Chris Eliasmith - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Chris Eliasmith

Department: Philosophy

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL356
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Really enjoyed the class. Thought he was approachable and nice. Having two research essays are a bit much, but students can earn marks easily through other assessments. He clearly cares about student experiences in his class but he could be a bit more encouraging (future learning etc). I would strongly recommend the class - he's quirky and cute.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SYDE556
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He obviously loves the brain, and I think knows more about how it works than pretty much anyone. Always answers questions and is a good explainer... I learned tons!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This prof has passion for what he teaches. I hate getting up for 8:30 classes, but this guy is an awesome prof.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SYDE556
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This course is great! the previous poster is lying about the course (check the webpage), he has posted office hours, answers email fast, always made an appointment when I asked. The TA is the same way! there are no tutors you have to pay (some of his grad students do something, but you don't need it) the course is challenging but awesome

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SYDE556
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very Hard! He goes on the material really fast. He has no office hours. TA is only available for 1 h/wk. The tutors are so expensive (40$/h). The assignment language is difficult to understand. The prerequisites for the course are calculus and algebra with (recommended) knowledge of MATLAB, but the actual course needs way more knowledge than this!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

An interesting course and a good prof. He does a good job at keeping an interesting subject interesting by showing relevant videos during class. His midterms are fair and he gives an outline before hand.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great prof, and the class is quite interesting as well.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best professors at the university. Knows what he needs to teach and also how to.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The subject matter is awful, but Chris is a great teacher and makes going to class worth it

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome professor! Really knows how to explain to everyone from different backgrounds of knowledge.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He makes the course rather fun and humorous. You may want to go to class for those essays, and if you know the lectures well, the exams will come easier, even though he gives you the exams before hand. I'm not fond of the website he's set up for the sake of not seeing grades, but I'll settle.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Prof, interesting course. Wish I can have him again sometimes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a very enthusiastic prof. Loves to teach, and he's good at making things interesting through humour and example.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SYDE556
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

knows more about the brain than anyone should

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great lectures, tons of videos, jokes, examples, etc. Fair tests and assignments. One of the best profs around

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easiest class I've ever taken. Learn through hypnopaedia. The prof's pretty good, but a strong liberal bias shows in his lectures.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH256
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I wish he was teaching our 256. Very entertaining as a guest lecture. Good combo of philosophy with psych.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Probably the best prof I've ever had.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good Prof. Spoke very well, had many examples and was very knowledgable. Definitely though buy the books for the course. Class attendance was semi-mandatory (in class questions at the end of class for the night course version). Midterm and "final" were simple. Gave amazing review/midterm or final previews before hand as well to help review.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great class. Liked the examples more than the theory, but as entertaining as could be expected