Samuel Noumoff - McGill University, Montreal, QC

Professor: Samuel Noumoff

Department: Political Science

College: McGill University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

A decent teacher, fair exams, but he just can't figure out how to use the microphone properly. Whatever he's doing, it's not amplifying his voice and it's creating RIDICULOUSLY ANNOYING FEEDBACK (electronic squeaking).

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLITICALSCIE
• 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:

fantastic teacher.very cool man ..knows a very lot

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• 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:

This prof is a diamond in the rough as far as McGill Poli Sci profs go. The most thorough knowledge of development theory on the faculty (right accross the spectrum), and also quite the character -- think: arch villain from a Roger Moore era Bond flick. Get him to spark-up a Black Label and tell you about fomenting revolution in Cambodia sometime.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

From what I experienced, he is intelligent, funny, and one of the most interesting professors at McGill. His lectures however are very incoherent and hard to follow. He's one of those professors that it would be better to just hang out with and chat while having a few beers than taking his class. But he gives you the exam questions in advance

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: REV
• 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:

Best professor at McGill by far. The class material is interesting as hell, but what makes him great is his non stop stories. Everytime he starts to tell a story, whether it be the one about his experience with the Khmer Rouge, Noam Chomsky, Parisian riot police, or the time he spent doing solidarity work with the vietcong..the class is captivated

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The prof is incoherent and absolutely not structured. Luckily enough the topic is so interesting that you can learn most of the material from the books and the newspapers. Exam questions are given in advance.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

exam is very easy. unlike other Poli Sci teacher, he does not mind giving A to everyone (I think he actually gives A to pretty good amount of people) He is very insightful but his lecture is bit difficult to follow but is interesting enough.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: REVOLUTIONS
• 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:

yeah, interesting the first time around. But really biased. Doesn't argue with prevailing opinions so much as he presents his own. Also a lot of the readings are way out there.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: REV
• 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:

Best prof in the Poli Sci dept. Hardcore Marxist. Has encredible stories about living with the Khemer Rouge and getting **** with Pakistani generals. Ask him to wear his Mao-era Chinese Communist Party outfit. Its looks very cool (in a exploited worker kinda way) and i suspect its very comfy too.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

There are few charismatic figures such as Sam still teaching at McGill. He challenges your intellect, reshapes typical frameworks for analysis and is a captivating lecturer. He has inspired hundreds of students who carry his legacy on...

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• 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:

the only poli class i took, and i'm so pleased i did! noumoff is amazing, thought-provoking, extremely intelligent. if you're attentive to what he presents and how, you should have no major problem with his exams.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• 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:

great speaker..presents a real alternative...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• 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:

he sets an example of how the teaching profession should be. focused on critical thinking rather than memorization...contributed so much to my view of the world...go noumoff...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLREV
• 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 professor, Awesome. Simply the best, clear concise, passionate and knowledgeable. A student cant ask for more.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHINA
• 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:

pretty good from what I remember; interesting to listen to

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: REVOLUTION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring and Repetitive, but lectures good the first time

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• 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:

Amazing teacher. He MAKES you think and analyze the situation. Some say hes hard to follow, thats because they still need someone to take their hand to cross the street! Clearly one of the best teacher at McGill.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: REVOLUTION
• 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:

Love the outfits, love the travel stories, love the passion with which he speaks....I'll never forget his Revolutions class. One of my former high school students is now taking his class, and she loves him too! I went to Vietnam because of him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLI323
• 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:

You will hate his classes whilst you're taking them, even as you appreciate that the guy gives interesting--albeit useless, so you think--lectures. Then exam time rolls around and you find you know more than you did. He's a wierdly effective prof.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLI423
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

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