David Ragsdale - McGill University, Montreal, QC

Professor: David Ragsdale

Department: Physiology

College: McGill University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

GREAT PROF. Super clear, engaging lectures. Doesn't make you memorize unnecessary details. Uses great examples to make the content relatable and repeats himself a lot to make concepts stick. He's doesn't overload content, and even cancelled a few classes because we were ahead. A VERY FAIR tester. ALL MC, no tricky questions, 1 right answer. AMAZING

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

RAGSDALE IS MY FAVORITE PROF!!! He knows his material so well and lectures engagingly and interestingly. He explains things in a straightforward way but that is not oversimplified. He takes time for you to understand the concepts and his section is much more conceptual than memorization heavy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His explanations are consistently very good, and you can tell he put a lot of effort into planning his lectures. He speaks very clearly and takes his time introducing and dissecting more complex subjects.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing professor! He makes it clear on what's gonna be tested and still inspires us with stories and examples. Lectures are clear and all pictures or experiments are well explained so don't need to worry about memorizing. He tries his best to make fair and challenging questions.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best class I've taken at McGill so far. There was a lot to remember, but his exams were fair (A- class average as final grade) and he really made lectures interesting by telling stories to help us remember the material. Would take ANAT 321 again in a heartbeat.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He drones on a bit, but, overall an excellent professor because he's not trying to make you MEMORIZE terms and functions, but because he repeats things from the beginning of the course throughout the course, the concepts, ideas, and mechanisms come to you almost intuitively, making the exams doable. Just review and you'll be gold for the exam.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Easily my favourite prof at McGill! He recognizes that ANAT courses are so content heavy that you never really retain much from them, so he tries to drill in a few key concepts that I still remember 2 years later. Clear explanations, repeats important concepts, tests fairly and is so engaging you want to go to class just to listen to him!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

OMG THIS PROF IS AMAZING. Honestly, he's responsible for my interest in the life sciences AT ALL (and I'm majoring in astronomy lol). Super amazing lectures, his explanations and notes are SO GOOD. Exam questions are DIRECTLY related to the lectures (no trying to trick y'all). Excellent excellent professor. Couldn't recommend him enough.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof., extremely clear, enjoyable lectures. Would definitely recommend him again and have him as a prof. again. Exam questions aren't based too much on retaining and memorizing information; make sure you understand each concepts very thoroughly.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Take this class if interested in Cook's section of PHGY 210. Mostly about the sensory systems and a large part about motor function. Things become fairly abstract at the end of the course. Interest in the topic is important. Content can be hard to understand. A LOT TO MEMORIZE and A LOT TO UNDERSTAND. Overall, good class. Ragsdale is a great prof!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A very interesting class that really makes you understand the functional parts of the brain. Dr. Ragsdale's lectures were very engaging and its clear that he is passionate about teaching. There is a good amount of material by the final but Dr. Ragsdale provides very clear expectations on what he wants you to know. Overall its a great class to take!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

-prepares exam review slides -goes over tough exam questions -more about concepts than memorization -passionate and caring

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His voice is more soothing than Morgan Freeman's. He is the only physiology teacher I feel like I retained any information from. Best teacher ever.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

BEST prof at McGill without an doubt. Super clear lectures, slides, and exams. He is also very helpful and dedicated. His lectures focus more on understanding the abstracts and broad ideas, rather than memorizing every single details.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Makes the most complicated, tedious, abstract course material crystal clear. He is amazing!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The absolute best PHGY 209 prof, he made that class bearable. His lectures are incredibly clear and informative. I experienced many moments during his lectures where I thought to myself "wow, this is so cool". He engages the class and really wants students to understand and succeed. I hope to take him again!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I wish I could give a rating above a 5. He's undoubtedly the best professor I've had at McGill and he really cares about his students! Everyone should have at least one class with him!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: NEUR631
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHGY209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The best professor in PHGY209! I like how he tries to teach his material in the best way possible. He does't make you confuse. He really cares!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANAT321
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

cares for his students, clear exam questions, not out to trick you. Extremely interesting material that he goes through at a great pace. So even though it is a science that requires a bit of memorization, most of it is already in your head if you attend lectures. Doesn't pack his lectures with unnecessary, nitty gritty names and details .