12-09T03:20:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review39528/The-meanest-teacher-Ive-ever-seenhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review25085/Very-reasonable-great-math-teacherPerhaps my favorite part of Dr. McCullough's classes are the exams. They are pretty difficult because he believes that examinations should be learning experiences, and I think he succeeds in that goal. That said, his grading system is very reasonable. Most people get A's and B's; you have to do pretty poorly to get a C. He's very enthusiastic about math, and he always seems to be in a good mood. His lectures are good, but he sometimes speaks somewhat hesitatingly. But that is only a minor quibble.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review25085/Very-reasonable-great-math-teacher#comments2003-04-22T12:37:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review25085/Very-reasonable-great-math-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review25084/He-has-reasonable-expectations-but-his-lectures-are-sometimes-tediousThe exams and homeworks were all straight-forward. My only issue with the exams is that some things on them would seem too easy, leaving me worried that I made a mistake. The lectures consist mainly of Professor Reyes copying a lot of definitions and example problems from his notes onto the board. He speaks a little too quietly, but it's not a big problem since he writes most of what he says on the board. The class can get somewhat boring due to repetitive examples.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review25084/He-has-reasonable-expectations-but-his-lectures-are-sometimes-tedious#comments2003-04-22T12:16:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review25084/He-has-reasonable-expectations-but-his-lectures-are-sometimes-tedioushttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review24554/Avoid-this-manI attended every lecture, and I learned absolutely nothing from Dr. Landes. Fortunately, the textbook is well-written, so I learned everything in Calc IV by reading the textbook. He has a fairly thick German accent, but it's really not a problem. He's just a terrible teacher. He tries to teach many of the concepts of multi-variable calculus using complicated concepts from courses beyond calculus and complicates simple ideas. In a class of about 30 students, there were usually less than 10 students in the class except on days where we had homework due or a test to take. The homework is just questions from the textbook, so it was usually not very difficult. The test questions were similar to those on review problem sheets he gave us before tests. And because of his grading scale, it's nearly impossible to earn anything lower than a C on his tests or as an overall grade. He seems like a decent guy, but he's not a good Calc IV teacher. I earned an A in this class, but I wouldn't recommend Dr. Landes.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review24554/Avoid-this-man#comments2003-04-08T00:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review24554/Avoid-this-manhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13378/Unique-and-WonderfulDr. Watson has such an infectious enthusiasm for Native American art -- she's an incredible asset to the University. It's a rare opportunity to be able to study exclusively Native American women artists, especially beadworkers, basketweavers, etc. as these particular artists are often completely overlooked in other art classes. It's important that Dr. Watson personally knows many of the artists she discusses and teaches from a Native American perspective. A great thing about this class is all the field trips - visiting area galleries and museums and meeting artists directly.noemail@coursereviews.com (kamaalsmoeder)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13378/Unique-and-Wonderful#comments2001-12-14T01:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13378/Unique-and-Wonderfulhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13343/Great-Teacher-but-Take-SeriouslyBecuase this class is required, I thought it might be a fluff class, but was surprised by the amount of information divulgled. Professor Caldwell is very knowledgable and excited about her subject. She speaks REALLY quickly, which might make notetaking difficult, but a saving grace is the reviews before tests. The tests require competent writing skills. I definitely reccommend this class, but be prepared - it is challenging!noemail@coursereviews.com (kamaalsmoeder)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13343/Great-Teacher-but-Take-Seriously#comments2001-12-13T12:31:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13343/Great-Teacher-but-Take-Seriouslyhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13340/ConfusingJonathan Eck is a nice guy and seems quite knowledgable; however, he seems to have the knack of misinterpreting any student question and giving oblique and irrelevent information. His tests did not seem to comply with the reading or lectures and the questions were universally confusing. A hint: do not answer what is "true," answer what the reading states.noemail@coursereviews.com (kamaalsmoeder)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13340/Confusing#comments2001-12-13T12:20:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review13340/Confusinghttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10554/Good-TAs-not-so-good-lecturesAccent is really bad. Lectures are boring, not because of her, but because the material goes really slow. TA's are all great people, projects were the best way to learn.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10554/Good-TAs-not-so-good-lectures#comments2001-05-02T02:55:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10554/Good-TAs-not-so-good-lectureshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10553/Noel-is-okHomeworks are challenging, and the book wont tell you everything. Go to lectures and read the book and you're good. Was a good class overall, you learn alot. Noel takes the class time very seriously, but can still joke around. He seems to run the class a bit late which makes me late to another class, only downside.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10553/Noel-is-ok#comments2001-05-02T02:53:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10553/Noel-is-okhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10361/An-Ok-ClassShe was just a little hard to understand. I did enjoy all of the slides but it was hard to retain all of the information. The tests were not as easy as she thought they were, but the art project was easy.