Joe Chernosky - University of Maine, Orono, ME

Professor: Joe Chernosky

Department: Science

College: University of Maine, Orono, ME

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good professor. He's extremely helpful, and you will do well if you use the review questions as a study tool.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• 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:

He is a great professor

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ERS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Joe is a fantastic professor. He's very helpful and makes it clear that he wants to help you get a good grade. Getting a decent grade is easy enough, as long as you're willing to put in the time. Lectures are generally pretty interesting, but sometimes they're a yawn. The field trip isn't very interesting or helpful.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a decent professor, but doesn't lecture very well. The lectures are "mandatory" in that I couldn't pass the class without attending them. He draws a lot of really helpful diagrams though, which helped out a lot. You have to have a LOT of time to devote to this class to get a great grade.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The lectures are very boring. If you want to do well then go to them. If you are just shooting for a C don't bother to go to lecture at all. Skip the field trip and do the make up project. It only takes a few hours.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Other then the field trip to acadia,I thought that he was quite interesting. He is a really nice prof and teaches usful information. I'd rather go to labs then lectures

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy class. Joe is very nice and really cares about his students. He has all class materials online and if you print them off, lectures are easy to follow and lab information is useful in lab. He's always encouraging students to make use of his office hours and the TA's as well. Great teacher overall!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Stopped going to lectures a week into the class because they were unbearable. So dry, talks so fast, and most of what he discusses isn't on the exams. You're better off staying home and learning all of his material on his WebCT supplement. Lab is an easy 25% though.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

GES 101 (now ERS 101) is a very easy class, and Chernosky does a very good job explaining things. Also has lots of interesting pictures on his slides to show us, which helps because his lectures are a little dry.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GES101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Joe is such a nice guy. I was often the last one left in lab and he stayed and helped me learn the material. He never made me feel dumb or like a burden. The only negative comment I have is about the field trip to MDI. It sucked and was a waste of time!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GES100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Knows his stuff, but lectures can be REALLY hard to follow, and the tests cover a lot. Nice guy.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GES101
• 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:

Good classes, guy really knows his stuff.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GES100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures a little too fast, but he will stop and explain something if you ask him to. Great guy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GES100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He lectures way too fast, no way you could ever catch everything. Good guy, but not exactly my favorite professor. Not something I'd want to go through again.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GES101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful professor. Knows the material almost all from memory. Always willing to help you as much as he can. But lectures very quickly....it would help to have a recorder to make sure you catch everything....tests cover a lot of material.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GES101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

annoying at first when he insisted on using a microphone that wouldnt work every day for a month...but after that the class was interesting and not too difficult. feild trip wasnt bad either.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GES101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good Class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GES100
• 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:

Good guy good class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

A knowledgeable professor who is able to inject life into a subject which ordinarliy would not be of interest to the majority.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very good-natured, knows his stuff!