Noah Guynn - University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Professor: Noah Guynn

Department: Humanities

College: University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HUM002A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super fun and nice guy! Very upbeat and passionate, makes class enjoyable. Would definitely take this prof again!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HUM002A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

All in all, he was an extremely affable and nice guy. However, we were only graded by three papers and a final. Final was easier than the papers. The TAs graded pretty tough for an intro course. However, if you go to their (and his for that matter) office hours, you can get increasingly better grades on the papers.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HUM002A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Loved Professor Guynn! Really upbeat and makes the hour and a half lecture bearable. Super funny and gives simple analogies for any hard to understand concepts. My only struggle in this class was keeping up with the assigned readings and dealing with his TAs. Harsh graders when it comes to essays and not the nicest of people Ive met.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HUM002A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Highly recommend him! His lectures were interesting and he made me want to go to class because he was hilarious :) would take again if I could

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HUM2A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof is really passionate about the subject he is teaching. However, his lectures would get REALLY lengthy at times so class seemed really long. No midterm, just 3 essays and a cumulative final (have't taken it yet). The essays are graded by the TA's, it is highly recommended that you go to them with detailed outlines, SO DO SO. put in effort.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FRE051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really into talking about gender but without basic specifics (like a trans 101 sheet). Literature works were good in the start and then took a nosedive in quality & discourse. Nice guy & easy grader, reads parts out loud in class. When people don't volunteer, awkward silences. Found the class useless to me personally.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HUM002A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures would get lengthy at times. Going to class actually is very important even though it is not mandatory because it prepare you for his exam. In my opinion, he expects a lot from you when it comes to writing papers. I struggled with B+'s on two of his papers because he expects a lot. Only recieved an A- on the last paper.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FRE115
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

After one class with him, I'm convinced that Prof. Guynn is the best professor in the French department. Now that he is the department chair, he doesn't teach many undergrad classes, so absolutely take his class if you get the chance. He is witty, funny and nicer than you may at first realize. He assigns interesting reading and cares about student

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FRE102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Words cannot describe how amazing Noah Guynn is. He is hilarious and makes class so interesting. He's very passionate about French drama and really gets you into it. The assignments are simple and straightforward and he's very helpful during office hours. He really cares about his students a lot. I definitely recommend taking him!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FRE115
• 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:

Professor Guynn picks engaging readings, encourages active discussion, and gives detailed, analytical, and thought-provoking feedback on our papers. He also responds promptly to emails and grades everything within a couple of days. He seems to be a very easy grader, but this does not tempt us to skim by, because the content is so fascinating.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FRE115
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have taken Prof Guynn twice already and he is hands down the best professor in the French Department. He is hilarious, makes tough reading easy to comprehend and truly motivates students to participate in class. He grades fairly, you can't just BS your essay and expect an A. If you are a French major or minor, take one of his classes!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FRE115
• 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:

Professor Guynn picks engaging readings and topics, encourages active discussion, and gives incredibly detailed, analytical, and thought-provoking feedback on our papers. He also responds promptly to emails and grades everything within a couple of days. He is an easy grader, but who's looking at grades when the course is so fascinating?

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HUM2A
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Guynn made this class come to life. I literally went to every lecture just to listen to him. He was hilarious & always willing to help. Before every paper, he would give us an example of what he was looking for. There were 3 papers and the final was fill-in-the-blank. Keeping up with the reading and highlighting quotes beforehand helps.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FRE115
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You really need to be on top of the reading for this class. Professor Guynn is nice, but it's a difficult class. 3 papers + a final paper that you write in 2 hours and participation is worth 20%. Even though I did most of the reading, I had a hard time keeping up in class with analysis.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HUM2A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The other reviews are accurate. Prof was outstanding, but the grading system was messed up. We weren't assigned a specific TA to grade our papers (in an attempt to make it "fair"?) so I never knew what my grader was looking for because the TA's had different expectations. Would've been enjoyable if not for the inconsistent grading.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HUM2A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The professor is a really nice and funny guy. However, the class was not as easy as I thought it would be. The essays were graded harshly for an intro humanities class. Thought it would be an easy A, but I was wrong.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HUM2A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I really liked this teacher! It was not an easy class though. The papers were graded WAY too harshly for a non-English intro to humanities class. And with the bulk of the points being from the essays, it was very hard to get an A in the class even though the final was a breeze. If you take this class, be prepared to work very hard for a B.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 47600
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved this class! He is so funny and I really recommend going to office hours! However the grading is tough and it was not an easy A class. You have to work and be a good writer. Final was ridiculously easy!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HUM2A
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Guynn is a very talented lecturer, which shows in his class attendance. The three papers were graded without mercy... That being said, his final was extremely easy. This class isn't an "easy A," but it's a pleasant experience.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HUM2A
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I absolutely love Prof. Guynn and his lectures even though I didn't really like the material. His reading is pretty minimal, and I only read about half of them. Essays are straight forward, he tells you exactly what he's expecting. If you're looking for an easy A, don't take this. This is a "work a bit, but not too much" A.