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10361/An-Ok-Class#comments2001-04-19T00:47:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10361/An-Ok-Classhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10360/TerribleI did not enjoy this class. The lectures were terrible and it seemed like he gave the same one every day. The assignments were long and not very interesting. I'm not sure why he was teaching this class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10360/Terrible#comments2001-04-19T00:39:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10360/Terriblehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10359/She-is-a-wonderful-teacherThis was a great class! She made Anthropology interesting. The tests were easy and the reaction papers were a great way to explore anthropology. Lectures were not difficult to follow as outlines were always displayed on the overhead.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10359/She-is-a-wonderful-teacher#comments2001-04-19T00:25:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review10359/She-is-a-wonderful-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review9566/Boris-difficult-testsBoris has a heavy Russian accent, so its sometimes difficult to understand. Also he has been known to be rude to students who are not understanding the concepts. The biggest thing with Boris is that the exams are _extremely_ difficult. I averaged a 99% on the homeworks, yet only a 75% on the 3 exams before the final, which is why I got a C.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review9566/Boris-difficult-tests#comments2001-02-02T04:52:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review9566/Boris-difficult-testshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review9565/Watch-out-for-Amy-HoltAmy Holt seems like a nice person to teach the class, but her grading policy on exams is 100% subjective. If you show up late, she will dock 25% of your score, WITHOUT telling you beforehand. Also, outside of class she treated many of her students very rudely, and accused them of various things from "purposeful disobediance" to being difficult students. It seems that with Amy, her way is the only way, and she has no room for compromise.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review9565/Watch-out-for-Amy-Holt#comments2001-02-02T04:44:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review9565/Watch-out-for-Amy-Holthttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7631/Landes-both-good-and-badThis was the first time Landes taught Calc 4, and the language which he uses in his graduate level mathematics courses was forced upon us. His accent gets in the way, and you cant tell if he is saying "C" or "Z". Also, he seemed slightly unprepared when class began, forgetting the syllabus and not doing a good job at explaning his terminology. The tests are very fair, as are his review sheets. Expect to spend a large amount of time doing the problem sets, but the exam questions are right from these problem sets, so it is a benefit in that regard.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7631/Landes-both-good-and-bad#comments2000-08-24T01:16:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7631/Landes-both-good-and-badhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7127/ABP-Avoid-this-economics-teacherIt is rediculous that Mr. Pjesky is an instructor at OU. This guy has no clue about the concepts he is talking about, other than what he brings in on scrap paper that he wrote the night before. He has no organizational skills and zero structure to his lectures. Exams are impossible curiosities that do not even relate to the material discussed. He paces back and forth across the room thinking of what insignificant blabs he can make to sound authorative. He even criticizes the 'stupidity' of his own exam questions. Avoid this instructor at all costs unless you are a 5-star brown-noser or are a true masochist. He cannot teach, and you will not learn. And there's not even easy-A potential - he plays with grades just because he can.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7127/ABP-Avoid-this-economics-teacher#comments2000-06-18T01:57:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7127/ABP-Avoid-this-economics-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7126/Anthropology-class-Ho-HumPrepare for redundancy. Foster's lecturers are only marginally interesting, suffering from over abstraction. The accompanying textbook is useless, unless you enjoy reading encyclopedia-type material in your spare time. He does relate his material well in examples, and some social structures underlying religious belief are taught. You will learn a few things in the class, but as long as you attend half of the time and study exact word-for-word definitions for the exams, you will sail though this class with an easy 'A'.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7126/Anthropology-class-Ho-Hum#comments2000-06-18T01:52:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7126/Anthropology-class-Ho-Humhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7125/Boring-foreign-geography-teacherForet is French, and has a VERY thick accent. Be very prepared, for you won't understand half of what he says. His lectures are dull and monotonous, covering no new material. His incredible abstractions about geographical processes make the class extremely redundant. In my class, only 20 regularly attended class out of 150. He was so desperate, he would give out the answers to exams in class to 'reward' people who would come. This is an easy 'A', as the projects are of the "make a map of your hometown out of crayon" variety. Enjoy, but attend and sleep until he gives out test answers.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7125/Boring-foreign-geography-teacher#comments2000-06-18T01:47:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7125/Boring-foreign-geography-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7124/Effective-botany-teacherMr. Crawford is a SUPERB teacher of Botany, fully knowledgable about everything he covers in class. His tests are extremely tough, and it is crucial that you attend everyday although attendance is not mandetory. He has a dry, monotonous voice, but if you have interest in the subject, you will learn a lot. Also, Crawford is not Mr. Personality. He did not smile all semester, although I think there is a human in there somewhere...noemail@coursereviews.com (seanmcelroy)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7124/Effective-botany-teacher#comments2000-06-18T01:43:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1861/review7124/Effective-botany-teacher