http://www.CourseReviews.com CourseReviews.com - University of Maine - Orono en-us Copyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.com Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:18 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss dylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com) dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review43373/Great-teach-poor-momAlthough she turns out to be an excellent teacher of math, yet if her own daughter writes to her from Hungary. She doesn't even answer. I wonder why is that? But excellent teacher. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review43373/Great-teach-poor-mom#comments2006-01-15T16:55:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review43373/Great-teach-poor-momhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review17172/Terrible-professor-Id-never-take-a-class-with-her-againHer lectures were often disconnected and difficult to follow. Also, her tests didn't accurately represent what was covered in class. Finally, she often covered only parts of the material we were required to know, assuming that we already knew the rest for some reason.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review17172/Terrible-professor-Id-never-take-a-class-with-her-again#comments2002-06-11T12:42:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review17172/Terrible-professor-Id-never-take-a-class-with-her-againhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review16683/Poor-teacherBad investment of your tuition dollar. Forgetful about appointments, does not return homework or exams in a timely manner. Does not point out errors on corrected work. Does not limit exams to material that has been covered in class or homework. Seems disinterested in students and any difficulties they may be having with assignments.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review16683/Poor-teacher#comments2002-05-18T14:33:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review16683/Poor-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review16620/Gives-a-great-lectureKass is a very good lecturer. He understands the performance aspect of his work and does a great job. His one hour lecture is information packed, so taking good notes is crucial. Exams are difficult, come almost entirely from lecture and the results are available in a timely fashion. The lab section of this course is a big pain. Huge memory tasks that don't have much to do with lecture, weekly quizes that seriously impact your grade, computer simulations without enough lab computers, very time consuming.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review16620/Gives-a-great-lecture#comments2002-05-17T10:09:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review16620/Gives-a-great-lecturehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14625/Great-guy-expects-a-lotYou must have a STRONG individual work ethic, and a strong background in algebra and vector calculus. Phil is extremely intelligent, and assumes all of his students are at the same level as he. Projects were long and tedious, and he is incredibly particular about wording in answers. Exams were useless, he only gave two in the entire semester, and they weren't easy by any means! Homework is the highest part of the grade, expect to work your butt off. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14625/Great-guy-expects-a-lot#comments2002-02-16T16:36:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14625/Great-guy-expects-a-lothttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14622/Not-a-bad-guy-but-sucks-as-a-teacherIf you have a heavy work load I don't suggest taking this class. He expects you to read way too much per class and the papers you have to write are too complicated. It's too much work for the average student who is taking at least 12 credits. This class is one that should be taken alone if you expect to get all the reading assignments done. He apparently thinks we should all be whizzez and can handle an overload!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14622/Not-a-bad-guy-but-sucks-as-a-teacher#comments2002-02-15T22:13:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14622/Not-a-bad-guy-but-sucks-as-a-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14621/Awesome-teacher-Really-knows-her-stuffErica is an awesome teacher for this class and there are no exams and very little homework. You have to read 5-7 pages in "The Speakers Handbook" and have one major group presentation. I highly reccommend her, even if you get "stage fright" she's willing to work with you. There's a total of 5 or 6 three to six minute speeches over the course of the semester. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14621/Awesome-teacher-Really-knows-her-stuff#comments2002-02-15T21:47:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14621/Awesome-teacher-Really-knows-her-stuffhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14619/A-by-the-book-teacherDr. Sullivan does an adequate job of presenting somewhat boring material. Very clear lectures. Thoroughly covers all material she tests on. Does not like students missing lectures or field trips. Cooking projects are fun. Written projects are fairly easy. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14619/A-by-the-book-teacher#comments2002-02-15T18:38:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14619/A-by-the-book-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14618/If-you-have-to-take-PSY-100-shes-the-one-to-take-it-withInterested and interesting teacher. Has a good grasp of the "performance" aspect of her work. Funny, casual, real world approach to lectures.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14618/If-you-have-to-take-PSY-100-shes-the-one-to-take-it-with#comments2002-02-15T18:23:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14618/If-you-have-to-take-PSY-100-shes-the-one-to-take-it-withhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14617/Great-teacher-for-the-mathmatically-giftedPleasant,courteous guy. Good personality. Expects students to have THOROUGH grasp of Algebra. Assumes an interest and enthusiasm for Pre-Calc. Homework assignments are difficult and time consuming. Requires 1 lab per week. Difficult teacher for disinterested or slow math students.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14617/Great-teacher-for-the-mathmatically-gifted#comments2002-02-15T18:13:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review14617/Great-teacher-for-the-mathmatically-giftedhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9152/Great-teacher-fun-to-work-withExcellent teacher. She is master of many languages and teaches well. Likable and easy to work with. She is always ready to stop and go over material that is confusing. She is very willing to share her insight and experience. She made Latin my favorite class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9152/Great-teacher-fun-to-work-with#comments2001-01-04T14:34:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9152/Great-teacher-fun-to-work-withhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9151/Youthful-and-fun-teacherVery casual and pleasant teacher. Lectures are easy to follow and relate well to required text. Puts students at ease in front of video camera. Covers material well. Very flexable and easy to get along with.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9151/Youthful-and-fun-teacher#comments2001-01-04T14:22:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9151/Youthful-and-fun-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9149/Very-knowledgeable-good-teacherExcellent teacher. Harvey provides a great learning environment. Class requires commitment. Assignments are boring but provide tremendous learning opportunity. Serious writers only, not your normal easy English course.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9149/Very-knowledgeable-good-teacher#comments2001-01-04T14:10:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9149/Very-knowledgeable-good-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9145/Avoid-Professor-if-you-dont-already-have-strong-math-skillsRather than teach Algebra, Professor Atzema demonstrates Algebra. His handwriting is very bad and his math often is incorrect. He is very knowledgable and would probably be a good teacher for folks with STRONG math skills. He keeps a very fast pace, and rarely stops to explain new concepts. He seems to expect students to teach themselves Algebra.He will briefly go over problem areas if requested during class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9145/Avoid-Professor-if-you-dont-already-have-strong-math-skills#comments2001-01-04T13:43:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review9145/Avoid-Professor-if-you-dont-already-have-strong-math-skillshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review8076/A-brilliant-mathamaticianDr. Szillery is a brilliant professor. She has such logical thinking and teaching skills. She has such through lectures and is a wonderful woman. She is very kind and always gives students the help they need. I wish she could teach all my math and physics classes.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review8076/A-brilliant-mathamatician#comments2000-10-24T15:41:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review8076/A-brilliant-mathamaticianhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review4541/Thick-accentDr. Szillery's language barrier was a slight problem. Her handwriting and speaking style made it difficult to learn (She has a thick hungarian accent). She sometimes uses odd examples in her math classes (using "smiley face" as a variable to make a point), and often gets frustrated if her students don't "get" it. She is available often outside of class, and is willing to help students who need extra help, but it's not effective when she's teaching to the "majority" of the class (The ones who do "get" it). She's a good teacher if you can understand her speaking and if you have the time after class to seek help, but she wouldn't be good for a busy studentnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review4541/Thick-accent#comments2000-03-26T23:49:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u963/review4541/Thick-accent